The European Space Agency’s (ESA) ministerial meeting in Bremen, Germany, on November 26th has hit its first snag. The meeting was due to approve an overall €22.5 billion budget including expenditure for a major satellite constellation which would have seen a global intelligence, surveillance and reconnaisance project started. Now the 27-nation ministries have an additional […]

The United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) next mission – Leo 4 – will launch a batch of Amazon Leo satellites into their designated transfer orbits. The giant Atlas V rocket will carry 27 satellites, and the launch is set for December 15th with its launch window opening in the early morning hours at 3.52am (Eastern Time) […]

Eutelsat has announced the launch of a €670 million rights issue as part of its €1.5 billion capital raise to reinforce its financial structure and fund strategic ambitions. The announcement was expected, but there were also some extra details: · Subscription price: €1.35 per new share · Subscription ratio: 8 new shares for 11 existing […]

Toulouse-based Infinite Orbits, which recently struck a deal with Luxembourg-based satellite operator SES to build an in-orbit servicing satellite, has raised €40 million in fresh funding. The European Innovation Council Fund, Matterwave Ventures, Wind Capital, Balnord, IRDI Capital Investissement, and Newfund Capital participated in the cash-raising round and endorsing Infinite Orbits’ ability to secure a […]

The Canadian Space Agency is deepening its links with the European Space Agency (ESA) and is investing an extra C$528.5 million (€326.3m) into ESA programmes. This amount represents a tenfold increase compared to previous contributions and is set to advance research and development of Canadian-made space technologies for both civilian and defence purposes. “It will […]

During the Orange OpenTech event in Paris, Orange announced the launch of ‘Message Satellite’, a service that allows its customers based in mainland France to send and receive SMS messages as well as their geolocation via satellite when mobile or Wi-Fi coverage is unavailable. The service is currently available for use in France and 36 […]

SES has signed an agreement for a geostationary (GEO) satellite life extension mission with Infinite Orbits. The companies said the deal marks Europe’s first commercial satellite life extension mission. Endurance, a 750kg docking vehicle designed for life extension missions, will launch in late 2027 and dock with an unnamed SES GEO satellite following an in-orbit […]

GSOA has released its new paper, Promoting Synergy Among Communications Services, exploring how the unique strengths of different technologies contribute to broader, more inclusive connectivity when supported by a framework that encourages investment, innovation and fosters diverse networks solutions. At a time when the ITU’s World Telecommunication Development Conference 25 (WTDC25) is renewing global commitments […]

Analysts and researchers from Bryce Tech say that Iran is planning to launch 23 satellites this coming year. Bryce says that Iran already has 31 satellites in low Earth Orbit and has four active launch rockets at its disposal (Simorgh, Zuljanah, Qased, Qaem 100) and can use three launch sites (Semnan, Shahroud, Chabahar (in development)). […]