Israel's leading satellite network manufacturer and provider Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., listed on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and Nasdaq, is believed to be in advanced discussions with a large, yet unnamed, multinational company that is interested in acquiring the Israeli firm, according to a report on Israeli tech news website CalcaList.com.
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As well as providing global navigation services, Europe's Galileo satellite constellation is contributing to saving more than 2000 lives annually by relaying SOS messages to first responders. And from now on the satellites will reply to these messages, assuring people in danger that help is on the way.
Read More »Scotland’s AAC Clyde Space Wins $575,000 U.S. Lunar Lander Power System Contract
AAC Clyde Space has been selected to supply the power system to the lunar lander mission led by the U.S. company Intuitive Machines. An engineering model and flight models will be delivered to support launch in 2021.
Read More »Europe’s EDRS-C Space Data Highway Satellite Ready For Operations
The second satellite in the European Data Relay System (EDRS) has reached its intended orbit and completed its in-orbit tests.
Read More »Egypt’s NileSat Taps SpaceX To Launch NileSat-301 In 2022
Egypt's commercial satellite communications operator NileSat has selected U.S. commercial space launch company SpaceX to launch its NileSat-301 communications satellite in 2022. The two companies signed a contract for the launch on 21 January 2020 in Cairo, the capital city of Egypt.
Read More »SoftBank-Backed Skylo Raises $116 Million For Satellite IoT Network Venture
Skylo, maker of the world’s most affordable and ubiquitous network that connects any machine or sensor, has announced that the company has emerged from stealth with U.S.$116 million in total funding.
Read More »Capella Space Reveals Innovative Satellite Design For Its High-Res SAR Imagery Service
Capella Space, an information services company providing Earth observation data on demand, unveiled on 21 January 2020 its evolved satellite design to enable on-demand observations of anywhere on Earth. Informed by extensive customer feedback and findings from the launch of Denali, Capella’s testbed satellite, the re-engineered design features a suite …
Read More »Japan’s Astroscale Receives $4.5 Million Grant From Tokyo Government For Commercial Space Debris Removal
Astroscale Holdings Inc., the market-leader in developing technology and services to remove space debris and secure long-term orbital sustainability, announced on 23 January 2020 it has been awarded a grant of up to U.S.$4.5 million from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s “Innovation Tokyo Project” to build a roadmap for commercializing active …
Read More »UAE’s Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund Adds 11 New Startups To Accelerator Programme
The Mohammed bin Rashid Innovation Fund (MBRIF), an initiative launched by the UAE Ministry of Finance to support innovation in the UAE, has announced the addition of 11 new members to the Fund's accelerator programme.
Read More »Austria’s RUAG Space Instrumental In Developing Eutelsat KONNECT’s Electric Engines
Eutelsat KONNECT satellite has been launched on 16 January on board an European Ariane 5 rocket. The satellite will provide broadband internet services to Africa. For this new generation of European telecommunications satellites, RUAG Space produced mechanisms that point the satellite's electrical engines.
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