September 2020
High hopes for Brazil’s space ambitions
... (CLA), and for running the Barreira do Inferno Launch Center. Brazil’s Geostationary and Defense and Strategic Communications Satellite (SGDC) was launched from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana in 2017 for Brazilian government civil...
10 August 2016
Dellingr CubeSat Begins Environmental Testing
... and space science; and developing precursor science instruments like cutting-edge laser communications, satellite-to-satellite communications and autonomous movement capabilities. CubeSats are considered “nanosatellites”, and are measured in Units...
18 October 2017
Europe’s first all-electric telecom satellite breaks record
...end,” explains ESA structural engineer Mario Toso. The Eurostar E3000 is a generic satellite model most commonly used for commercial and military communication satellites manufactured by Airbus and the Eutelsat 172B is the first of six Eurostar E3000...
09 October 2019
The first satellite servicing spacecraft launches successfully
...-ever docking between two spacecraft near geostationary orbit early next year, so that it can reinvigorate the communications satellite; a life extension service that will cost Intelsat around $13 million per year for the next five...
11 January 2019
Revolutionary "Chameleon" satellite ready for final assembly
... perform all manner of changes while it is in orbit, such as adjusting the satellite’s coverage, frequency, power, and even orbital position. "Communications satellites like EUTELSAT QUANTUM that can be reprogrammed to adapt coverage and connectivity...
14 April 2021
Satellite support for Scottish seafood industry
... change in the fishing industry - from cutting edge 'agile space', whereby satellites are launched to perform bespoke research for specific challenges; to communication satellites that can track vessels, and land-mapping, which has so far mapped...
