Satellites

A recent bid protest and government report have heightened scrutiny of the Space Development Agency’s rapid acquisition model.

Those payloads are collecting “all kinds of very interesting data” on Beijing’s network of space surveillance satellites, Space RCO Director Kelly Hammett said.

The Space Systems Center plans to expand the reach of the optical crosslinks in stages.

The service on March 5 said it planned to award a sole-source contract to Boeing for the work that it aims to have completed before next Oct. 1.

Civilian cellular network technology has many military uses.

Both entities shrunk optical systems to fit inside 6U cubesats.

The tests were on behalf of Japan’s Space Compass Corporation and telecoms partner NTT Docomo.

The Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:24 p.m. EST March 2.

The geostationary orbit (GEO) spacecraft is to demonstrate space domain awareness and intelligence gathering capabilities.

The agency has faced development challenges and delays.

“SES today finds itself in a vastly more competitive environment than anything it has ever faced in its history,” Appaloosa said.

In recent hearings in the House and Senate, lawmakers aimed to bring a fresh focus to the longtime debate.

Up to 4.2 million people living in rural areas in select European Union (EU) countries could be served by an LEO satellite constellation by 2030.

Unseen Labs’ satellites pick up radio frequencies emitted by ships.

Threatened Trump administration tariffs risk driving up space industry costs and could particularly encumber startups, space executives argue.

The Singapore-headquartered company is also looking into new technologies.

SES CEO Adel Al-Saleh says there are several contractual protections to ensure industry does not take a bath on the multi-billion-dollar project.

Newcomers in Europe, some born from public institutions, are riding the wave of booming demand for data.

During the technology trial, a 5G user terminal on Earth successful connected to the OneWeb satellite, Eutelsat said on Feb. 24.

Leading the seed funding round was MetaVC Partners with participation from Entrada Ventures and Blue Collective.

The airframer faces challenges on several fronts in leaving stubborn problems in its wake this year.

The RFI for Space Weather Geostationary Series (SW GEO) Spacecraft was issued on Feb. 18.

India has established a $58 million state-backed fund for space startups, the latest sign of its determination to become a major player in commercial space.

A system for France and Italy to share information and tasking across militaries regarding their Earth-observation capabilities has entered service.

The Airbus CEO says talks with Leonardo and Thales to fix an overcapacity problem in European satellite development and production could lead to creating a combined entity modeled on missile-maker MBDA.