The European Commission (EC) is bringing together a consortium of more than 20 European space sector businesses to collect and create ideas for what the EC describes as “an innovative European broadband constellation”. The grouping is headed by Unseenlabs and Euroconsult and the 22-member grouping has responded to an EC call for “New Space solutions […]
Isotropic Systems, a developer of transformational broadband terminal technologies, has raised over $37 million (€31.6m) in an equity financing round, which fully funds the development of its multi-link antennas through to product launch in 2022. The round is led by Seraphim Space Investment Trust PLC – the world’s first listed space tech fund – in […]
Paris-based consultancy Euroconsult, in its latest report, Satellite Connectivity & Video Market, says that the market value for non-geostationary satellite (NGSO) constellations and their related video markets is expected to exceed $20 billion (€17bn) by 2030. Capacity on non-geostationary accounts for more than 75 per cent of the projected market growth in the next decade. […]
Following on from the decision by billionaire Anders Povlsen that he would not further contest the construction of a proposed Space Port on the A’Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland, the Scottish Land Court has now given formal approval to the scheme. The court ruled that it was in the public interest for the development to go […]
Disney+ has unveiled its newest original series, Among the Stars, with all episodes of the six-part series streaming exclusively on Disney+ from October 6th. The docuseries, produced by Fulwell 73, follows NASA astronaut Captain Chris Cassidy as he embarks on one last mission. Through intimate footage, personal video diaries and livestream footage — stationed both […]
Content optimisation business OneSpace has been bought by Ascential (which was formerly publishing giant EMAP). Ascential, in a statement highlights OneSpace’s appeal: “Underpinned by its SaaS (Software as a Service) model, OneSpace manages product specific content catalogues, enables the creation of original material and customises content in order to drive higher sales across multiple products […]
Scottish landowner and billionaire Anders Povlsen says he will not appeal against the recent decision allowing the construction of a Spaceport in Sutherland, Scotland, on the A’Mhoine peninsula. Povlsen, reportedly Scotland’s richest man, had already mounted a legal objection to the scheme but a Scottish judicial review ruled against him last month and the country’s […]
Beam Budget, the innovative link budget tool in the market, has been updated for Satshow 2021, becoming an essential tool for the New Space Era constellations, LEO and MEO. By 2021 the company has been updating the LEO option, in order to be a flexible solution and pioneer in these new constellations. Beam Budget enables […]
On August 14th, astrophysicist and satellite tracker Jonathan McDowell, who’s based at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Tweeted that a small piece of a Russian rocket (officially Object 48078, 1996051Q) had hit a Chinese satellite (Yunhai 1-02) which was damaged on impact. The Russian Zenit-2 rocket launched back in September 1996 and […]
Luxembourg is already well-known for space and satellite activity. As well as being the home for satellite giant SES Astra, it is also the formal domicile for SES’s arch-rival Intelsat (although Intelsat is actually run from Washington, DC). Now Spacety Luxembourg is hoping to emulate its established colleagues. Italy-based T4i and Spacety Luxembourg have signed […]