At its 315th session on 22 and 23 March 2023, the ESA Council approved a series of nominations and extensions of contracts for ESA directors:

The two spacecraft forming ESA’s Proba-3 mission for precise formation flying in orbit are now complete. All the instruments and sensors allowing them to manoeuvre to millimetre scale precision relative to one another have been integrated aboard, and the pair are fully wrapped in multi-layer insulation – ready to be tested in simulated space conditions.

An international team of researchers has used the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope to measure the temperature of the rocky exoplanet TRAPPIST-1 b. The measurement is based on the planet’s thermal emission: heat energy given off in the form of infrared light detected by Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI). The result indicates that the planet’s dayside has a temperature of about 500 kelvins (roughly 230°C), and suggests that it has no significant atmosphere.

Melville NY (SPX) Mar 24, 2023
Comtech has announced in collaboration with three global technology leaders: Cloud Signals, Hellas Sat, and a leading Mobile Network Operator (MNO), that the companies successfully tested and validated 5G connectivity over a satellite network in Greece. During the demonstration, a commercial 5G node was connected to the leading MNO's 5G testbed network and relayed over a satellite link pro

Graz, Austria (SPX) Mar 24, 2023
India-based full-stack space-engineering solutions provider Dhruva Space and France-based satellite operator and global connectivity provider Kineis have inked a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA), marking a partnership where both companies will collaborate to establish space and ground infrastructure to scale the diversity and impact of satellite-based solutions. With 9 satellites in orbit, Ki

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 24, 2023
Washington DC (SPX) Mar 24, 2023 Smallsat mission integrator and bus manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) has received an order for three further satellites from 5G telecoms operator OQ Technology. They will be added to OQ Technology's existing constellation, turning the company into the largest 5G NB-IoT (narrowband Internet of things) satellite operator in the world. It is

Christchurch, New Zealand (SPX) Mar 24, 2023
Dawn Aerospace, a leading space transportation company, reports that it has been selected to provide satellite propulsion systems for Lynk, the world's leading satellite-direct-to-standard-phone telecoms company. The partnership will enable Lynk to enhance deployment, life extension, collision avoidance, and de-orbit capabilities as its satellite constellation of 'cell towers in space' grows.

Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Mar 24, 2023
Sidus Space, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIDU), a Space-as-a-Service satellite company focused on mission-critical hardware manufacturing; multi-disciplinary engineering services; satellite design, production, launch planning, mission operations; and in-orbit support, announced an agreement with SatLab to implement its second-generation automated identification system (AIS) technology into the Company's Lizzie

Greensboro NC (SPX) Mar 24, 2023
Guerrilla RF, Inc. (OTCQX: GUER), a leading provider of state-of-the-art RF and microwave communications solutions, has announced that its robust 2022 investments in research and development (R and D) produced a 33% increase in its number of engineering tape-outs-from 31 tape-outs in 2021 to 41 in 2022-all targeting the high-growth 5G, cellular booster, automotive, and satellite communications m