Earth observation satellite Sentinel-6A is currently getting an earful.Airbus space engineers are ‘bombarding’ the latest satellite for the European environment and security programme ‘Copernicus’ with sound in a dedicated chamber at the Space Test Centre of Industrieanlagen-Betriebsgesellschaft mbH (IABG) in Ottobrunn, near Munich.
Read More »Airbus And Xenesis Sign Payload Contract For New Bartolomeo Platform On The ISS
Airbus and Xenesis have signed a contract for a payload slot on the International Space Station (ISS) Bartolomeo platform for the demonstration of their Xen-Hub optical communication space terminal.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Unlocking Space Data With Blockchain For A Scalable New Space Economy
By Alessandra Albano The global space industry is expected to generate revenue of US$1.1 trillion or more in 2040, up from the current US$350 billion, according to Morgan Stanley. Investors are also taking an upbeat view of the prospect of investing in space innovations amidst the risk of technical recession. According …
Read More »Thuraya Aero Reaches Line-Fit Milestone For Airbus Helicopters
Thuraya, the Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) subsidiary of the UAE-based global satellite company, Yahsat, and SCOTTY Group, a developer of beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) satellite communication solutions based in Austria, announced on 30 April 2020 that they have secured line-fit offerability for the Thuraya Aero mobile connectivity solution on Airbus H145 and H135 helicopters.
Read More »#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Iran’s Satellite Launch Carries More Political Weight Than Military Significance
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ (IRGC) successful launch of the Noor (Light) satellite into space is a significant moment at a time when many countries, including Iran, are still grappling with the deadly COVID-19 virus.
Read More »E2MC Update On Space Financing Rounds In April 2020
US$68 million of announced space-related financing rounds in April 2020 is by far the lowest number this year and indeed in a while...
Read More »Australia’s DEWC Systems Receives $2 Million Contract To Build Satellite Electronic Warfare Sensor
DEWC Systems, Australia’s leading defence electronics systems manufacturer, has received a AUS$3.1 million (US$2.02 million) contract from the Australian Department of Defence to build the sensors for Miniaturised Orbital Electronic Warfare Sensor System (MOESS) programme, it has been reported on 28 April 2020.
Read More »Guatemala Launches Quetzmal CubeSat Through UNOOSA And JAXA KiboCUBE Programme
On 28 April 2020 the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala (UVG), winner of the KiboCUBE programme 2017, run by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), saw their satellite deployed by JAXA from the International Space Station (ISS). The satellite – …
Read More »Songhai Labs And SatSure AG Announce Strategic Partnership
Songhai Labs, a knowledge broker platform based in Cameroon, and SatSure, a satellite precision company headquartered in Switzerland and with offices in India, UK, and Australia, have announced a strategic partnership.
Read More »NEC To Provide Vietnam With ‘LOTUSat-1’ Earth Observation Satellite System
NEC Corporation announced on 23 April 2020 that it received an order from Sumitomo Corporation for the manufacture and launch of the "LOTUSat-1" Earth observation satellite system for the Vietnam National Space Center (VNSC).
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