Airbus to reshape Earth observation market with its Pléiades Neo constellation
The production of Airbus’ four new very high resolution satellites, which together will form the Pléiades Neo constellation, is well on schedule for launch in…
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OPTSAT-3000 EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE FOR ITALY’S MINISTRY OF DEFENCE IS READY TO BE LAUNCHED
The launch is scheduled for Wednesday 2 August from Kourou The whole satellite system is supplied by Leonardo through Telespazio; the prime contractor leading an…
Second Lockheed Martin Satellite GPS III Assembled, Ready to Begin Environmental Testing
DENVER, June 26, 2017 – In a specialized cleanroom designed to streamline satellite production, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is in full production building GPS III…
Final Inmarsat-5 satellite adds further capacity and coverage to the Global Xpress network
The fourth Boeing Inmarsat-5 satellite, which was launched yesterday, will noticeably expand the high-speed broadband service available through Inmarsat’s Global Xpress network after the satellite…
Support for Troops with Ultra High Frequency Communications by U.S. Navy’s Fifth Lockheed Martin-Built MUOS Satellite
The fifth Lockheed Martin -built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS-5) satellite is now delivering secure, beyond-line-of-sight communications to troops with legacy Ultra High Frequency (UHF)…
Airbus ships first high-power all-electric EUTELSAT 172B satellite to Kourou
Toulouse, 16/03/2017 – EUTELSAT 172B, the first high power all-electric telecommunications satellite, is now ready for shipment on 20 March from the Airbus satellite assembly…
Sentinel-2B satellite ready for launch from Kourou
Multi Spectral Instruments provide unique image quality Data to be transmitted via Airbus’s laser-based SpaceDataHighway (EDRS) Sentinel-2B, Europe´s next Copernicus satellite is being readied by…
SKY Brasil-1 satellite successfully launched by Ariane 5
Successful flight is 77th in a row for Ariane 5 launcher SKY Brasil-1, a telecommunications satellite made by Airbus Defence and Space for AT&T/DIRECTV, was…
Hispasat 36W-1 satellite carries ground-breaking Airbus technology
Ku band active antenna is a first for European commercial telecommunications Satellite can be reconfigured in-orbit, giving operator greater flexibility Hispasat 36W-1 (AG-1) will be…
Second ABS All-Electric Propulsion Satellite from Boeing’s enters Service
A Boeing satellite built for ABS entered into commercial service, providing enhanced satellite services including direct-to-home television services on Jan. 21 to customers in Africa,…
The Lockheed MartinSBIRS missile warning satellite in its protective launch vehicle for launch
The U.S. Air Force’s next Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite, built by Lockheed Martin, was encapsulated on Jan. 7 at…
Lockheed Martin Completes Assembly of NOAA’s GOES-S Weather Satellite
Lockheed Martin has completed assembly of NOAA’s GOES-S weather satellite and is now beginning critical mechanical and environmental testing of the spacecraft. GOES-S is the…