16 December 2020
Russian anti-satellite missile test troubles US Space Command
...space weapon”, according to a US Space Command Statement. In February, the Space Command observers spotted the Russian satellites following a US spy satellite, behaviour that Space Command Gen. John ‘Jay’ Raymond described at the time as "unusual and...
08 May 2018
Raytheon builds small satellites for Department of Homeland Security
... efficiently and cost effectively. "With our automated production lines, Raytheon can produce highly reliable, small satellites quickly and affordably," said Dr. Thomas Bussing, Raytheon Advanced Missile Systems vice president. "Because our advanced...
11 January 2019
Revolutionary "Chameleon" satellite ready for final assembly
... 1 tonne, which is an order of magnitude bigger than any other satellite they have built in the past, the design marks a shift from ... take command and optimise capacity use autonomously.” The satellite will soon travel from SSTL Guildford to join the ...
07 August 2019
Successful launch of the second SpaceDataHighway satellite
... EDRS-A which transmits on a daily basis the images of Earth acquired by the Copernicus programme’s four Sentinel observation satellites. Since it entered service in late 2016, it has achieved more than 20,000 laser connections. The reliability rate...
05 May 2016
Contract signed by Airbus, Space UK and ESA to deliver Biomass satellite
... of habitat loss and the possible subsequent effect this may have on biodiversity in the forest environment. The satellite is also equipped with an experimental ‘tomographic’ phase, that can provide a 3D view of the forests as it maps the topography...
22 January 2018
Quantum-enabled satellite passes key tests
... to a minimum despite the distances involved. Last year, China successfully launched the world's first quantum-enabled satellite called Micius. Named after the ancient Chinese philosopher and scientist, and orbiting at an altitude of ~500 km, Micius...
