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Space News April 2, 2019

Leonardo: contract signed in Brazil to detect oil spills using COSMO-SkyMed Earth observation satellites

• More than 50 Petrobras oil rigs north of Rio de Janeiro will be monitored by COSMO-SkyMed satellites daily, along with another 40 critical locations…

Space News January 22, 2019

OneWeb Satellites has shipped first satellites for the OneWeb constellation to launch site

OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb, today announced the delivery of the first satellites for the OneWeb constellation. The satellites were manufactured…

Space News May 23, 2018

Airbus-built GRACE-FO satellites successfully launched from California

Maps of Earth’s gravitational field will indicate movement of liquid water, ice and land masses Vandenberg/California, 23/05/2018 – Yesterday evening (21:47 CEST), the twin GRACE-FO…

Military Aviation News February 26, 2018

Russian Laser Capable of Shooting Down Enemy Satellites

An informed source told Russian media that the new laser weapon was developed with the help of know-how accumulated by the Beriev A-60 airborne laser…

Space News August 2, 2017

ESA Vega rocket launches two satellites

This morning Arianespace launched a Vega rocket carrying two Earth observation satellites for Italy, France and Israel encased in Vega’s lighter protective fairing. Liftoff of…

Space News June 27, 2017

OneWeb Satellites inaugurates serial production line for the Assembly, Integration, and Test of OneWeb’s first satellites

Today, OneWeb Satellites inaugurates its assembly line in Toulouse, the beating heart of Airbus’ manufacturing expertise, to begin end-to-end validation, testing, and integration of its…

Space News February 20, 2017

Government set out powers for first launch of space satellites from UK

Britain will set out powers this week which would allow the launch of space satellites from the country for the first time, the government said…

Space News February 15, 2017

India set a record with 104 satellites at one launch

India successfully launched 104 satellites in a single mission on Wednesday, setting what its space agency says is a world record of launching the most…

Space News November 8, 2016

Just one Ariane 5 rocket is going to launch 4 Galileo satellites into orbit this month

This month, a single Ariane 5 rocket is set to propel four Galileo satellites into orbit for the navigation constellation’s first-ever quadruple launch. Mission controllers…

Space News November 7, 2016

Small Satellites: the next Big thing in space

Beginning this month, NASA is launching a suite of six next-generation, Earth-observing small satellite missions to demonstrate innovative new approaches for studying our changing planet….

Space News May 24, 2016

ESA: 14 Galileo satellites now in orbit

Named for the astronomer who pinpointed Earth’s true position in the Solar System, the Galileo satellite navigation system that will help Europe find its way…

Space News February 29, 2016

Two more Galileo satellites poised for launch in May

Another pair of Galileo navigation satellites is scheduled for launch by Soyuz rocket in May, ahead of a quartet on an Ariane 5 in the…

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