https://spacewatch.global/tag/small-satellites/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +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/small-satellites/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2021/03/abl-closes-170-million-round-valued-at-1-3-billion/ Mon, 29 Mar 2021 06:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=31471&preview=true&preview_id=31471 ABL closes $170 million round, valued at $1.3 billion]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/11/raytheon-acquires-smallsat-manufacturer-blue-canyon/ Fri, 13 Nov 2020 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=28187&preview=true&preview_id=28187 Raytheon acquires smallsat manufacturer Blue Canyon]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/aac-clyde-space-to-develop-next-gen-satellites-with-grant-from-scottish-enterprise/ Thu, 11 Jun 2020 05:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23378 Glasgow's AAC Clyde Space will develop, manufacture and gain in-orbit heritage on its next generation nano and small satellites having secured financial support from Scottish Enterprise (SE). With a standardized and modularized design, the satellites will combine cutting edge technology with constellation ready productization.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/phase-four-inks-partnership-with-marubeni-corporation/ Tue, 26 May 2020 05:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22719 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/space-cafe-webtalk-recap-rene-laufer-talks-smallsats-and-predicts-future-trends/ Thu, 14 May 2020 15:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22490 This week’s Space Café WebTalk took place on 12 May 2020, featuring  Prof. Dr. René Laufer, Associate Research Professor at Baylor University, University of Cape Town, and IAA Small Satellite Committee, in conversation with Torsten Kriening, co-publisher of SpaceWatch.Global and COO of ThorGroup GmbH.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/04/in-response-to-covid-19-space-dynamics-lab-satellite-operators-fly-small-sats-from-home/ Thu, 23 Apr 2020 05:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=21770 The Space Dynamics Laboratory announced on 15 April 2020 that satellite operators are flying NASA spacecraft from their homes to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/l3harris-technologies-introduces-new-reflector-antenna-tailored-for-smallsat-missions/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 06:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20709 L3Harris Technologies has introduced a new small satellite reflector antenna that will help decrease the size, weight and overall time to produce smallsats, the company announced on 9 March 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/hispasat-and-pld-space-agree-to-collaborate-with-small-satellites-and-miura-5-rocket/ Fri, 06 Mar 2020 06:00:16 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20279 The Spanish companies HISPASAT and PLD Space announced that they signed an agreement on 3 March 2020 in Madrid with the intention of working together on defining the technical features and analysing compatibility to launch services on board the MIURA-5.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/spacewatchgl-oped-my-2019-in-a-review-by-helen-jameson/ Sun, 29 Dec 2019 09:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18166 These personal reviews are being published during the holiday season. This is Helen Jameson, Editor-in-Chief of  SpaceWatch.Global.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/germanys-ohb-to-start-satellite-launch-services-within-two-years/ Wed, 20 Nov 2019 06:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17116 Germany's largest private satellite manufacturing company OHB SE intends to start satellite launch services within two years, according to a 15 November 2019 report in Bloomberg Businessweek.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/rocket-lab-preps-running-out-of-fingers-launch-from-new-zealand/ Mon, 11 Nov 2019 06:00:30 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16938 Rocket Lab, the global leader in dedicated small satellite launch, has announced that its next mission will launch multiple microsatellites in a rideshare mission representing five different countries.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/french-space-agency-promotes-small-satellites-for-sustainable-development-at-cospar/ Fri, 08 Nov 2019 06:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16870 Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall was at the 4th Committee on Space Research (COSPAR) symposium that is taking place in Herzliya, Israel, from Monday 4 to Friday 8 November 2019 on the theme of “Small Satellites for Sustainable Science and Development."]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/norways-ksat-partners-with-japans-synspective-to-support-global-sar-constellation/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 05:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16407 Norwegian Ground Network specialist and provider of EO services, KSAT, and Japanese Space Industry Start-up, Synspective, are announcing their global alliance.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/virgin-orbit-partners-with-satrevolution-and-polish-universities-for-mars-consortium/ Mon, 14 Oct 2019 05:00:14 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16414 Scientists and engineers from nearly a dozen Polish universities have teamed up with Poland-based satellite company SatRevolution and Sir Richard Branson’s small satellite launch company Virgin Orbit to establish a new consortium to design and carry out the world’s first dedicated commercial small satellite mission to Mars. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/eos-to-create-its-own-radar-microsatellite-constellation-eos-sar/ Thu, 10 Oct 2019 05:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16336 US-based EOS Data Analytics, a space portfolio company of Noosphere Ventures, has unveiled EOS SAR– a project to develop its own synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors intended for deployment in a constellation of microsatellites.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/09/uks-ministry-of-defence-announces-1-5-million-boost-for-military-space-innovation/ Mon, 30 Sep 2019 05:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16212 UK Defence Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan has announced a £1.5 million investment in 12 ground-breaking space innovation projects.The announcement marks the next step in the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory’s (Dstl) ‘Space to Innovate’ competition, which sought to find and fund new technologies that could improve the UK’s resilience, awareness and capability in space.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/09/press-release-25-september-2019ksat-and-iceye-extend-partnership-with-more-radar-satellite-imagery-and-faster-data-analysis/ Fri, 27 Sep 2019 05:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16146 ICEYE and Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) have announced they have signed an extended cooperation agreement on providing Near Real-Time (NRT) SAR data services for government and commercial customers.  ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/09/satellite-vu-appoints-simon-tucker-vp-business-development/ Tue, 24 Sep 2019 05:00:39 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16087 Satellite Vu has appointed a Vice President, Business Development to drive its strategy forward over the coming months and years. Energy industry veteran and International Space University (ISU) graduate, Simon Tucker will take on the role, which will see him returning to the space sector after 20 years.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/08/frost-sullivan-finds-small-satellites-and-downstream-digital-transformation-accelerate-space-industry-evolution/ Thu, 15 Aug 2019 05:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15601 In a new report, Frost & Sullivan forecasts the total revenue opportunities for the global satellite manufacturing market to soar past $366.06 billion with global launch demand for 12,766 satellites and cumulative launch opportunities of $102.52 billion for the period 2019 to 2030.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/08/tesat-delivers-the-first-smallest-laser-communication-transmitter-worldwide/ Mon, 12 Aug 2019 05:00:33 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15535 Tesat has introduced the CubeLCT, the company's smallest and lightest laser communication transmitter (LCT). The  small, ultra-lightweight optical data transmitter, is capable of transferring data with 100 Megabit per second from low Earth orbit satellites directly to ground.]]>