https://spacewatch.global/tag/sener/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Fri, 29 May 2026 07:20:03 +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/sener/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/05/dunmore-and-aviotec-collaboration-supports-groundbreaking-esas-proba-3-mission/ Fri, 29 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=74289 Dunmore announces at the SmallSat Europe Conference in Amsterdam its contribution to the European Space Agency’s Proba-3 mission through its long-standing partnership with Italian thermal solutions provider Aviotec. Relying on raw materials from Dunmore, Aviotec, acting as a subcontractor to Airbus Defense and Space, was responsible for the design, manufacture, and installation of the mission’s specialized Multi-Layer Insulation (MLI) blankets, ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2026/03/gomspace-to-participate-in-the-european-defense-agencys-vleo-def-military-satellite-project/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=72119 GomSpace is announcing its participation in the European Defense Agency’s newly signed €15.7 million research contract to develop Europe’s first dedicated Very Low Earth Orbit military satellite concept, as part of the VLEO‑DEF consortium. The research and technology project will design a satellite optimized for sustained operation in VLEO, around 250–350 km above Earth.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2025/02/optimas-project-for-cybersecure-free-space-communication-begins/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=63758 The European OPTIMAS project for cybersecure communications in free space has begun. The project aims to develop an advanced free-space optical communication system for multi-domain defence applications. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/12/spacebel-contributes-technology-to-esa-proba-3-mission/ Mon, 02 Dec 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62628 ESA‘s Proba-3 pair of satellites will launch tomorrow, December 4 2024, on a PSLV-XL launcher from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India. The precision formation flying mission aims to study the outer atmosphere of the Sun and test new Space technologies destined for future ESA missions. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/11/arianegroup-signs-esa-contracts-for-rocket-reusability/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 12:15:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62442 ArianeGroup has signed two contracts with the European Space Agency (ESA) to enable Europe to pass a further milestone in the ability to reuse space launchers. Following the success of the initial engine tests of the Prometheus engine on ArianeGroup's Vernon test site, the Prometheus program will continue with a validation phase involving long-duration tests.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/11/proba-3-spacecrafts-depart-to-india-for-launch/ Fri, 01 Nov 2024 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=62082 ESA’s Proba-3 mission is about to depart to its launch site in India for its onward launch into orbit. The pair will fly to the Satish Dhawan Space Center, near Chennai, for the launch campaign to begin. The mission’s two spacecraft intend to maneuver precisely in Earth orbit so that one casts a shadow onto the other.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2024/04/proba-3-mission-to-launch-at-the-end-of-the-year/ Fri, 05 Apr 2024 06:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=54472 The Proba-3 mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) is successfully completing its pre-launch tests. Led by Sener, in close collaboration with an industrial team consisting of Redwire, Airbus, GMV and Spacebel, and encompassing a large consortium of over 29 companies from 17 countries, Proba-3 will demonstrate the viability of high-precision formation flying by satellites in space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/ohb-secures-european-defense-funds-eur-90-million-for-odins-eye-ii-project/ Fri, 29 Dec 2023 07:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=53005 OHB System AG, a subsidiary of the space and technology group OHB SE, already selected as the project coordinator for ODIN'S EYE II, a space-based early warning system designed to detect and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles, has now been funded: the European Commission, along with the European Defence Fund (EDF), has signed a grant agreement providing EUR 90 million in funding for the project. An industrial consortium, led by Bremen's space experts and comprising 43 companies from 14 European member states, will contribute to the development]]> https://spacewatch.global/2022/09/erc-2022-announces-winners-of-the-space-robotics-competition/ Mon, 12 Sep 2022 06:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=43278 The 8th edition of the largest space robotics competition, the European Rover Challenge, (ERC) has concluded this Sunday with announcing the winners. The hybrid competition included 30 academic teams from almost all continents. The audience had access to a replica of Neil Armstrong's spacesuit, and could travel to the seabed of the Pacific Ocean.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/01/spanish-group-to-launch-30-earth-observation-satellites/ Wed, 27 Jan 2021 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=29964&preview=true&preview_id=29964 A group of two dozen Spanish companies wants to design, manufacture and launch a constellation of 30 Earth observation satellites, the consortium announced.]]>