Manufacturing

Eutelsat Group ordered a 100-satellite update for the OneWeb constellation from Airbus Defence and Space, the operator announced Tuesday. These satellites will provide continuity for OneWeb before Europe’s IRIS constellation...

Loft Orbital will fly four hyperspectral sensors on upcoming Loft satellites for Australian startup Esper. As Esper’s space infrastructure partner, Loft will integrate and operate the first first Four Leaf...

Honeywell and Airborne Aerospace announced new deals to supply subsystems for the MDA Space Aurora satellite line, which supports anchor customer, the Telesat Lightspeed constellation.  Honeywell’s satellite attitude control system...

Astranis delivered four satellites to Cape Canaveral ahead of a dedicated SpaceX launch later this month. Astranis announced Tuesday that SpaceX is targeting December 17 for the Falcon 9 mission. ...

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites are to be manufactured in the UAE under a new joint venture between Space42 and Finnish space startup Iceye. The JV announced Dec. 9 builds...

Telesat and MDA Space have completed the preliminary design review (PDR) for the Lightspeed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation, the companies announced Wednesday.  Completing the PDR shows that the constellation design...

D-Orbit USA has selected Spectrum AMT as its manufacturing partner in the U.S. to support satellite bus design, manufacturing, and business development.  The deal announced Tuesday is with Spectrum Advanced...

Boeing delivered two additional O3b mPOWER satellites to SES, the manufacturer announced Wednesday. The 7th and 8th satellites in the constellation are now en route to Cape Canaveral ahead of...

Ahead of launching the first satellites in its Gen-3 constellation upgrade, BlackSky fully acquired small satellite manufacturer LeoStella. BlackSky announced the move in its third quarter investor call on Nov....

CesiumAstro is rolling out a satellite design based on its phased array technology. The company announced Element, a reconfigurable satellite, on Sept. 30. It is CesiumAstro’s first fully integrated satellite platform...