Orbex working towards 2025 first launch Original Publication Date: 2024-08-18 23:05 Orbex is developing a small launch vehicle for smallsats in constellations. Chief executive Phil Chambers said the company is shooting for a 2025 launch. He said Orbex still plans to focus on the small end of ...

Indian solid SSLV rocket launches Earth observation satellite Original Publication Date: 2024-08-16 09:54 India successfully launched its third SSLV Thursday, placing an Earth observation satellite into orbit. The rocket carried the experimental Earth observation EOS-08 spacecraft into its ...

Space Development Agency shaking up how the military buys satellites Original Publication Date: 2023-08-11 10:00 The Pentagon has spent the bulk of its massive space budget on traditional geostationary satellites. SDA is working to break the mold with an ambitious plan to build a low-Earth ...

Cobham to supply satellite terminals to Inmarsat for U.S. Navy network Original Publication Date: 2023-02-14 18:44 Cobham Satcom will supply as many as 170 terminals to Inmarsat for the U.S. Navy. Inmarsat Government last year won a $578 million 10-year contract to maintain and operate the ...

Starlink’s survivability in war a good sign for DoD’s future constellation Original Publication Date: 2022-10-25 18:47 SDA Director Derek Tournear said Starlink's performance so far speaks to the power of a proliferated constellation. Russia in November demonstrated it can strike a satellite in ...

Eutelsat and OneWeb agree multi-orbit merger plan Original Publication Date: 2022-07-25 13:46 Eutelsat and OneWeb say they have agreed a plan to merge their businesses. The deal would combine Eutelsat’s satellite fleet in geostationary orbit with OneWeb’s constellation in low Earth orbit. ...