by Matt Wilson | Jan 20, 2021 | Constellation, Satellites, Seradata News, Space politics, Technology
The European Commission has selected its providers for the second-generation of its Galileo satellite navigation system. The announcement was released on 20 January identifying European industry stalwarts Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space as the...
by Matt Wilson | Jan 15, 2021 | Constellation, Finance, Seradata News
In a surge of activity OneWeb – recently purchased by a British/Indian interest – has applied to the US FCC for a “minor” amendment to its Phase 2 constellation proposal. Two days later, on 15 January, it announced US$400 million in further...
by Matt Wilson | Oct 28, 2020 | Constellation, Finance, History, Seradata News
The Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York announced its approval of the joint British/Indian takeover bid of Chapter 11 company OneWeb on 2 October. This allows the sale of the company to take place and it is hoped this will be completed by the end of...
by Matt Wilson | Oct 16, 2020 | Constellation, COTS, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News, Technology
An American subsidiary, Telesat U.S. Services, of Canadian global FSS operator Telesat was awarded a satellite production contract on 14 October. The contract was handed down by the US DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), a military technology research...
by Matt Wilson | Oct 6, 2020 | commercial launch services, Constellation, Launches, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX
Launching at 1129 GMT on 6 October from Cape Canaveral, USA, a SpaceX mission carrying the 12th operational batch of 60 Starlink satellites reached LEO. The mission utilised the company’s Falcon 9 launch vehicle, and made use of a first-stage for the third time....
by Matt Wilson | Oct 6, 2020 | Constellation, Military space, Satellites, Seradata News, SpaceX, Technology
The Space Development Agency (SDA), USA, on 5 October announced it had awarded satellite development contracts to two companies. The contracts cover the inaugural, “Tranche 0”, satellites for a planned missile warning and tracking constellation. US...
