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DCUBED, a German NewSpace component and subsystem company, is developing deployable and body-mounted solar arrays for two orbital transfer vehicles of the space logistics company Atomos. DCUBED (Deployables Cubed GmbH) specalises in mechanisms, solar arrays and deployables for Nano and SmallSats. The deployable solar arrays will supply the spacecraft with high power without sacrificing launch space. The Atmos Space orbital transfer vehicles are Meson and Gluon.

NOVELSAT has announced that Intelsat has selected its satellite connectivity technology for high-performance networks. As a result, Intelsat will utilize NOVELSAT's satellite modems to supply high-speed trunking and backhaul connectivity for wireless and wireline networks.

Smallsat mission integrator and bus manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics has received an order for three further satellites from 5G telecoms operator OQ Technology. As a result, these satellites will join OQ Technology’s existing constellation, turning the company into one of the largest 5G NB-IoT (narrowband Internet of things) satellite operators globally. 

In episode 76 of the Space Cafe Podcast, host Markus Mooslechner interviews Niklas Hedman, the acting director of the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), about the challenges and opportunities of space exploration. They discuss topics such as international cooperation, space debris, and the potential benefits of space exploration for sustainable development.

In this Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with  Kevin O'Connell, former Director of the Office of Space Commerce at the US Department of Commerce and Founder and CEO of Space Economy Rising LLC, about the Space Regulator Bootcamp in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA in February 2023, organized by the Association of Commercial Space Professionals.

This Space Café Canada will feature Hira Nadeem , President and Co-Founder of Zenith Canada Pathways Foundation and a Space Systems Engineer on the SkySat Mission Operations Team at Planet, in conversation with Dr. Jessica West, Senior Researcher at Project Ploughshares and a friend of SpaceWatch.Global.

A national coalition of space and geospatial industry experts has launched the 2030 Space+Spatial Industry Growth Roadmap. The roadmap is an industry document that will inform Government policymakers to commit to an integrated space and spatial industry to safeguard Australia’s future economic success, societal well-being, and national security.

CesiumAstro has announced its entry into the in-flight connectivity (IFC) market, providing an advanced multi-beam active phased array for airborne satellite communications applications. As a designer of active phased array technology for low-Earth orbit (LEO) space, CesiumAstro will provide the multi-beam phased array supporting multiple Ka-band constellations for airborne commercial and defense markets.

Dawn Aerospace has announced its selection by Lynk to provide satellite propulsion systems. The partnership will enable Lynk to enhance deployment, life extension, collision avoidance, and de-orbit capabilities as its satellite constellation of 'cell towers in space' grows. 

Pale Blue has announced successfully operating the water vapor propulsion system (resistojet) in low earth orbit. Pale Blue’s propulsion system got installed on “EYE,” a nano-satellite for STAR SPHERE Project, and tested for the first time in space. Going forward, the company will innovate and expand the commercial use of its water-based propulsion systems for small satellites