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Thales Alenia Space will build a central ground support platform for EU space services like EGNOS, Galileo, Copernicus, and GOVSATCOM/IRIS². The EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) recently signed a contract framework with Thales Alenia Space, announced Feb. 17.  Called the European GNSS Service Demonstrator (ESD), it will serve as a modular and flexible…

Loft Orbital is partnering with SmartSat Cooperative Research Center to demonstrate an AI-powered wildfire detection software on its satellites, the hosted payload operator announced on Wednesday. The mission is meant to demonstrate the software’s ability to forecast wildfires with hyperspectral analysis. The technology, Loft said, can distinguish smoke from ordinary cloud cover from Low-Earth Orbit…

The established wisdom holds that satellite hacking is challenging for malicious actors due to the complexities of satellite infrastructure and the need to compromise multiple systems simultaneously. However, if insiders are involved, these barriers start to fall apart. This article examines this potential, discussing criminally motivated insiders and how they can subvert controls and countermeasures…

SpaceX has authorized network operator MTN to provide satellite connectivity services to its government and defense clients, MTN said on Wednesday. MTN’s new services are being rolled out to its government and defense clients, effective immediately. MTN has been an authorized Starlink reseller since 2023. As part of this agreement, MTN will launch “a special…

Europe’s space industry is undergoing a renaissance right now. With governments looking to spend more money on space and defense, this investment is starting to reverberate across the supply chain. One company to keep an eye on this area is EDGX, a new Belgian AI space startup, that raised 2.3 million euro ($2.7 million) in…

Virgin Media O2 (VMO2), one of the largest wireless operators in the U.K. is now a step closer to bringing direct-to-device (D2D) services to its U.K. customer base. Ofcom, the U.K. telecoms regulator, has now given formal approval for VMO2 to provide these D2D services in the U.K. Ofcom announced the approval, Feb. 17. “We…