https://spacewatch.global/tag/national-satellite-test-facility/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 12 May 2023 06:00:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/national-satellite-test-facility/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2023/05/airbus-selects-uk-nstf-for-skynet-testing/ Fri, 12 May 2023 06:00:30 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=48680 Airbus announced on the 11th of May that it has selected the National Satellite Test Facility (NSFT) at Hartwell in Oxfordshire to carry out the comprehensive test campaign on the UK Ministry of Defence’s next generation secure communications satellite SKYNET 6A.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/07/airbus-signs-contract-with-uk-ministry-of-defence-for-skynet-6a-satellite/ Wed, 22 Jul 2020 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=24409&preview=true&preview_id=24409 Airbus Defence and Space has signed a contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to extend and enhance the Skynet fleet.]]>