https://spacewatch.global/tag/safran-space/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:11:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/safran-space/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/ssc-spaces-new-optical-ground-station-in-chile-part-of-esas-scylight-program-is-ready-for-operations/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71882 SSC Space has announced that its new Optical Ground Station at its Santiago site is now ready for operations, following the Ground Station's successful installation and acceptance testing. The new station is part of SSC Space's optical service development project NODES, within the European Space Agency’s ScyLight program.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/skynopy-wins-french-government-funding-to-deploy-its-ground-station-services-on-kenya-space-agency-antenna/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71530 Skynopy, in partnership with Safran Space, has won a French Government contract that will let it deploy its Ground Station Stack technology on a 4.5-meter S/X-band Earth observation antenna in Nairobi, Kenya, operated by the Kenyan Space Agency (KSA). The SkyConnect Kenya Project intends to commercialize the antenna, which had hitherto serviced only one satellite at a fraction of its significant capacity.]]>