https://spacewatch.global/sponsored/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:41:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/sponsored/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/eutelsat-and-infinite-orbits-partner-on-geo-satellite-life-extension-mission/ Thu, 10 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77536 Infinite Orbits and Eutelsat are collaborating to prepare a life-extension mission for at least one of the French operator's geostationary orbit satellites, opening another route for Eutelsat to extend the productive lives of spacecraft already in orbit.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/international-space-summit-you-buy-a-product-not-a-powerpoint-adel-haddoud-of-infinite-orbits/ Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77541 From the first International Space Summit in Paris, Adel Haddoud, CEO of Infinite Orbits, joins Torsten Kriening with fresh news of a second European operator signing for Endurance — and explains how in-orbit servicing has moved from concept to repeatable, commercial scale, built with parts from 17 European countries. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/infinite-orbits-toulouse-marion-andrieux-on-the-new-ait-facility-built-in-six-months/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77394 From Toulouse, Marion Andrieux, CCO of Infinite Orbits, joins Laura Todd inside the company's new Assembly, Integration and Testing facility - built in just six months - to discuss the Orbit Guard and Endurance in-orbit services, why GEO came first, and how a change of mindset is helping Europe build faster.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/hydrosat-and-kazakhstan-target-thermal-satellite-capability-for-central-asian-water-security/ Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77357 Hydrosat and Kazakhstan's KGS have established a framework to evaluate a dedicated thermal infrared constellation, giving Central Asian governments independent access to thermal satellite intelligence.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/franco-german-newspace-to-brussels-buy-dont-regulate/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77292 The BDI NewSpace Initiative and Alliance NewSpace France have sent the European Commission a joint declaration on the future of European space transportation, dated 31 August and delivered to Commissioner Andrius Kubilius. Their ask ahead of the Paris summit: act as an anchor customer in the next MFF, and regulate less.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/hyimpulse-secures-more-than-e50-million-to-advance-cost-efficient-european-launch-services/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77268 German launch company HyImpulse has raised more than €50 million in a Series A extension co-led by JOIN Capital and Ace Capital Partners, taking total equity and public funding past €125 million. The money goes toward the second SR75 flight from SaxaVord and the maiden flight of SL1.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/09/d-orbit-contracts-gomspace-to-supply-power-systems-for-upcoming-ion-orbital-transfer-missions/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77190 D-Orbit has contracted GomSpace to supply power systems for its ION Satellite Carrier missions in 2026–2027, in an order worth 6.3 million Swedish kronor (€565,181).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/simera-sense-expands-small-satellite-imaging-portfolio-with-loft-orbital-deal-and-new-dual-use-payload/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77045 Loft Orbital has contracted Simera Sense for 10 HyperScape100 hyperspectral imagers, expanding Simera's role as a European provider of optical payloads for small-satellite missions.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/smallsat-2026-eric-anden-on-bringing-terrestrial-computing-to-space-with-ramon-space/ Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=77023 From the SmallSat Conference in Salt Lake City, Eric Anden, Head of Communication Products at Ramon.Space, joins Daniela Jovic to explain how the company is bringing terrestrial computing to space - from its chip-company roots to today's space computers - why the GEO market is back, and how AI could tame the industry's documentation overload.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/synspective-sets-31-august-launch-for-11th-strix-constellation-satellite-on-rocket-lab-electron/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76872 Synspective has set 31 August for the launch of its 11th StriX SAR satellite, flying on Rocket Lab's Electron from Mahia, New Zealand.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/synspective-and-spectee-combine-radar-satellite-imagery-and-social-media-data-to-improve-flood-mapping-precision/ Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76543 Synspective and Spectee have combined SAR satellite imagery with social-media-derived flood-depth data to map flood extents in greater detail than either source manages alone, for faster disaster response.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/08/liveeo-secures-german-space-agency-grant-to-build-a-multimodal-vision-foundation-ai-model-for-earth-observation/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=76210 LiveEO has received a high six-figure grant from the German Space Agency at DLR, funded by the BMFTR, for an 18-month feasibility study into a Vision Foundation Model that detects change across both optical and SAR satellite imagery in a single architecture - a shift from narrow, task-specific Earth observation AI toward general-purpose models.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/07/space-cafe-radio-cyber-threats-in-space-why-the-ground-segment-is-the-real-target-with-roger-patrick/ Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75904 "If someone ever claims they've finished implementing all the cyber, it's nonsense - it's a continually evolving problem." That clear-eyed honesty runs through this entire conversation, recorded live at SmallSat Europe in Amsterdam, where Torsten Kriening sits down with Roger Patrick, Director of Sales and Business Development at TERMA.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/07/tttech-appoints-eddie-myers-to-accelerate-growth-in-its-aerospace-defense-and-critical-infrastructure-businesses/ Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75815 TTTECH has appointed Eddie Myers as CEO of TTTECH North America Inc, where he will be responsible for shaping the company’s strategic direction, driving growth, and strengthening TTTECH’s position as an innovation frontrunner in the aviation, space, defense, and critical infrastructure markets. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/07/ororatechs-hellenic-fire-system-achieves-first-light-over-greece-less-than-a-month-after-launch/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75533 OroraTech's Hellenic Fire System has achieved first light over Greece less than a month after its May launch, a milestone toward the country's national wildfire monitoring capability.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/07/infinite-orbits-and-arianespace-sign-mou-to-advance-european-direct-to-geo-launch-capabilities/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75501 Infinite Orbits and Arianespace have signed an MoU to establish a framework for future collaboration on multiple direct-to-geostationary orbit launch services. Announced during the French NewSpace Summit, the partnership unites Arianespace's decades of launch heritage with Infinite Orbits' next-generation in-orbit servicing capabilities. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/07/simera-sense-to-provide-eight-multiscape-100-imagers-for-the-canary-islands-satellite-constellation/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75508 Simera Sense will supply eight MultiScape100 imagers to Telespazio Ibérica for the Canary Islands Satellite Constellation, supporting environmental monitoring, emergency response, and maritime domain awareness.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/07/hydrosat-launches-discovery-portal-a-centralized-gateway-to-unlock-500m-sq-km-of-thermal-satellite-imagery/ Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75337 Hydrosat has launched its Discovery Portal, a centralized gateway to its thermal satellite imagery and analytics, as it builds out its next-generation thermal imaging constellation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/terma-take-central-role-in-bifrost-mission-while-joining-forces-to-strengthen-europes-defense-capabilities/ Wed, 24 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75184 Terma takes a central role in the BIFROST satellite mission, a joint Danish-Swedish defence initiative, and partners with MBDA on naval development.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-shell-games-in-orbit-why-we-still-dont-have-a-recognised-space-picture/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75128 At ILA 2026, German Space Command's Maj. Gen. Michael Traut, OKAPI:Orbits' Kristina Nikolaus and Neuraspace's Chiara Manfletti join SpaceWatch.Global and Space.Table to ask whether orbit is catalogued or truly controlled — from maneuvering satellites and AI to space-traffic rules and Europe's risk culture.]]>