Eutelsat Communications has announced a multi-year multi-million commitment with Marlink for GEO High Throughput Ku-band capacity on its EUTELSAT 10B satellite. The satellite covers Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, as well as critical maritime routes. This new agreement comes in addition to existing partnerships previously signed between Marlink and Eutelsat Group for maritime connectivity across the globe.
Read More »Estonia’s Software Defined Space Conference coming soon
Paul Liias, Head of Space at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications for Estonia, has spoken about space economy and cybersecurity ahead of this year’s Software Defined Space Conference (SDSC) in Tallinn, Estonia.
Read More »Aerospacelab Launches PROBA V-CC Satellite
Aerospacelab has successfully launched the PVCC satellite with support from the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Belgian Science Policy Office. This mission will support the space community's ongoing efforts in providing insightful Earth Observation data that will help in monitoring vegetation conditions and analyzing climate change.
Read More »Thailand and Airbus Successfully launch THEOS-2 Satellite
The Airbus-built THEOS-2 Earth observation satellite has been successfully launched on a Vega rocket from Kourou, Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. The Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand (GISTDA) selected Airbus as a partner for its next-generation national geo-information system in 2018.
Read More »Space Café Radio – Andoya Space Special – with Ketil Olsen
In this Space Café Radio - SpaceWatch.Global publisher Torsten Kriening spoke with Ketil Olsen, CEO of Andoya Space. This episode was recorded 300 km north of the Arctic Circle on Andoya island during the presentation and the handover of the strategic framework for the spaceport Norway. Strategic framework means the potential development and opportunities that the spaceport will bring, from space business and an innovation hub to tourism, housing, and connectivity for the island and the region.
Read More »Airbus Selects Tesat for Quad Microwave Power Modules
TESAT has signed a contract with Airbus to supply newly designed Quad Microwave Power Modules (Quad-MPM) for OneSat. This agreement follows from the European Space Agency (ESA) and TESAT's development program to improve the functionalities and design of MPMs. This consequently laid the foundation for the final design and qualification process for the Quad-MPM.
Read More »Hisdesat Partners NATO for Uncrewed Maritime Exercise
Hisdesat, the Spanish governmental satellite services provider of defense, security and intelligence, has provided secure satellite communications for the Dynamic Messenger-23 exercise, an annual NATO exercise that aims to assess the ability of allied naval forces to integrate unmanned systems in maritime operations.
Read More »Andoya – Strategic Framework 2023 – Day one review by Torsten Kriening
On the 4th Oct 2023 the Strategic Framework Andoya, Norway, gave an update on the opportunities of the spaceport development. The Place for Space showed the current development and the development plans for the spaceport Andoya, the region, Norway, and Europe. SpaceWatch.Global's Torsten Kriening was invited to Andoya and gives his review of the event.
Read More »Andoya – Strategic Framework 2023 – Interview with Peter Neckelmann
On the 4th Oct 2023 the Strategic Framework Andoya, Norway, was presented to the audience and handed over to Nordland County Municipality and Andøy Municipality. One of the contributors to the framework Peter Neckelmann of ARUP, was interviewed after the presentation.
Read More »Andoya – Strategic Framework 2023 – Interview with Linda Helen Haukland
On the 4th Oct 2023 the Strategic Framework Andoya, Norway, was presented to the audience and handed over to Nordland County Municipality and Andøy Municipality. One of the receivers of the framework Linda Helen Haukland, Executive for Planning and Business at Nordland County Council, was interviewed shortly after the presentation.
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