SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, elected on 26 May 2020 to clear a portion of the C-band spectrum in the United States in accordance with the accelerated timeline detailed in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Order published in the Federal Register on 23 April 2020.
Read More »OneWeb Seeks To Increase Satellite Constellation Up To 48,000 Satellites To Meet Future Growth And Demand
OneWeb, the global communications company with a mission to connect governments, businesses and people everywhere, submitted a modification request to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase the number of satellites in its constellation up to 48,000 satellites. This larger OneWeb constellation will allow for greater flexibility to meet soaring global connectivity demands.
Read More »Airbus Wins ESA Contract To Construct Third European Service Module For NASA’s Orion Spacecraft
The European Space Agency (ESA) announced on 26 May 2020 that it has signed a contract with Airbus for the construction of the third European Service Module (ESM) for Orion, the American crewed spacecraft. The contract is worth around €250 million.
Read More »UK Commits New Funding To Combat Space Debris
There are an estimated 900,000 pieces of space debris larger than 1 cm orbiting the Earth, with only a small proportion of them tracked.
Read More »Welsh Aerospace Company Smallspark Aims To Reignite The UK Space Sector
Cardiff-based Smallspark Space Systems announced on 26 May 2020 that it has received three major grants to develop its low-cost, environmentally-friendly rocket engines.
Read More »Space BD Successfully Launches Its Payload To The ISS
Space BD Inc. has announced that the H-II Transfer Vehicle No.9 (HTV9) successfully launched from Tanegashima Space Station to the International Space Station via H-IIB launch vehicle.
Read More »SpaceWatchGL Feature: Taking Action! A Dialogue on Space Protection
By Luca Ike, Corvin Illgner, Chiara Moenter and Lise Selles What do you see when you look up into the sky? Is your heart filled with wonder and excitement? Do you think about what humanity is capable of? Or are you reminded of how vast the universe is? When we …
Read More »New UK-Based Space Team Launches To Boost Sector And Economy
Four UK-based companies announce today that they will team up to combine their complementary skills and expertise to enhance further the country’s space industry capabilities to deliver prosperity and security. Athena is the UK’s new national team in space, formed by Serco, Inmarsat, CGI UK and Lockheed Martin UK. The …
Read More »Harwell Space Cluster Launches 10-Year Growth Strategy
The Harwell Space Cluster, Europe’s most concentrated group of space organisations located at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, has released its 10-year growth strategy. Already recognised internationally as the UK Space Gateway, the strategy supports the cluster’s ambition to become the most compelling global gateway to the space sector, making …
Read More »Space Café Podcast Episode 003 Featuring Daniel Porras is Available Now
SpaceWatch.Global is pleased to present the third episode in our new podcast series, The Space Cafe Podcast.
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