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NASA to Launch Fleet of Hurricane-Tracking SmallSats
Nov 11, 2016 (JPL)
NASA is set to launch its first Earth science small satellite constellation, which will help improve hurricane intensity, track and storm surge forecasts, on De...
AsiaSat wins patent for effective satellite broadband connectivity to aircraft
Nov 09, 2016 (SPX)
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company Limited, Asia's leading satellite operator, has been granted a patent from the United States Patent and Trademark Offi...
SSL delivers powerful, high capacity broadband satellite for Hughes to Cape Canaveral
Nov 09, 2016 (SPX)
Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, and Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes), a subsidiary of EchoSta...
Airbus Defence and Space delivers satellite communications to Royal Air Force's Red Arrows
Nov 09, 2016 (SPX)
Airbus Defence and Space is delivering satellite communications to the UK Royal Air Force's Red Arrows tour of the Asia-Pacific and Middle East which will inclu...
NASA small satellites will take a fresh look at Earth
Nov 09, 2016 (SPX)
Beginning this month, NASA is launching a suite of six next-generation, Earth-observing small satellite missions to demonstrate innovative new approaches for st...
Sun-observing MinXSS CubeSat to yield insights into solar flare energetics
Nov 08, 2016 (SPX)
A small shoebox-sized satellite has recently proved that studying solar phenomena is not reserved only to large space observatories. The NASA-funded, Miniature ...
Optus achieves full certification of 4 teleports
Nov 04, 2016 (SPX)
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has announced that Optus Satellite has achieved Full Certification for its four primary teleports under WTA's recently laun...
Shared vision and goals for the future of Europe in space
Nov 02, 2016 (ESA)
A 'Joint Statement on Shared Vision and Goals for the Future of European Space' was signed by ESA Director General Jan Woerner and European Commissioner Elzbiet...
ISRO's World record bid: Launching 83 satellites on single rocket
Nov 02, 2016 (IANS)
Indian space agency ISRO is aiming for a world record by putting into orbit 83 satellites, two Indian and 81 foreign, on a single rocket in early 2017, a top of...
SSL delivers Sky Perfect JSAT satellite to Kourou
Nov 02, 2016 (SPX)
Space Systems Loral (SSL), a leading provider of innovative satellites and spacecraft systems, has announced that the JCSAT-15 satellite, which it designed and ...
Dream coming true for ISS-bound rookie French astronaut
Oct 26, 2016 (AFP)
First-time French astronaut Thomas Pesquet said Wednesday he was thrilled to go to space with two veterans from Russia and US, though slightly worried that they...
Airbus DS contracts with Intelsat General for European Defence Communications
Oct 21, 2016 (SPX)
Intelsat General, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intelsat, operator of the world's first Globalized Network, powered by its leading satellite backbone, has announ...
Final exams prepare Thomas Pesquet for launch
Oct 14, 2016 (ESA)
With a launch planned for the early morning of 16 November, ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and Roscosmos commander Oleg Novitsky fac...
Airbus DS in partnership with Orbital ATK to build EUTELSAT 5 West B
Oct 13, 2016 (SPX)
Airbus Defence and Space with Orbital ATK have been selected by Eutelsat, one of the world's leading satellite operators, to build the company's latest video sa...
Third party satellite launch order bookings for Isro stands at $42 million
Sep 30, 2016 (IANS)
India has a satellite launch order book of around $42 million for third parties. The country is also in discussions with others for contract manufacturing of me...
Airbus Expands its German Satellite Building Facility
Sep 26, 2016 (SPX)
Airbus Defence and Space is continuing to future-proof its site at Friedrichshafen, Germany, with the construction of a new Integrated Technology Centre (ITC). ...
Bangladesh inks loan agreement with HSBC for satellite project funding
Sep 14, 2016 (XNA)
Bangladesh has signed a 14 billion taka (about 180 million U.S. dollars) loan agreement with the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) to finance the...
$250 billion to supply and launch 1,450 satellites over 10 years
Sep 14, 2016 (SPX)
According to the 19th edition of the report Satellites to be Built and Launched (over the next ten years), due to be published later in September, Euroconsult a...
Brexit will change UK role in Europe's space programmes: ESA
Sep 14, 2016 (AFP)
Britain will stay in the European Space Agency when it leaves the EU, but will have to renegotiate terms to continue participating in certain projects, the ESA ...
Recycling a space antenna
Sep 09, 2016 (ESA)
A decommissioned ESA ground station from Australia will be returned to service in the Azores, highlighting an innovative reuse that benefits both the Agency and...
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