Focus: Europe

Globalstar Europe Satellite Services has revealed details of a key new deployment of its technology in Spain. The company announced Aug. 6 that its 550 SPOT Gen3 satellite enabled safety […]

Industry analysts from Berenberg Bank and Jefferies put European satellite operator Eutelsat under the microscope this week, issuing reports that largely praised the company for its recent acquisition of BigBlu […]

The Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) successfully placed two new satellites, Express-80 and Express-103, in geostationary orbit at 80 degrees East and 96.5 degrees East, respectively. The satellites will provide […]

On the day before most of Europe sets out on summer holiday, French satellite operator Eutelsat posted its full-year 2019-20 financial results and announced it acquired one of the continent’s […]

Primo Space, an early stage Italian venture fund focused on space startups has closed at about $68 million (58 million euros). The funds included contributions from the European Investment Fund […]

Hughes Network Systems is joining the U.K. Government and Bharti Enterprises in their acquisition of OneWeb. Hughes announced Monday that it will invest $50 million with the consortium, and continue […]

Smallspark Space Systems and Leaf Space, an Italian ground segment services provider, revealed on July 17 that they entered into an agreement to offer ground station services to the U.K. […]

U.S. Space Command reports it has evidence that Russia recently conducted an anti-satellite weapons test. In a Thursday announcement, Space Command said Russia released a new object into orbit from […]

Though it would be a challenge, it was evident that OneWeb’s project was groundbreaking. The company aimed to disrupt the space industry with its large satellite constellation – and that […]

Orange purchased all available capacity on the Eutelsat KONNECT satellite from Eutelsat Communications, which covers the entirety of France. Orange’s customers will receive high-speed fixed satellite broadband service starting in […]

Hispasat joined the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) — a global association that develops standards for mobile communications —  to work on the integration of satellites into the developing 5G […]

Arianespace has confirmed that it will launch its next three satellites on an expanded Ariane 5 rocket from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou at approximately 5:29 p.m. Tuesday, July […]

The UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) awarded a contract to Airbus Defense and Space worth more than £500 million ($632 million USD) to upgrade the capability of the Skynet military […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) selected Teledyne‘s e2v business unit to supply infrared detectors and imagery sensor technology for two ESA-funded Copernicus Sentinel satellite missions. Teledyne will supply infrared detectors […]

Airbus is ready to commence operational services on its EDRS-C satellite after completing in-orbit tests and establishing laser communications links to the European Space Agency (ESA) Copernicus Earth observation spacecraft, […]

“We were looking at the telemetry and going — ‘This isn’t right. This isn’t right. Something is definitely going wrong,’” said Doug Liddle, CEO of In-Space, recounting what it was […]

ManSat Group has appointed Rachel Beattie as CFO. Rachel joins the company from SMP Partners Group, having previously held various senior financial management roles within the online and digital technology […]

Skyrora has established an engine test complex in Scotland, and the complex has already seen the successful testing of two engines. The U.K.-based smallsat launcher said Tuesday that the complex […]

BBC Studios (BBCS) and its subsidiary UKTV have awarded SES a multi-year contract to manage the playout and distribution of over 50 linear channels, and associated Video on Demand (VOD) […]

Antenna Research Associates (ARA) has completed its acquisition of AQYR Technologies to broaden its business with AQYR’s satcom ground terminals. The newly acquired company will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary of […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus Defence and Space for major Copernicus environment missions, the agency announced Wednesday. Copernicus is the biggest provider of Earth Observation (EO) data […]

The United Kingdom is set to take a significant equity share in OneWeb in a groundbreaking deal. On Friday, July 3, OneWeb announced the U.K. government through the Secretary of […]

Hispasat extended its European and American maritime market partnership with solutions provider Syntelix for another two years, the Spanish telecommunications satellite operator announced July 2. Syntelix said it would use […]

The United States and United Kingdom have signed an agreement paving the way for U.S. companies to launch from U.K. spaceports. According to the U.S. Department of State, the agreement […]

The Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) has awarded GomSpace a contract to develop and deliver a military communications nanosatellite. GomSpace announced the contract, which is worth $2 million, on Wednesday.  […]

Satellite Mediaport Services (SMS Teleport), and siHealth, a healthcare technology solutions company, are partnering to use satellite technologies to provide cognitive mobile healthcare solutions, the two United Kingdom companies announced […]

In March, Russian state satellite operator RSCC announced that it was disconnecting the Ka-band transponders on its Express-AM6 satellite due to degradation of the spacecraft. The satellite originally entered service […]

Skyrora recently completed a full static fire test of a mobile launch complex with a Skylark L rocket — a milestone that the U.K. smallsat launch company said shows the vehicle […]

Intellian successfully completed sea trials for its v85NX antenna and received type approval from Telenor to provide Ka-band service from the operator’s Thor 7 satellite, both companies confirmed. The Intellian […]

Airbus has won the new satellite communications framework contract for military and civil missions of the European Union and its member states. Airbus announced Tuesday that the European Defence Agency […]