Satellite Vu has commissioned a second satellite from Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) to grow its thermal imaging collection capacity.  The U.K. satellite startup is working to build a constellation that can collect thermal data to measure the energy efficiency of buildings, and monitor fire spread prediction and water pollution to combat climate change. CEO…

Members of U.S. Congress joined HawkEye 360 CEO John Serafini on Friday to cut the ribbon on the company’s brand new 19,000-square foot satellite manufacturing facility in Herndon, Virginia. U.S. Reps. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., and Don Beyer, D-Va., both spoke at the HawkEye 360 event, lauding the company’s ability to both deliver a new layer…

York Space Systems awarded Canadian manufacturer MDA a contract to design and build Ka-band steerable antennas for York Space satellites.  MDA said the contract will support space security and communications constellations, but did not specify which projects. MDA recently received a contract from Lockheed Martin for antennas for the aerospace prime’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer…

Airbus selected French space startup Anywaves to supply antennas for the satellite platforms Loft Orbital ordered in January. Anywaves announced Tuesday that it will supply more than 70 products for the satellites to be deployed by Loft Orbital. Airbus signed a five-year framework contract with Anywaves last year, as part of a strategy to engage…