Azercosmos has launched Platerra, an artificial intelligence-powered platform designed to automatically analyse satellite imagery and turn it into geospatial information that can support decision-making across a range of applications.

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered 32 latest-generation OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to Eutelsat. The satellites are currently being prepared for shipment from Airbus’ constellation satellite production facility in Toulouse, France, ahead of an upcoming launch in the USA.

The Satellite Applications Catapult has announced investment in a new national drone testing facility at Westcott Venture Park in Buckinghamshire, backed by £2.25 million from Buckinghamshire Council. The facility will help solve one of the biggest practical barriers facing the UK drone industry: the shortage of accessible places for companies to prove their technology is safe.

Northrop Grumman is deepening its long-term commitment to Arizona’s advanced manufacturing and space engineering expertise with the opening of the new A1 building on the company’s Gilbert campus.

NASA has awarded Modulate Space Corporation a contract to develop key elements of a 5G communications system for use on the lunar surface with built-in Wi-Fi 6, for NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland.

UK launch services company Skyrora has successfully completed a 45-second static hot-fire test of a scaled-down version of its orbital launch vehicle, Skyrora XL. Taking place at Machrihanish on the west coast of Scotland, the test marks another important step in the development of the company’s orbital launch vehicle.

Starlab Space LLC has announced a payload reservation from Elethron, an advanced materials and process engineering company developing high-performance crystalline materials for semiconductor applications. The reservation will provide Elethron with a pathway to demonstrate and operate its ĀTAR in-space materials- processing platform aboard Starlab.

As the U.S. Space Force modernizes protected SATCOM, the ground segment is becoming just as critical to mission success.

SFL Missions has been awarded a contract by GHGSat of Montreal to develop the GHGSat-D2 demonstration satellite with enhanced greenhouse gas monitoring capabilities. SFL Missions is designing GHGSat-D2 to support more accurate and frequent measurements of emissions from sources on the Earth’s surface.

The Principality of Liechtenstein convened senior representatives from European governments, institutions and the space industry in its capital, Vaduz, to examine how independently owned and governed satellite systems can work together to strengthen Europe’s secure connectivity, resilience and industrial competitiveness.