Tag: LEO
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Space Norway Launches Emergency Preparedness for Enterprises and Government
Space Norway has launched its Emergency Preparedness solution, designed to ensure business and government continuity during outages of terrestrial communications. As the sole owner and operator of satellites in Scandinavia, Space Norway is positioning the service as a key contribution to digital resilience across Norway and the wider Nordic region. The service addresses a common vulnerability…
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Arianespace Launches 36 Amazon Leo Satellites Equipped with Advanced Boosters
On June 17, 2026 at 09:21 local time, Arianespace successfully launched 36 Amazon Leo satellites aboard Ariane 6 in its Ariane 64 configuration, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellites were delivered with precision into low earth orbit (LEO), at an altitude of approximately 465 km. As planned, the mission lasted a total of…
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Instinct Space Pivots From Lunar Navigation to Low-Cost Moon Landers
Instinct Space has announced a major strategic shift, moving away from plans to develop a lunar navigation constellation and instead focusing on low-cost lunar landers designed to provide more affordable access to the Moon. The London-based startup, which joined Y Combinator in 2025 to develop a GPS-like navigation network around the Moon, said challenges surrounding…
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Marlink Selected by TUI Cruises for Hybrid Connectivity Platform
Marlink, a global leader in managed services for business-critical digital solutions, has been selected by TUI Cruises to deliver resilient digital experiences for guests, crew and ship operations through a fully managed hybrid connectivity and digital services platform for Mein Schiff Flow, the latest addition to the cruise operator’s fleet. Scheduled for christening in Trieste, Italy,…
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Momentus Secures LASP Contract for In-Orbit Services
Momentus, a U.S commercial space company specializing in satellite technology, space transportation, and in-orbit services, announced that it has secured a new commercial contract with the University of Colorado Boulder’s Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP) to provide in-orbit services. “We’re proud to support the OWLS mission demonstrating the versatile capabilities of our advanced…
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Arianespace to Launch 36 Amazon Leo Satellites Equipped with Advanced Boosters
On June 17, 2026, Arianespace will launch 36 Amazon Leo satellites aboard Ariane 6 in its Ariane 64 configuration from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, within the following launch window: 07:53 a.m – 08:22 a.m (Washington, D.C.), 08:53 a.m – 09:22 a.m (Kourou), 11:53 a.m– 12:22 p.m (UTC) and 01:53 p.m – 02:22 p.m (Paris)…
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Space Forge Advances In-Space Manufacturing Through Microgravity Production Technology
Space Forge is developing an in-space manufacturing platform focused on producing high-value materials in the unique conditions of space. The company’s approach leverages the microgravity, vacuum and thermal environment of orbit to manufacture materials that are difficult or impossible to produce on Earth, targeting applications across semiconductors, advanced computing, clean energy, telecommunications and quantum technologies.…
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Infinite Orbits Selects Open Cosmos’ Platforms for its LEO Space Domain Awareness Demo
Infinite Orbits, the European leader in in-orbit servicing and Rendezvous & Proximity Operations (RPO), and leading space company Open Cosmos, which delivers end-to-end satellite missions and operational space infrastructure globally, have announced their partnership on a new Infinite Orbits’ Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mission designed to advance autonomous inspection and operational Space Situational Awareness (SSA)…
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Planet and Astroscale Join Industry-Academia Effort to Advance Atmospheric Reentry Research
Planet Labs, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced its role as a founding participant in the Atmospheric Impact of Reentered Spacecraft (AIRS) initiative. Convened by Astroscale Holdings, the AIRS initiative is a first-of-its-kind industry-academia collaboration designed to improve scientific understanding of the effects of spacecraft reentry on Earth’s…
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OQ Technology and Telefónica Germany to Demonstrate Direct-To-Device Satellite Communication
OQ Technology, Europe’s leading direct-to-device (D2D) satellite operator, and Telefónica Germany are joining forces to conduct the first live demonstration of two-way satellite communications by a European satellite operator directly to standard, unmodified smartphones (including iPhone, Samsung, and Google devices) using terrestrial mobile spectrum. The demonstration, planned in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, will evaluate the integration…