Tomorrow’s forecaster taking shape
After delivery of the huge satellite structure, work can begin on the first MetOp SG-B weather satellite It is six metres high, more than three…
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Airbus secures multiple contracts to further increase the communications capability for the UK MOD
Contracts range from consultancy to upgraded hardware and new terminals SMEs benefitting from greater engagement Covering land, air, sea, space and cyber domains Stevenage, 05…
Northrop Grumman and Intelsat Make History with Docking of Second Mission Extension Vehicle to Extend Life of Satellite
Successful docking paves the way for future on-orbit and life-extension services through robotics Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and the company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, SpaceLogistics LLC,…
Eutelsat selects Airbus for key orbital slot with EUTELSAT 36D satellite
Eighth order confirms success of Eurostar Neo for GEO market 26th satellite ordered by Eutelsat from Airbus Airbus has been selected by Eutelsat, one of the…
Lockheed Martin Selects ABL Space Systems Rocket To Power First UK Vertical Satellite Launch
Lockheed Martin has contracted ABL Space Systems, of El Segundo, California, a developer of low-cost launch vehicles and launch systems for the small satellite industry,…
SPAINSAT NG programme successfully passes Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
Important milestone successfully achieved on schedule despite Covid-19 Spanish industry assumes leadership of communications payload for first time, including integration of both satellites’ payloads in…
Airbus expands its SpaceDataHighway with second satellite
Paris, 16 July 2020 – The EDRS-C satellite, the second node of Airbus’ SpaceDataHighway constellation, completed its commissioning tests on 15th July 2020 and is…
First Modernized LM 2100™ SBIRS Missile Warning Satellite Completes Thermal Vacuum Testing
The world’s most advanced missile defense satellite recently and successfully came out of almost two months of harsh simulated space environmental testing. On June 9,…
Airbus’ Aeolus satellite supports weather forecasting amid COVID-19
Following a sharp decline in weather-related measurements due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Airbus-produced Aeolus satellite – launched in 2018 – has risen to the…
Airbus supplies EU with satellite communications
Airbus has won the new satellite communications framework contract for military and civil missions of the European Union and its member states. This four-year framework…
Sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) Satellite Ready For Launch
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Mar. 25, 2020 – The sixth Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT)-built Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) protected communications satellite is…
Airbus-built T-16 satellite successfully launched on Ariane 5
Kourou, 21 June 2019 – The Airbus-built T-16 telecommunications satellite has been successfully launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana. T-16 is…