GHGSat revealed Thursday that it has successfully completed the first portion of Series B funding, raising $30 million. This brings the company's total funding to $55 million. GHGSat is a provider of high-resolution greenhouse gas monitoring from space, and this new funding will help accelerate construction of its fleet of emissions detecting satellites. GHGSat is…

Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat) has selected Airbus to build Thuraya 4-NGS, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) next-generation L-band telecommunications satellite. This milestone order will come with an overhaul of Yahsat’s space and ground platforms. The satellite is scheduled for operation in 2024. The satellite will increase capacity and coverage over Europe, Africa, Central Asia,…

Arabsat contracted Airbus to build the BADR-8 telecommunications satellite. BADR-8 will replace and increase Arabsat’s capacity at the BADR hotspot at 26 degrees East. Additionally, the BADR-8 satellite will be based on the Airbus Eurostar Neo electric orbit raising platform, and will include the Airbus-developed TELEO optical communications payload demonstrator. The satellite is scheduled for…

Northrop Grumman conducted its first ground test of an extended length 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL) in Promontory, Utah on Thursday. This variation of the company’s GEM 63 strap-on booster was developed in partnership with United Launch Alliance (ULA) to provide additional lift capability to the Vulcan Centaur vehicle. The motor fired for approximately…