Focus: Europe

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 […]

Azercosmos has signed a partnership with TheAngle, which provides satellite network services in the Middle East. The two companies announced May 6 that they plan to provide communication services including […]

Curvalux UK and a government authority of Sheffield in South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, are jointly investing to open a telecommunications R&D center and production facility. Curvalux, which is developing and […]

Airbus Defence and Space will develop and manufacture the thermal infrared instrument for the TRISHNA climate monitoring satellite for the French Space Agency (CNES), the organizations announced Monday.  TRISHNA, (Thermal […]

Azercosmos has signed an agreement with satellite services company UltiSat to use the Azerspace-1 satellite to provide data services in the Middle East and Europe. Azerspace-1 was launched in 2013 […]

Oneweb has appealed to the [U.K.] Government for a rescue loan as the bankrupt satellite business hunts for a lifeline after a planned investment from Japanese giant SoftBank collapsed. The […]

Finnish startup Iceye has big ambitions — the smallsat company wants to do for satellite imagery what IBM did for computing in the ‘80s. “We want to democratize the technology, […]

Danish satellite operator Sternula is leading a consortium that plans to develop a network for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites delivering ice chart data to ships at sea. According to a […]

Most Airbus facilities in Spain are working to 3D print visors frames to protect healthcare personnel in the COVID-19 response, the company announced April 1. More than twenty 3D printers […]

  Cobham Aerospace Connectivity has received a contract from the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) to research advanced anti-jam techniques to protect navigation signals […]

Sen, a British space company working to provide real-time Ultra-High Definition (UHD) video of Earth, has signed a multi-million euro contract with NanoAvionics to build the first five nano-satellites of […]

Hispasat and PLD Space have agreed to work together to define the technical features and analyzing compatibility to launch services on board MIURA 5 launcher. This agreement that these companies […]

Exotrail has signed a contract with AAC Clyde Space, to equip its customer Eutelsat with propulsion solutions for its ELO 3 and ELO 4 spacecrafts. Exotrail plans for the contract […]

Huawei presented its 5G products and solutions in London on Thursday, claiming that the Chinese technology firm is supporting 41 telecom operators in their 5G commercial releases.  Yang Chaobin, President […]