Space

Munich. The Airbus’ SpaceDataHighway – developed with the support of ESA – provides broadband connectivity services between the International Space Station and the Earth. With the Columbus Ka-band (ColKa) terminal now installed and fully...

  Toulouse. Airbus has been contracted to supply space start-up Loft Orbital with more than fifteen satellite platforms derived from the Airbus Arrow platform.  Arrow is the foundational satellite platform of the OneWeb constellation. There...

Tel Aviv: Gas stations for satellites in space. Orbit Fab, the Gas Stations in Space refuelling service provider and Astroscale US Inc., the US subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. announced a commercial agreement to...

Madrid. Airbus Crisa, an affiliate company of Airbus, has signed a contract for the development of the Power Management and Distribution (PMAD) system for the Habitation and Logistics Outpost (HALO) with Northrop Grumman. Airbus Crisa is...

Tel Aviv: The early indications point to an Iranian failure of launching three satellites into orbit by its Simorgh space launch vehicle (SLV). Middle Eastern experts say that according to initial indications the SLV...

Tel Aviv: Israeli company Orbit Communications Systems has entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the issued and repaid capital of Euclid Systems Engineering Ltd., which specializes in the development of smart, small...

  Madrid. The SPAINSAT NG programme has successfully passed another important milestone, the critical design review (CDR) of the payload and the complete satellite, including the CDR elements of the Pacis 3 partnership project with...

Paris. Airbus and OneWeb have signed a distribution partner agreement to provide low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communication services for military and governmental use. As the leading provider of military satellite communication services in...

  Toulouse. The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a contract with Airbus to build the Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey (Ariel) mission. Ariel is the fourth medium-class mission in ESA’s Cosmic Vision programme. Ariel will...

  Friedrichshafen. Airbus has completed Sentinel-6B, the second ocean monitoring satellite of the European Copernicus programme, and is now testing it extensively over the next six months in preparation for its use in space. "Copernicus Sentinel-6"...

Tel Aviv: Astroscale Holdings Inc., the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, revealed a universal docking device that the company hopes will become standard fitment on all future Low...

  Toulouse. The first Airbus built Inmarsat-6 , I-6 F1, satellite has been shipped from Airbus in Toulouse to Tanegashima in Japan ready for launch. The first satellite of the Inmarsat-6 series is due to be launched on an...

  Kourou. The CERES space system (Capacité de Renseignement Electromagnétique Spatiale or Space-based Signal Intelligence Capability) satellites designed and built by Airbus Defence and Space and Thales for the DGA (the French Armament General Directorate)...