Satellites serving the UK.
Jun 16 2020
Luxembourg, 16 June 2020 – SES, the leader in global content connectivity solutions, announces it has selected two U.S. satellite manufacturers, Northrop Grumman and the Boeing Company, to deliver four new satellites as part of the company’s accelerated C-band clearing plan to meet the Federal Communications Commission’s objectives to roll-out 5G services. Northrop Grumman will […]
Jun 1 2020
The launch campaign has resumed for Arianespace’s next mission, which will be the proof-of-concept flight with the Vega launcher’s “ride-share” configuration – known as the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS). Scheduled for the middle of this month from the Spaceport in French Guiana, it will loft 53 micro- and nanosatellites for the benefit of 21 […]
May 7 2020
Luxembourg, 7 May 2020 – SES S.A. announced solid financial results for the first three months ended 31 March 2020 with performance in line with the company’s expectations and strong underlying revenue growth in SES Networks. The business has seen limited impact to date from the COVID-19 global pandemic but given the unprecedented impact on […]
Apr 29 2020
Following the measures presented by the French government on April 28 as part of the gradual resumption of activity planned from May 11, and the announcement of a restart of operational activities at the Guiana Space Center, Arianespace confirms its following launch objectives: Flight VV16/SSMS – The first “rideshare” Vega launch, carrying approximately 50 small […]
Mar 27 2020
Negotiating Debtor-in-Possession Financing to Support its Ongoing Business and a Sale Process LONDON, UK, March 27, 2020 – OneWeb (“OneWeb,” “the Company”), the global communications company with a mission to bring connectivity to everyone everywhere, announced today that the Company and certain of its controlled affiliates have voluntarily filed for relief under Chapter 11 of […]
Mar 17 2020
Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the need to fully implement the measures decided by the French government, launch campaigns underway at the Guiana Space Center (CSG) in French Guiana have been suspended. These launch preparations will resume as soon as allowed by health conditions. This exceptional measure is designed to protect the health of […]
Feb 7 2020
A year after orbiting the first six OneWeb satellites, Arianespace has launched another batch – involving 34 satellites this time – to help its customer offer global Internet access to all. Arianespace will carry out 19 more Soyuz launches – along with the Ariane 62 version’s first flight – at the service of OneWeb, with […]
Jan 23 2020
Nigeria’s Communications Commission (NCC) has granted OneWeb permission to provide satellite communications over and into the giant country. OneWeb is not alone and the NCC has granted similar access licences to Inmarsat, Eutelsat, SES, Intelsat, Avanti’s Hylas-2, and the UAE’s Yahsat. To date, the NCC has not included SpaceX’s Starlink mega-constellation for access to the […]
Jan 22 2020
The European Union will provide 200 million euros ($222 million) to support Europe’s space industry, in the form of a loan to help fund development of the Ariane 6 and investment in space startups. The European Commission and the European Investment Bank Group announced at a space policy conference in Brussels Jan. 21 that it […]
Jan 15 2020
ALASKA – 15 January 2020. OneWeb, the global communications company whose goal is to connect everyone everywhere, announces a new distributor partnership with Pacific Dataport Inc. (PDI), a company founded by Microcom – the leading supplier of satellite communication systems in Alaska. The collaboration will enable the delivery of OneWeb’s high speed, low latency, communications […]
Dec 11 2019
Paris, 11 December 2019 – Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) has secured a multi-year capacity contract at its flagship HOTBIRD neighbourhood with Spain’s leading telecommunications operator, Telefonica. Telefonica has selected Eutelsat’s key orbital position at 13° East to broadcast RTVE free-to-air content consisting of two HD channels: TVE Internacional Europa, the world’s farthest-reaching Spanish general […]
Jun 28 2020
Vega Flight VV16 – Launch postponed
As winds at altitude above the Guiana Space Center remain unfavorable, the final chronology operations for Vega’s Flight VV16 mission have been suspended. The Vega launcher and the 53 satellites on board are in a stabilized configuration, and in total safety. With the weather forecasted not to improve during the coming days, Arianespace decided to […]
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By Expat • Satellite Launches • • Tags: Arianespace, Kourou, Vega Flight VV16