Satellite News

The ExoMars orbiter will soon begin its search for gases that may be linked to active geological or biological activity on the Red Planet.

Viasat Inc. confirmed it will not be moving forward with Eutelsat Communications on a deal for use of the ViaSat-3 satellite, due to Eutelsat’s decision to pursue a local market alternative.

Eutelsat Communications announced the order of a next-generation VHTS satellite system named KONNECT VHTS (Very High Throughput Satellite) to support the development of its European fixed broadband and in-flight connectivity businesses.

China Wednesday received the first package of data from the three high-resolution Gaofen-1 satellites launched on 31 March, according to the Institute of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Two instruments built by Northrop Grumman Corporation for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) newest weather satellite were activated and are successfully performing post-launch procedures after reaching orbit.

Arianespace’s next Ariane 5 flight has been authorised for lift-off on 5 April following a launch readiness review, which was conducted at the Spaceport in French Guiana.

SSL was selected by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to design and build critical equipment for the Europa Clipper spacecraft that will explore Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons.

Deep Space Industries (DSI) announced that it has signed a contract to provide its Comet water-based satellite propulsion systems for the BlackSky Earth observation constellation of smallsats.