Category: space

First Flight Hardware Being Manufactured and Launch on Track for 2021 Today, United Launch Alliance (ULA) CEO Tory Bruno gave an update on the continued progress of the Vulcan Centaur during a ULA media event at the 35th Space Symposium. “As the nation faces growing threats in the space environment, ULA is unleashing the energy Read More

Four additional satellites will seamlessly scale SES’s MEO constellation which has positively impacted millions of people with low-latency, high-performance data connectivity services, and mark transition into next-gen MEO system photo caption: O3b Satellites Roar into Space, Scaling SES's MEO Constellation Four O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites were successfully launched by Arianespace at the Guiana Read More

Dividend of EUR 0.80 per A-share approved SES (Euronext Paris and Luxembourg Stock Exchange: SESG) held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) today in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. The shareholders approved all proposed resolutions, notably the company's 2018 accounts and the proposed dividend of EUR 0.80 per A-share, which will be paid to shareholders on 25 April 2019 Read More

Prospects for the Small Satellite Market presents the various factors that will drive/inhibit growth in demand for small satellites over the next 10 years. This report considers satellites by four mass categories, six regions, six satellite applications and five manufacturer typologies. The author anticipates that about 7,000 smallsats will be launched, at an average of Read More

L’agence d’exploration aérospatiale japonaise JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) et Toyota Motor Corporation annoncent qu’ils vont étudier la possibilité d’une collaboration dans le domaine de l’exploration spatiale internationale. Dans un premier temps, la JAXA et Toyota entendent poursuivre et accélérer une étude conjointe1 en cours, portant sur un véhicule habité et pressurisé2, entraîné par un Read More

Powerful satellite with high throughput spot beams and wide beams will elevate viewing and connectivity experiences to meet diverse needs of video, fixed data, mobility and government customers SES announced today that its newest satellite, SES-12, is now ready to serve its video, fixed data, mobility and government customers across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Read More

Euramec, the European flight simulation manufacturer, chooses Canada as a future sales and maintenance site. Euramec NV will continue to develop advanced Flight Training Devices for the global markets from the head office in Belgium. The company structure however is being adjusted to reflect the needs of customers Bert Buyle, CEO: “Our efforts in international Read More

Four new satellites to scale up the only fully-funded and proven non-geostationary constellation providing the world’s only low-latency, fibre-like connectivity for data services delivered from space Four new O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites have arrived safely at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, in preparation for launch by a Soyuz rocket from Read More

NASA’s Launch Services Program announced today that it selected United Launch Alliance’s (ULA’s) proven Atlas V vehicle to launch the Lucy mission, which is the first mission to Jupiter’s swarm of Trojan asteroids. This award resulted from a competitive Launch Service Task Order evaluation under the NASA Launch Services II contract. “We could not be Read More

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket carrying a critical payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) denoted NROL-71 lifted off from Space Launch Complex-6 on Jan. 19 at 11:10 a.m. PST. The mission is in support of our country’s national defense. “Congratulations to our team and mission partners for successfully delivering this Read More