Focus: Europe

Thales Alenia Space is partnering with Italian startup Miprons to develop a satellite propulsion system that uses water as fuel. Miprons, based in Rome, has a proprietary technology for a […]

The United Kingdom has made its space ambitions clear in the past year, as the government released its first national space policy, with plans to invest hundreds of millions of […]

Viasat’s United Kingdom subsidiary was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a study on to evaluate a multi-layered satellite communications system. The study, which Viasat announced Tuesday, […]

Telefónica is collaborating with Sateliot to develop a dual 5G NB-IoT connectivity service, the companies announced July 20.  The Spanish telecommunications company is collaborating with satellite IoT company Sateliot, also […]

Eutelsat’s Konnect VHTS satellite is on the way to French Guiana ahead of a launch planned for Sept. 6. Arianespace will launch the satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, on […]

Raytheon Technologies on Monday said its United Kingdom-based subsidiary has agreed to acquire another U.K.-based company, Northern Space and Security Ltd. (NORSS), that specializes in space domain awareness. Terms of […]

Portuguese startup Neuraspace rolled out its space traffic management platform this week, aimed at satellite operators, insurers, regulators and policy makers. The Neuraspace platform is an automated solution designed to […]

The European Space Agency gave Thales Alenia Space and QinetiQ a study contract to pave the way for small multi-mission satellites to operate in Very Low-Earth Orbit (VLEO). In the […]

NanoAvionics, the highly touted, Lithuanian startup small satellite company is set to be acquired by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) under a deal announced earlier this month. The acquisition could enable NanoAvionics […]

Skyrora has opened a large new manufacturing and production facility in the U.K., which it claims to be the largest of its kind in the nation. This new facility in […]

Planet has won a new contract with one of Germany’s federal agencies. The company announced July 13 that it had signed a contract with the German Federal Agency for Cartography […]

On Wednesday, the European Space Agency (ESA) executed a successful first launch of the Vega C, which it says will expand launch access and flexibility. Arianespace is now preparing to […]

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 […]

Kleos Space’s U.K subsidiary is setting up operations at the Space Park Leicester research hub. Kleos plans for the new UK facility to provide access to a tech community, and […]

SatixFy Communications confirmed Wednesday that its electronically steered multi-beam array achieved a high-speed, low-latency 5G backhaul link with a OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation satellite during a June 28 demonstration […]

Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace is acquiring smallsat manufacturer NanoAvionics under a deal announced Tuesday, valuing NanoAvionics at 65 million euros ($67 million). Kongsberg will acquire 77% of the […]

Satellite operator Eutelsat has just been granted ISO 14001 certification for its teleport in Turin, Italy, the company announced June 10. Issued by Bureau Veritas, a leader in certification services, […]

Inmarsat and the European Space Agency (ESA) recently signed a new contract to globalize the Iris air traffic modernization program. Iris, developed in a public-private partnership launched by ESA, is […]

U.K.-based Satellite Vu will provide climate change data from its thermal monitoring satellites to the United Kingdom real estate market through a partnership with Landmark Information Group.  Satellite Vu and […]

Polish space company SatRev is partnering with a local economic entity to build Poland’s first nanosatellite factory in Legnica, Poland. SatRev announced the partnership with Legnica Special Economic Zone on […]

A team of U.K. companies led by Inmarsat has broadcast a satellite navigation signal in a project to explore a United Kingdom sovereign positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) system. Inmarsat […]

Astroscale’s U.K. subsidiary received 14.8 million euros ($16 million) in funding from the European Space Agency (ESA) for its ELSA-M servicer mission, which is developed in partnership with OneWeb, the […]

Benchmark Space Systems is the latest U.S. space company to invest in the United Kingdom. The company announced May 24 that it had opened a manufacturing and testing facility northwest […]

Norwegian company Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace has ordered three microsatellites from NanoAvionics for a space-based maritime surveillance mission. The companies announced the deal May 18, financial terms were not disclosed.   […]

Eutelsat Communications reported double-digit growth in both Fixed Broadband and Mobility segment in the third quarter of 2022, which the operator said highlights “significant potential” in connectivity.  Eutelsat reported its […]

OneWeb and Telefonica have signed an MoU to improve connectivity services across Europe and Latin America. The companies said that OneWeb’s Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity will allow Telefonica to offer […]

Exotrail has won a new contract with the French government to deliver bespoke simulation and mission analysis software to the French Space Command (CDE). The contract is with the Defence […]

Russia is responsible for cyber attacks against commercial satellite communications networks in late February to disrupt Ukraine’s command and control efforts at the outset of Russia’s invasion of the country, […]

SES’s Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite network will now be part of the government satcom-grade satellite communications platform that it has developed with the co-funding of the European Space Agency (ESA). […]

EchoStar Mobile Limited, a subsidiary of EchoStar Corporation launched an early adopter program for a European satellite-based LoRa Internet of Things (IoT) service. The program will allow participants in sectors […]