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The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is the latest organization to announce a major collaboration with the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC). The Space ISAC and UKSA partnership will aim to enhance Space ISAC’s international government relationships and further their shared goals of securing global space. The partnership was announced April 11. The...

Satellite operator Viasat announced Thursday that it opened its new International Business Headquarters in London following its acquisition of UK-based Inmarsat last year. The Viasat London office will be the home for the company’s integrated teams with a strong focus on technology innovation and scaling execution to support its UK and global customers across maritime,...

Astrocale Japan reached a technical milestone involving its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J). The company said Thursday that it completed the rendezvous phase of its mission and the beginning of proximity approach. This success is underscored by starting Angles-Only Navigation, a navigation method to estimate relative position and velocity...

The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) has made a slew of announcements at Space Symposium this week as it deepens it reach and influence within the satellite community. It has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES) in France. Space ISAC and CNES will offer bidirectional sharing...

Rocket Lab was awarded a $32 million contract from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) contract to deliver the Victus Haze Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) mission. Rocket Lab will design, build, launch, and operate a rendezvous proximity operation (RPO) capable spacecraft. The mission was contracted under subsidiary Rocket Lab National Security on April...

MDA Space unveiled its new space robotics product line, MDA Skymaker, at the Space Symposium conference in Colorado Springs on April 8. MDA Skymaker, derived from Canadarm technology, aims to provide space robotics solutions and services for a range of missions including lunar surface rovers and landers, space stations, satellite servicing in all orbits, and...

Astranis debuted a more powerful Geostationary Orbit (GEO) satellite on Wednesday, called Omega. The next-gen satellite maintains the smaller form factor of the Astranis MicroGEO compared to traditional GEO satellites, but the company said it can deliver 50+ Gbps of throughput per satellite, about five times the capacity of the first Astranis model. The first...

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (Kongsberg) has won a key government contract in Norway. The Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) on behalf of the Norwegian government has tapped Kongsberg to provide satellite maritime surveillance data to cover Norwegian Areas of Interest. The contract covers four years of service from 2025, when the satellites will be launched and operational....

The global space economy could be worth close to $2 trillion by 2035. This is according to a new World Economic Forum report released this week. The report says it expects the sector’s valuation to surge up to $1.8 trillion by 2035 and be roughly rival the size and reach of the global semiconductor industry...

United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket launched the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for the final launch of the Delta IV Heavy rocket. It  launched April 9 at 12:53 p.m from the Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The NRO develops reconnaissance systems to collect intelligence...