Three South African satellites hitch a ride on the Falcon 9
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 has completed its third SmallSat Rideshare Program mission dubbed ‘Transporter-3’. The mission was launched on January…
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Topics related to satellites in the context of aviation, such as satellite navigation systems or satellite communications for aircraft.
Virgin Orbit conducts successful third launch, sends seven satellites to space
Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne has successfully completed its third launch, the company announced. Seven satellites were deployed in their planned…
China Space Station avoids near-collision with Starlink satellites
China has informed the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) that China’s space station was twice forced to conduct…
Will space be the next battlefield?
In recent years, a number of major world powers have stepped up their military uses of space. While…
ESA picks Airbus to build exoplanet satellite Ariel
The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected Airbus to design and build the exoplanet satellite Ariel (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey). The contract…
American startup tests giant centrifuge to launch satellites
SpinLaunch, an American startup that aims to provide an alternative to space rockets, announced its first successful test.…
Viasat buys Inmarsat in $7.3B satellite communications shake-up
US communications group Viasat announced plans to buy British satellite communications firm Inmarsat in a $7.3 billion deal…
US Space Force to fund orbital repair and manufacturing companies
The United States Space Force has launched the Space Prime program, a new initiative intended to bolster emerging…
German armed forces enter the space battlefield
Following in the footsteps of the United States and France, Germany put into service its own space command…
Keeping satellites in orbit: how does satellite maintenance work?
Nations around the world rely on the proper functioning of multiple satellites currently orbiting the Earth. But these…
Satellite hunters: a brief history of anti-space fighter jets
Through the last century, fighter aircraft evolved towards multifunctionality – an ability to engage vaster and vaster arrays…
Space junk: have we averted crisis?
Since the 1950s, humans have been sending probes and satellites into space. But we’ve also left behind a…
AsterX: France starts first military exercise in space
The French Space Command (CDE), created in 2019, launched its first military space exercise, called ASTERX. The name…
Aevum rolls out satellite launching drone
Aevum presented Rawn X, the largest unmanned aircraft to date, intended as a first stage for launching small…
Pentagon to review USAF certification of SpaceX launch vehicles
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy have fallen under scrutiny by the Pentagon, which has initiated a review…