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  • ST Engineering iDirect and G&S SatCom Secures SIG Award for Network Innovation

    ST Engineering iDirect and G&S SatCom received the Satellite Innovation Group (SIG) Cooperation of the Year award for their joint work to unify network and service management for satellite operators. The award recognizes how the integration of G&S SatConnect® into ST Engineering iDirect’s next-generation Intuition ground system addresses key industry challenges and drives innovation in satellite communications,…

  • China launches two new satellites

    China on Thursday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, placing two new satellites into space. The rocket blasted off at 6:51 a.m. (Beijing Time) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province and sent the pair of satellites, Siwei Gaojing-2 05 and Siwei Gaojing-2 06, into their preset orbit. It was the…

  • SatVu HotSat-2 to Launch on the SpaceX Transporter-16 Rideshare

    SatVu, the UK-based leader in high-resolution thermal Earth observation, announced that HotSat-2 has completed launch integration and is ready for launch aboard the Transporter-16 rideshare mission with SpaceX no earlier than later this month from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.  HotSat-2, the second satellite in the SatVu constellation, uses mid-wave infrared (MWIR) sensors to deliver…

  • Kymeta Introduces KuKa Multi-Band Terminal for Multi-Orbit Connectivity

    Kymeta Corporation, the world-leading flat-panel satellite terminal manufacturer, reveals specifications for its first multi-band, multi-orbit, single aperture antenna as part of a revolutionary new user terminal set to make other SATCOM technologies secondary when mission comes first.   Named in development as the ‘Kymeta KuKa 8 Series’, this next-generation electronically steered user terminal has the…

  • Novi Space Advances AI-Driven Satellite Technology with Edge Computing

    Novi Space is advancing satellite technology through a vertically integrated approach that combines on-board computing, smart satellite platforms and in-space AI processing. By shifting data processing from ground systems to space-based infrastructure, the company enables faster insights, reduced data transmission requirements and more efficient satellite operations across a wide range of missions. With a focus…

  • Rakon Opens ISO-8 Cleanroom in France for Next-Generation Satellite Subsystems

    Rakon announces that its new ISO-8 cleanroom in Pont-Sainte-Marie, France, dedicated to producing space subsystems for the next generation of satellite constellations, is now fully operational. The facility expands Rakon’s Space manufacturing footprint in France and significantly increases production capacity for its flight-ready Space GNSS Receivers and Master Reference Oscillator (MRO) subsystems, two cornerstone products…

  • China’s Smart Dragon-3 rocket launches satellites from sea

    A Smart Dragon-3 rocket lifted off on Sunday in east China’s Shandong Province, sending the satellite group CentiSpace 02 into the planned orbit. The rocket blasted off at 11:49 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the sea near the city of Haiyang. Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center conducted the offshore launch mission.

  • SES to Deploy mesosphere MEO Satellite Network

    SES, a space solutions company, announced it will deploy meoSphere, a next-generation medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite network targeted for operation by 2030 and designed to significantly boost the company’s MEO network capacity. The program launches with a close collaboration designed for efficient satellite production. SES will pair its own software-defined payloads, being developed and…

  • SWISSto12 Opens Switzerland’s Largest Satellite Integration Facility

    SWISSto12, one of the world’s fastest-growing aerospace companies and a leading manufacturer of advanced satellite systems, announced the inauguration of its largest ever cleanroom, a 1,000 m² purpose-built assembly facility for the industrial-scale production of its HummingSat satellite. The platform leverages proprietary 3D printing technology to deliver a faster-built, cost-effective and more compact satellite, which…

  • China successfully launches new test satellite

    China successfully sent a new test satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, located in the country’s northwest, on Friday. The Shiyan-33 satellite was launched at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2C carrier rocket, with the Yuanzheng-1S (Expedition-1S) upper stage attached to the rocket. The satellite has successfully reached its preset…