Haarlem, Netherlands (SPX) Nov 15, 2021
Planet, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, has entered into an agreement to acquire VanderSat, a leading provider of advanced earth data and analytics. VanderSat's innovative products help customers better measure and understand water management and crop health in major markets. Planet intends to leverage VanderSat's technologies and products in further pursuit of b

Luxembourg (SPX) Nov 19, 2021
SES has ordered two geostationary (GEO) Ku-band satellites for its prime orbital slot at 19.2 degrees East to maintain the premium services it provides to its European video customers and to capture new opportunities in the region. These two replacement satellites - ASTRA 1P and ASTRA 1Q - will be built by Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%) and are expec

Milpitas CA (SPX) Nov 19, 2021
Teledyne e2v HiRel has announced availability of 3 new radiation dosimeter models that further broaden its popular range of radiation measurement devices. Aimed at high altitude aerospace applications and all space applications from GEO satellites and LEO constellations to scientific exploration, each new model occupies minimal volume and adds only 17g weight to any mission. For many space

Brisbane, Australia (SPX) Nov 18, 2021
Australian cyber security company BITSCore has successfully tested two sets of software algorithms on a sub-orbital rocket launched in Queensland, Australia, just a week after testing them on the International Space Station. The software will help providers to upgrade onboard satellite cyber security as they join the 5G network, and allow satellite customers to request "ride-share" tasking

Nuneaton UK (SPX) Nov 18, 2021
Europe's leading automotive engineering consultancy, HORIBA MIRA confirmed that its collaboration with GMV NSL to develop new and improved passenger car platooning solutions on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA) will move into a live trials phase in Q1 2022, encompassing both simulated and physical testing during 2022. The ground-breaking project aims to advance platooning - the pro

Fairfax VA (SPX) Nov 19, 2021
CGI has been selected by the General Services Administration (GSA) for the multi-award ASTRO Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. This 10-year award provides CGI the opportunity to compete for task orders with an unlimited ceiling value to research, develop, support, maintain and operate manned, unmanned and optionally manne platforms and robotics, such as satellites, launch

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 18, 2021
Optus, Australia's largest and most experienced satellite owner and operator, has selected Arianespace to provide launch services for Optus 11, the replacement for its D1 Satellite. The replacement of D1 is planned for 2023 and will see Optus' next generation satellite, Optus 11, launch into orbit. This next generation satellite, the Asia-Pacific region's first software-defined high throug

Washington DC (Sputnik) Nov 18, 2021
The United States is still characterising the damage from an anti-satellite missile test allegedly conducted by Russia earlier this week, US Space Command Deputy Commander John Shaw said on Wednesday. "We are still characterising this event. We expect the debris will grow over time," Shaw said. The Deputy Commander explained that the debris will become a threat that will eventually h

Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 18, 2021
Last month, the Financial Times reported that China carried out two hypersonic weapons tests of a new "fractional orbital bombardment" system this past summer involving a hypersonic glide vehicle which America "does not currently possess." Beijing maintains the testing involved a "routine" trial of reusable space rocket technology. Pentagon second-in-command Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman

Wright-Patterson AFB OH (SPX) Nov 18, 2021
A team of scientists at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory's Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFRL/AFOSR), currently leads a collaborative research and experimentation effort that could aid development of hypersonic systems. "[Hypersonics] capability is so important [to] DOD's need to deter and defeat the U.S.'s great-power comp