The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed a two-launch contract with Arianespace for the launch of two of its communications satellites: GSAT-30 and GSAT-31 with GSAT-30 to fly first probably in Q4 2018. GSAT-31 will be based on an enhanced I-2K...
The UK-based life-extension satellite services spacecraft supplier, Effective Space Solutions, has signed up IAI (Israeli Aerospace Industries) to build its new Space Drone system. Under the deal IAI will invest in the Space Drone concept – a spacecraft which...
According to Space News, with the backing of the French space agency CNES, the maritime tracking firm CLS, has set up a new company Kineiss, to create a 20-satellite “Internet of Things” IOT communications constellation of 25kg 16U Cubesats to maintain...
After taking over responsibility for marketing commercial launches of the Atlas V rocket from Lockheed Martin in January, the United Launch Alliance, has something to crow about. It emerged ahead of both Space X and Arianespace, which both already hold Viasat bookings...
At 0445 GMT on 10 September 2018, a SpaceX-operated Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket took off from the Cape Canaveral launch site. Aboard was the 7,070 kg heavyweight communications satellite Telstar 18 Vantage/APSTAR 5C spacecraft which was successfully injected into...
Florence Parly, the French Minister of Defence, has accused Russia of using one of its communications satellites, Luch (Olymp-K), to have electronically eavesdropped on the Franco-Italian military ATHENA-FIDUS mission. Having allegedly previously done the same to two...
