Focus: Europe

ESI’s vibro-acoustic simulation software VA was used to successfully complete a European Space Agency (ESA) contract. German space application provider Space Structures, a customer of ESI, completed a carbon-fiber composite […]

A new integral partnership is helping to develop the European Commission’s initiative of a Single European Sky. Single European Sky Air Traffic Management System (SESAR) Deployment Manager and the European […]

The World Teleport Association (WTA) revealed that Central European Telecom Services (CETel) achieved Tier Three full certification of its teleport under WTA’s Teleport Certification Program. CETel became the eighth European […]

Through a partnership with Viasat, Finnair has launched a new high-speed internet service on its narrow-body Airbus fleet on European flights. From today onwards, Finnair customers will enjoy in-flight internet […]

  As part of the Beam Hopping Emulator for Satellite Systems (BEHOP) project funded by the European Space Agency (ESA), The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in conjunction with […]

It has been a momentous week for the U.K. space industry with the government unveiling ambitious plans to take the industry to the next level. Scotland in particular is on […]

Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) has been selected to provide the pathfinder mission payload for the initial launch of the U.K. Spaceflight Program, which is an initiative to create a world-leading […]

Today has been a pivotal day for the United Kingtom space industry. The U.K. government announced definitive plans for new spaceports, which will enhance its satellite and rocket launch capabilities. […]

  GomSpace A/S and the Spanish company Aistech signed a contract for six standard nanosatellites platforms and the assembly, integration, and verification of AISTECH’s 10 Danu spacecraft, to be built on […]

A consortium led by Airbus Defense and Space, and involving Planet, IGN-France and Space4environment, awarded a multi-million Euro contract to UrtheCast and its subsidiary Deimos Imaging, to provide a large […]

ArianeGroup launched the production line (named “B-Line”) for its P120C solid propellant booster nozzles at its Le Haillan, France site. The nozzles will be produced for the solid rocket booster […]

European big data and cybersecurity company Atos launched Atos SkyMon Interference Localization System (ILS) Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT), a new satellite monitoring and geolocation system designed to detect, localize, […]

Following the rejection of a $3.2 billion takeover bid from EchoStar, U.K. satellite operator Inmarsat is now under pressure to show its vision of the future, said Berenberg satellite equity analyst […]

Ericsson has rebranded its media solutions business in a major strategic move, the company announced July 10.  The new busines, MediaKind, will be the new identity for Ericsson’s Media Solutions […]

The European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) are joining forces to boost the European space sector in Europe. Ambroise Fayolle, vice president of the EIB, and […]

U.K. satellite operator Avanti Communications is set to receive more than $20 million from the Indonesia government in August as the result of a legal action it brought against the […]

Globecomm has been boosted by a key deal with a major German shipping company. The company, a provider of maritime connectivity services, is supplying its global Ku-band Very Small Aperture […]

Goonhilly Earth Station, a U.K. space company, has launched its roadmap for commercial space communications, space exploration, data services, and engineering design. These new services will be provided in part […]

Virgin Orbit has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sitael, a privately owned Italian space company, to collaborate on investments including orbital launches and future launch system evolution. Sitael previously […]

British mobile satellite operator Inmarsat has rejected a 2.45 billion pound ($3.2 billion) bid from U.S.-based satellite group EchoStar, stating that the offer “very significantly undervalued” the company and its […]

SES selected Rohde & Schwarz’s R&S PKU amplifier for uplink signal transmission during its first ever 8K television broadcast over satellite, the companies announced July 5. The demo broadcast took […]

Airbus completed construction and integration of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Characterising Exoplanet Satellite (CHEOPS) at its Madrid-Barajas facility in Spain, putting the satellite on track for its scheduled launch […]

Arianespace expects to fall short of a planned record number of launches in 2018, according to Reuters. Although the firm iitially planned for 14 launches, the company now expects to […]

Planet and Airbus have signed an agreement that will see the two companies developing a suite of new geospatial solutions.  The two companies will provide customers with a comprehensive range […]

A satellite communications gateway managed by DataPath and the U.S. Air Force was selected for a U.S. Defense Information System Agency’s (DISA) Facility of the Year award. The facility, located […]

A spacecraft that will demonstrate a range of innovative technologies to clean up space debris has been deployed from the International Space Station (ISS) and will soon begin its experiments […]

M7 Group has deployed Harmonic’s Ultra-HD video processing solution for live video distribution of the FIFA 2018 World Cup, the world’s largest soccer competition which began on June 14 and […]

NAGRA and MTM have disclosed the findings of the 2018 Pay-TV Innovation Forum, a research program that brings together leading pay-TV and TV network executives to explore the challenges and […]

Airbus has opened its Space Academy in Toulouse, France to help train customers in the operation of satellites and space systems that are acquired from the company. When a customer […]

iDirect, SES, Broadpeak, i2CAT and the University of Surrey, all members of the SaT5G consortium, have demonstrated a major milestone in the research, development and validation of key principles for […]