Intelsat has tapped Arianespace to launch two software-defined satellites, IS-41 and IS-44, on an Ariane 6 rocket in 2025. The companies announced the launch agreement on Wednesday. Arianespace said the agreement repurposes a previous launch contract and adds one additional satellite. The mission will use the Ariane 64 configuration of the Ariane 6, the more…

The European Commission procured five Vega C launches from Arianespace for the Copernicus program, Arianespace announced Tuesday. Arianespace will launch five Sentinel satellites for the Copernicus program from French Guiana between 2024 and 2026. Copernicus is the European Union’s Earth observation program which monitors the atmosphere, ocean, climate change, land use, and more. It currently…

The ViaSat-3 Americas satellite has completed its final integrated satellite test (FIST), Viasat confirmed Monday. This ensures the satellite's payload and bus systems work after mechanical environmental testing, which simulated the launch of the spacecraft. The satellite has now progressed to the flight final phase of integration where it is undergoing final build-up to its…

Momentus will deploy a cubesat for the CUAVA Training Centre at the University of Sydney to its final orbit under an agreement announced Monday. Momentus will deploy the CUAVA-2 cubesat with its Vigoride orbital service vehicle on a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission set for October 2023. CUAVA-2 will be the second satellite to be launched…