https://spacewatch.global/sponsored/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 24 Jul 2026 03:02:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/sponsored/ 32 32 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/kp-labs-and-navigate-explore-satellite-autonomy-through-navigation-and-edge-processing-technologies/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75072 KP Labs and NaviGate have begun a collaboration on onboard satellite autonomy, testing interoperability between KP Labs' Leopard processing unit and NaviGate's NaviCode software.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-two-mid-caps-one-end-to-end-space-chain-on-procurement-primes-resilience/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75111 At ILA 2026, BST's Tom Segert and MBS's Sven Sünberg join Space.Table's Ralf Nestler to discuss their new 20% tie-up — Germany's first SME-led integrated space ecosystem — and make the case for procurement reform, resilience and a stronger role for the Mittelstand.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-from-pixel-to-decision-when-ai-agents-take-over-earth-observation-with-daniel-seidel/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75109 At ILA 2026, LiveEO's Daniel Seidel joins SpaceWatch.Global's Rosa Schmidt and Torsten Kriening to explore agentic AI in Earth observation - value, ethics, the human in the loop, and Twinspector, Germany's bid for its first high-resolution satellite operator.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/space-cafe-radio-with-major-general-paul-lynch/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=75050 Live from GEOINT 2026 in Aurora, Colorado, Major General Paul Lynch, NATO's Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Intelligence, joins Torsten Kriening to explain why allied intelligence stumbles on integration rather than collection - the lessons of Ukraine, the rise of commercial GEOINT, the data-and-trust challenge of near-real-time intelligence, and why he calls legacy a comforting illusion.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-day-1-heat-pixels-water-how-german-newspace-is-re-reading-the-earth/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74883 At ILA 2026, Marble Imaging's Dr. Gopika Suresh and EOMAP's Dr. Thomas Heege join Space.Table's Nicola Kuhrt to discuss how German NewSpace is re-reading the Earth — from 50 cm imagery and AI to data sovereignty, dual use and the climate mission.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-marco-esposito-on-the-apophis-mission-going-european-and-cameras-that-save-lives/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:45:35 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74822 cosine has just signed a contract to deliver a hyperspectral camera for ESA's RAMSES mission - the rendezvous with asteroid Apophis as it makes its exceptionally close pass by Earth in 2029, a genuinely once-in-a-generation event. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/ila-2026-beyond-awareness-adel-haddoud-of-infinite-orbits-on-why-europe-needs-to-act-in-orbit/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:30:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74825 Welcome back, this time from ILA 2026 in Berlin, where Torsten Kriening sits down with Adel Haddoud, CEO and co-founder of Infinite Orbits, a company operating right at the frontier where commercial space meets national defense.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/hps-joins-airbus-led-german-consortium-for-satellite-based-earth-observation-and-isr-solution/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74750 Airbus Defence and Space has signed an MoU with Rohde & Schwarz, constellr, Orbint, and HPS to develop a sovereign German Earth observation and ISR solution.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/cosine-italia-signs-two-contracts-at-ila-berlin-2026-covering-deep-space-exploration-and-earth-observation/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74758 cosine Italia signed two contracts live at ILA Berlin - the HAMLET spectral imager for ESA's RAMSES mission to Apophis, and three TSCOUT instruments for the Canary Islands Constellation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/confers-re-elects-iboss-chairman-joerg-kreisel-as-president-for-the-third-consecutive-year/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74589 CONFERS has re-elected iBOSS chairman Joerg Kreisel as president for a third consecutive year.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/infinite-orbits-selects-open-cosmos-platforms-for-its-tom-jerry-leo-space-domain-awareness-demo/ Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74504 Infinite Orbits and Open Cosmos are partnering on a LEO mission nicknamed 'Tom & Jerry' - two satellites demonstrating close-range manoeuvres and autonomous inspection for space situational awareness.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/06/smallsat-europe-amsterdam-simera-sense-from-south-africa-to-europe-with-50-cameras-in-orbit/ Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74432 Torsten Kriening talks with Thys Cronje of Simera Sense at SmallSat Europe in Amsterdam. Discover how the South African company moved its headquarters to Belgium, built 50+ cameras flying in space, and just launched the SSA Scape100 for space situational awareness.]]>