Rheinmetall Adopts US Tensorglobe Platform for European ISR
Germany's @Rheinmetall, building a military space portfolio for the @bundeswehrInfo's new budget, signs MoU to use US-based @vantortech's #Tensorglobe digital platform for a German/European ISR network.https://t.co/wmKKJFEjxA https://t.co/eg5lbXG8e6
ESA Studies Boosting
.@esa assesses what it would take to increase #Ariane6 launch rate to 15/year or more by 2030 to meet demand that might otherwise be lost to @Arianespace. @AschbacherJosef @CNES @ArianeGroup @Amazonleo.https://t.co/2hjCNKQ1zX https://t.co/nMv7yzE3t3
France Chooses LEO Over New GEO Syracuse Satellite
French @Armees_Gouv @DG_Armement reaffirms LEO comitment to @EutelsatGroup w/ initial 4-yr, $160M contract for #OneWeb capacity, making less likely a near-term order for a Syracuse 5 GEO telecom sat from @Thales_Alenia_S. @cogeseurosatory @defis_eu #Iris2. https://t.co/hM4kTJ1bR4 https://t.co/HiaVm8sYHV
Kongsberg Commits to European Satellite Sovereignty Initiative
.@kongsbergasa is 'all in' for European satellite sovereignty: ISR constellation, RF sigInt, modified @spinlaunch platform for secure comms, @KSAT_Kongsberg @NanoAvionics @AndoyaSpace. https://t.co/UXMxb4zmMw https://t.co/srVq8KuR6i
Isar Plans June Qualification Launch of Five Cubesats
Isar says will attempt a qualification launch w/ 5 cubesats & 1 @esa experiment, between June 15 and June 21 from Norway's @AndoyaSpace range.
Indonesia Launches 6 IoT Satellites, Eyes 100‑sat Constellation by 2028
Indonesia's #PacifikSatelitNusantara says it was @RocketLab mystery customer, putting 6 IoT/D2D sats into equatorial LEO orbit. Planned 100-120-sat constellation for 2028. Co entering EO too. GEO/LEO telecoms, imaging - all for Indonesian sovereignty. https://t.co/pLM8OiYkph https://t.co/Y7Z8X1nQkQ
Eagle-1 QKD Satellite Delayed to 2028 Amid Payload Issues
. @esa @defis_eu @SES_Satellites Eagle-1 quantum key distribution sat delayed again, to late 2027/early 2028, w/ payload challenges. Backers defend its value vs post-quantum cryptography. @SITAELspa @TesatSpacecom @DigitalEU. https://t.co/82SckWVfGH
Viasat Orders Four Swiss HummingSat L‑Band Satellites
The mystery customer for startup small-GEO satelite builder @Swissto12's 7th HummingSat is @viasat, which now has 4 of them on order as part of refreshment of its L-band fleet. @SES_Satellites @esa @SpaceCompassCo1 @HPS_GmbH #AstrumMobile.https://t.co/IkhNCFtWgX https://t.co/FMvBOy7YDZ
Open Cosmos Faces EU Funding Challenge Amid Ka‑Band Deadline
Time is not a friend: @Open_Cosmos regulatory deadline looms for planned Ka-band LEO constellation. On financing, can the company maintain its preference for Europe-only funding sources? @ITU https://t.co/qC93lckGfL https://t.co/DV1h9tShey
US Satellite D2D Market Small, Spurs AT&T‑Verizon‑T‑Mobile JV
Satellite D2D in the US is small enough to justify @ATT @TMobile @Verizon JV on better serving it, companies say. @GSMA @GSOA_SAT. https://t.co/Vjpw3o6HLy https://t.co/cDkhlhLO3M
Ukraine's Starlink Lite Needs EU Funding to Launch
Ukraine's UASat 'Starlink lite' constellation will need @eucommission support before moving forward. #StetmanLLC of Ukraine, @GomSpaceGroup of Denmark selected as contractors, demo sat to launch this summer. Further steps needed for EU funding. #DGENEST. https://t.co/exDuECkMIk https://t.co/YkCMPMsioW
GomSpace Q1 Revenue Jumps 43% Amid New Contracts
.@GomSpaceGroup: Q1 rev up 43%, EBITDA up 22%, scaling for future constellations; unnamed delinquent customer still hasn't paid; Sat SigInt startup #VirtuaLabs joins @Unseenlabs as GomSpace customer; JV on Ukraine constellation expected by June. @defis_eu.https://t.co/TWDtSK3unT https://t.co/hxgH9uBaKi
ESA, CNES Pour $1.16B Into Guiana, Sparking European Port Concerns
.@ESA & @CNES sign off on 3-yr, $1.16-billion investment in Europe's Guiana Space Center @EuropeSpacePort. @SaxaVord_Space @AndoyaSpace @SSCspace and other new spaceports in Europe ask: What about us? @defis_eu. https://t.co/AgSS1mPRDs https://t.co/fCWJ3mffl0
Avio Urges ESA to Fund Existing Rockets, Not New Ones
.@Avio_Group: @esa should invest more to boost Vega, Ariane rockets' flight rates to meet surging demand rather than in seeding years-long development of new rockets. Co reports 19% increase in rev in Q1, 30% increase in EBITDA. @defis_eu @ArianeGroup.https://t.co/UJzPW5vesN https://t.co/JDGQ9PwOLR
Iridium Comm Acquires Majority Stake in Aireon for $366M
.@IridiumComm to purchase the 61% of air traffic surveillance service @AireonLLC it doesnt already own for $366.7 million from @navcanada @AirNav_Ireland #ENAV @NATS and @Naviair , paid 50% at closing , the rest at 1-year anniversary, plus...