Northrop Grumman and Intelsat are highlighting the first-ever undocking between two commercial spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit with the completion of a satellite life-extension mission. A Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) was developed by Space Logistics LLC, a Northrop Grumman company. And this has now successfully undocked with Intelsat’s IS-901 satellite, after completing the “life extension” service. According to Intelsat, the MEV ...
Axelspace, a Japanese microsatellite specialist, has announced it is planning to launch seven Earth observation satellites, featuring the company’s new microsatellite design, in 2026. GRUS-3 Dubbed GRUS-3, the platform will capture images of the Earth’s surface at the same location and nearly the same time every day for locations north of 25 degrees latitude Operating in sun-synchronous orbit at an ...
The Space Foundation has released its 2025 Q1 report showing a growth in the sector’s employment – the space workforce has increased 18% over five years. Space workforce This is for the USA, and the nonprofit organisation reports that space sector employment growth outpaced general private sector growth in the United States. According to the Foundation, the average private U.S. ...
The Spanish satcoms startup Sateliot has closed its €70 million Series B funding round with the addition of €10 million from Hyperion Fund. The Hyperion investment follows those of SETT (a Spanish Government fund), Global Portfolio Investments, European Investment Bank (EIB) and shareholders including Indra, Cellnex, and SEPIDES. The company says it will fund the deployment of a constellation of ...
The Satellite Applications Catapult has upgraded its In-Orbit Servicing, Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM) facility to add a gravity offload system. The large steel structure – to simulate microgravity here on Earth – is located at the Catapult’s site in Westcott, Buckinghamshire, with construction and testing now finished. Funded by the UK Space Agency, the new facilities mark the conclusion of ...
Iceye, the Finnish specialist in satellite-based SAR imagery (Synthetic Aperture Radar), has been signed to provide its data to the Situation Centre (SITCEN) at NATO headquarters in Brussels. Through the collaboration, SITCEN will be able to access ICEYE earth observation capabilities. The aim is to bolster Nato’s data-driven assessments for decision-makers. It is the first time the NATO HQ has ...
The ISS National Lab is launching an Orbital Edge Accelerator programme, to help incubate space startups. Backers of the initiative include the space and environmental VCs CIRI Ventures, E2MC, and Stellar Ventures. TechConnect and AWS are also involved in managing the selected startups. Basically, the lab says it is looking for “the next wave of innovators that will shape the ...
A worldwide distribution agreement means that Ohmite‘s power resistor range will be available through Arrow Electronics. Ohmite manufactures industrial and surface mount power resistors, load banks, heat sinks and rheostats in the US and Mexico. Its range includes high power, high voltage, current sense and surge resistors for use in transport, industrial, energy and aerospace sectors. In addition to standard ...
The satellite builder MDA Space is buying SatixFy, the satcomms chip specialist, with a view to its roadmap for next generation software-defined digital satellites. MDA Space – based in Richmond, Canada – will acquire all shares of SatixFy in an all-cash transaction. Paying $2.10 per share, it represents an equity value for SatixFy of approximately $193 million. Note, however, the ...
Airbus UK has won a new contract, awarded through the European Space Agency (ESA), to engineer the landing system that will deliver Europe’s first rover on to Mars. Specifically, after entry and descent through the Mars atmosphere and a parachute assisted braking phase, the landing platform will be used. It will both ensure a safe landing and then support the ...
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