Madrid, 30 July 2019 – Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency to build the European component of the SMILE satellite (Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer). SMILE will be the first joint satellite mission between the European Space Agency...
U.S. Satellite Operators Urge Commerce Department to Revise Proposed Commercial Remote Sensing Regulations
U.S. satellite operators Maxar Technologies (NYSE:MAXR) (TSX:MAXR), Planet Labs, HawkEye 360, BlackSky Global and Spire Global today urged the U.S. Department of Commerce to revise its proposed commercial remote sensing regulations, which as drafted would put U.S....
JUICE starts its journey on Earth
Madrid - Airbus Defence and Space has completed the first step in the construction of the inner structure of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) JUICE satellite. This is the beginning of its Earthly journey through different Airbus sites in Europe (Lampoldshausen,...
New Maptitude Country Packages for Belgium and Scandinavia
NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS (USA) – Caliper is excited to announce the release of new Belgium and Scandinavia (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) Country Packages for its Maptitude 2019 mapping software. Maptitude Country Packages bring the power and...
Japanese Space Industry Startup Synspective Raises US $100 Million in Funding
TOKYO - Synspective Inc., is a Japanese startup which provides satellite data solutions using small sized SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellites. The company accumulated $100 million USD in funding since its foundation in February 2018. Raising that amount in less...
MDA to Play Key Role in Government of Canada-funded Network to Advance Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Agriculture
RICHMOND, B.C - MDA, a Maxar company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), announced today its partnership in a network team led by Alberta Innovates that was selected by the Government of Canada for a Strategic Innovation Fund (SIF) investment. The Canadian Agri-Food Automation...
The Government of Canada and Telesat Partner to Bridge Canada's Digital Divide through Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Technology, Over $1 Billion in Revenue for Telesat expected
OTTAWA - Telesat and the Government of Canada have partnered to ensure access to affordable high-speed Internet connectivity across rural and remote areas of Canada through the development of Telesat’s LEO Satellite Constellation. The partnership is expected to...
Postmates Selects Ouster Lidar for Autonomous Delivery Rover
SAN FRANCISCO - Ouster, a leading provider of high-resolution lidar sensors used for autonomous vehicles, robotics, and mapping, announced that Postmates, the only company that enables customers to get anything on-demand, has selected the Ouster OS1 lidar sensor for...
OGC and DGIWG Announce Memorandum of Understanding
Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. OGC)(MD, USA) has announced the signing of a formal Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Digital Geospatial Information Working Group (DGIWG) Secretariat and the OGC. DGIWG, established in 1983, is a standardisation...
OneWeb Satellites and Partners OneWeb and Airbus Transform Space Industry with World's First High-volume Satellite Production Facility in Florida
EXPLORATION PARK, Florida, USA – OneWeb Satellites – a joint venture of OneWeb and Airbus – today officially opened the world’s first high-volume, high-speed advanced satellite production facility to bring transformative internet connectivity to everyone,...
