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Orbit Fab has completed testing its refueling payload and GRIP capture and refueling nozzle. The company announced Tuesday that it conducted numerous tests with government representatives at the Air Force Research Lab’s (AFRL’s) simulation facilities at Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In the tests, a fuel shuttle equipped with the GRIP mechanism...

German startup Vyoma will participate in two European Commission contracts focused on European intelligence sovereignty. Both awards, the EMISSARY and STAALION projects, are under the European Defence Fund (EDF) program.  Vyoma leverages ground-based data and soon will use space-based data for automated satellite operations and to increase space domain awareness.  STAALION, headed by Nurjana Technologies,...

OroraTech, the German satellite data company, will now play a key role in helping emergency services and the government in Greece as they fight wildfires, a major problem in Greece.  It has won a contract from the European Space Agency (ESA) to support the Greek National Satellites Space Program led by the Hellenic Space Center. OroraTech announced...

Indian space startup Dhruva Space and Kinéis have signed a joint technological and commercial partnership to bring the French IoT company’s connectivity to India.  Dhruva Space will provide Kinéis IoT services in India once the service is launched and develop new applications and services tailored to the Indian market. Dhruva Space will also develop and...

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched the ALOS-4 Earth observation satellite aboard the H3 rocket on Monday. JAXA confirmed post-launch that the mission was successful.  The H3 mission took off from the Tanegashima Space Center at 12:06 p.m. JST on July 1. The satellite separated from the launch vehicle approximately 16 minutes and 34...

Satellite IoT company OQ Technology has received a contract for an EU project dealing with 5G cybersecurity policies. It is for Security Assessments for Networks and Services in 5G, also known as SAND5G. The company’s subsidiary in Greece, OQ Technology Hellas, received the contract and will work with seven partners: University of Patras, P-NET, Sphynx...

Measat has signed a new broadcasting deal with one of the India’s largest media companies. Sun TV Network will have its 37 channels broadcast via the Measat-3D satellite. These channels broadcast in seven languages, will reach over 140 million households in India and extend to audiences in the Asia Pacific, Europe, and Africa. Measat announced...

Gilat Satellite Networks reported that it has recently secured more than $14 million in orders from service providers and system integrators for its in-flight connectivity (IFC) products and solutions.  These include orders for network equipment, solid state power amplifiers (SSPAs), and additional IFC auxiliary products. Gilat is working to increase its presence in the IFC...

French space agency CNES has selected a consortium led by Infinite Orbits, with Telespazio France, to conduct two satellite servicing missions in Geostationary Orbit (GEO). CNES ordered a life extension mission and an inspection mission, both funded by the French government under the “France 2030” economic incentive plan.  Infinite Orbits said in a recent press...

MDA Space has won a large new contract worth around $730 million from the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) for the for the next phases of the Canadarm3 program, an advanced space robotics system. Canadarm3 will be used aboard Gateway, a multinational collaboration led by NASA to establish a space station in lunar orbit to support...