Focus: Europe

The Finnish Ministry of Defense is looking to purchase satellites from Iceye for intelligence and surveillance capabilities from space, under a new letter of intent announced June 27.  The letter […]

GomSpace will build 18 satellites for an unnamed European tech firm under a 19.5 million euros ($22.7 million) contract.  GomSpace described the customer as a “disruptor in space-based communications backed […]

The European Commission released its proposal for the EU Space Act to create a single market for space activities in the EU and put new requirements on space operators regarding […]

Iceye has won another deal aimed at Europe’s defense market. It has won a contract with the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) as it looks to establish a sovereign, space-based […]

A new report from the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI) shows that Europe’s space sector attracted a record 1.5 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in investment in 2024, a 54% year […]

The French government is increasing its stake in Eutelsat Group as part of capital raise, and the French armed forces ministry, DGA, reached a framework agreement for satellite services from […]

The European Space Agency (ESA), Thales Alenia Space and Blue Origin are teaming up as they look to co-operate in areas such as human spaceflight, science, technology and commercial capabilities. […]

ICEYE has made inroads into Portugal with a breakthrough SAR satellite deal. The Portuguese Air Force, a branch of the Portuguese Armed Forces is purchasing one ICEYE SAR satellite, a […]

ETL Systems has won a new amplifier deal with SES. It will supply a range of advanced High Power Amplifiers (HPAs) for SES’s ground stations. The award follows ETL Systems’ […]

The European Commission granted unconditional approval for SES’s acquisition of Intelsat, issuing a determination that the combination does not raise competition concerns in the European Economic Area (EEA).  The EC […]

BAE Systems and Hanwha Systems have signed a new MoU to develop a multi-sensor satellite system to collect radio frequency (RF) and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data.   Announcing the MoU […]

Orange has signed a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat Group for Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity solutions.  Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed in the June 5 announcement, but the […]

Global satellite operator SES hired former Aerojet Rocketdyne executive Elisabeth (Lisa) Pataki as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO), the company announced June 6th. She will take over for Sandeep Jalan […]

Ovzon has received its largest contract to-date from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), for an integrated satcom solution that includes satellite network services, mobile terminals, and customer support.  The […]

Satellite manufacturer EnduroSat has raised 43 million euros in investment led by Founders Fund, to scale production of its Gen3 satellite platform in the 200-500 kg class. EnduroSat is based […]

It’s a “good news, bad news” scenario for global launch services market leader SpaceX, as the company won a multi-launch deal for its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket and also received […]

Another 20 companies have been selected for the CASSINI Business Accelerator program, an initiative of the European Commission (EC) and European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). It was […]

Space technology could be used going forward to detect water leakage throughout the U.K. thanks to an interesting new project called ‘Space Eye.’ Researchers at the University of Wolverhampton, alongside […]

Circuits Integrated Hellas (CIH) has launched a new chipset platform ‘Kythrion’ as it looks to provide a more efficient platform for Earth Observation (EO) data. The platform is currently undergoing […]

PARIS —  There is a newfound urgency toward space cybersecurity in Europe. Josef Aschbacher, director general of the European Space Agency (ESA), keynoted CySat 2025 in Paris, underlying a new […]

U.K.-based Space Forge raised a 22.6 million pound ($30 million) Series A round this week, to further its plans for in-space manufacturing. The NATO Innovation Fund led the round with […]

Eutelsat Group reported 300 million euros ($335 million) in revenue in the third quarter of its 2024-25 fiscal year, down 1.9% year-over-year.  Notably, Eutelsat reported a 10% year-over-year increase in […]

Rocket Lab’s first quarter 2025 results on Thursday came with a slate of announcements — a new launch contract from the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory for the upcoming Neutron […]

Iceye has made key moves in Germany and Spain as it continues to grow its presence in Europe. In Germany, it has signed an MoU with German defense manufacturer Rheinmetall […]

Planet Labs Germany, part of the Planet Group, signed government deal in Germany as the German government looks to improve its water and land management from space. Planet signed a […]

Eutelsat Group has appointed Orange France CEO Jean-François Fallacher to lead the satellite operator as CEO, replacing Eva Berneke. Eutelsat announced the change on Monday morning after a board decision […]

Revenues in the Airbus Defence and Space segment were up 11% year over-year in the first quarter, as Airbus reported Q1 2025 results on Thursday. CEO Guillaume Faury expressed support […]

Arianespace has completed its second major launch of the year and the first involving its Vega C launcher in 2025. It has launched the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer […]

French satellite service provider E-Sat signed a distribution agreement to deliver Eutelsat OneWeb broadband services in Europe, the company announced last week.  E-Sat will sell the full suite of Low-Earth […]

German-based satellite manufacturer Reflex Aerospace is teaming up with U.S.-based synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company Umbra to provide SAR solutions to Europe.  Under the agreement announced Wednesday, Umbra will customize […]