Canadian manufacturer MDA has signed another satellite antenna deal, this time with Airbus OneWeb satellites for Ka-band steerable antennas, the companies announced Monday. MDA and Airbus OneWeb Satellites did not specify a specific program for the satellite antennas, but said they will be integrated into the Arrow smallsat bus line. "We are pleased to be…

KT SAT Corporation has signed a contract with Thales Alenia Space for the Geostationary (GEO) Koreasat 6A communications satellite, based on the Spacebus 4000B2 platform. KT SAT and Thales announced the deal on Monday. Koreasat 6A will replace the current Koreasat 6 satellite positioned at 116 degrees East, which launched in 2010. The satellite will…

NanoAvionics is expanding its flagship satellite bus line with a larger bus to meet customer demand for microsats. The company announced Wednesday it is adding the MP42H and the MP42D to its product line based on its flagship MP42 bus. The MP42D is double the size of the MP42 bus, and can accommodate payloads of…

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…