https://spacewatch.global/tag/patrice-kerhousse/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:23:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/patrice-kerhousse/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2025/12/isar-aerospace-to-launch-esas-%cf%83yndeo-3-mission-under-the-eus-iod-iov-program/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=69400 Isar Aerospace has signed a contract with ESA to launch the ΣYNDEO-3 mission under the EU's In-Orbit Demonstration and In-Orbit Validation Program (IOD/IOV). The launch will happen from Isar Aerospace’s dedicated launch complex at Andøya Space in Norway from Q4 2026. Redwire is the prime contractor for the ΣYNDEO-3 mission and will be delivering its Hammerhead spacecraft for a launch onboard Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle Spectrum to a low Earth orbit (LEO).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/10/esa-selects-kongsberg-nanoavionics-to-build-spacecraft-for-the-esa-ec-iod-iov-program/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=68380 ESA, through ESTEC, has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build a 12-16U CubeSat platform for its IOD/IOV program. NanoAvionics will be responsible for the design, assembly, integration, testing, ground segment, and operations of the satellite. In addition, the spacecraft will house various payloads from European entities to be demonstrated and validated in-orbit.]]>