Geospatial company Satellogic, has signed a three-year agreement with the Government of Albania to develop a dedicated satellite constellation providing the country with responsive satellite imagery capabilities across its sovereign territory, Satellogic said.
Read More »Ororatech accelerates deployment of its thermal satellite constellation
NewSpace intelligence startup OroraTech, has completed a significant review in its European Space Agency (ESA) InCubed program, paving the way for the delivery of the CubeSat FOREST-3, the company said. FOREST-3 will be the first satellite of a multipurpose nanosatellite constellation with an expected revisit time of 30 minutes by 2026.
Read More »Space Cafè Radio – on tour in Prague – with Scott Pace
In this Space Café Radio – SpaceWatch.Global Senior Editor and Space Café Italy Host Dr. Emma Gatti spoke with Scott Pace, the Director of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University (USA). Emma met Scott during the 6th PSSI Space Security Conference, held in Prague from the 19th to the 21st of June 2022.
Read More »Privateer launches accessible space debris collision prevention platform
Data and intelligence platform Privateer Space, is launching Crow’s Nest, a free and open collision risk assessment tool that seamlessly integrates into the Wayfinder application. The free, real-time satellite data fusion and debris visualization platform provides global transparency on space traffic.
Read More »UK and South Korea join ASAT test ban
The United Kingdom and South Korea have committed not to destructively test direct ascent anti-satellite missiles (DA-ASAT) and thus joining the initiative led by the United Stated to promote peaceful and safe use of outer space.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: ISU SSP22 Special – Team Project – Down 2 Earth
This has been an amazing summer at Instituto Superior Técnico - Tagus Park in Oeiras, Portugal, especially for the energetic, driven, and inspiring people making up the Down 2 Earth Team Project. Under the proposed topic of Space for Non-Space, the team focused on the downstream value chain trying to identify potential gaps and suggesting new ideas to foster the uptake of space data by the non-space sectors.
Read More »Satellite Vu partners with Viasat
Earth observation company Satellite Vu, has partnered with communications company Viasat, to ensure rapid commanding, reception and dissemination of thermal imagery from Satellite Vu’s satellites, the company said. According to the partnership agreement, Viasat will serve as the company’s exclusive ground service provider.
Read More »FCC approves five-year orbital debris rule
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a rule to shorten the time frame in which satellite operators should deorbit their low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites, the FCC announced. The new rule states that operators now have five years instead of 25, to safely deorbit their defunct spacecraft.
Read More »Space Café Radio – on tour at IBC in Amsterdam – with Nigel Gibson
In this Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Nigel Gibson, Chief Commercial Officer at LEUK Teleport & Data Centre, formerly known and Signalhorn. In this episode, Nigel tells us more about the rebranding of Signalhorn into LEUK and the other exciting changes going on within the company including: focusing on being a 100% green teleport, building their data center business, and build their satellite service business. Tune in to learn more!
Read More »ClearSpace secures UK contract to help clean up space
Space startup ClearSpace has been awarded a US $2.46 million contract by the UK Space Agency to conduct the next design phase of the “Clearing of the LEO Environment with Active Removal” (CLEAR) mission. The phase will finish with the preliminary design review at the end of 2023.
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