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ESA awards OHB Sweden the EPS‑Sterna constellation contract

Alun Williams — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:31:24 +0000

The European Space Agency (ESA) has selected OHB Sweden to build 20 small satellites for the EUMETSAT Polar System – Sterna (EPS‑Sterna) constellation. EUMETSAT is the European Organisation for the ...

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Greeks launch satellites for D2D comms

David Manners — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:27:25 +0000

OQ Technology, a Luxembourg-based satellite operator pioneering 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity through its direct-to-device (D2D) global satellite network, has launched two satellites – ERMIS-1 and ERMIS-2 – aboard SpaceX’s ...

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Starcloud raises $170m; plans to put 88,000 datacentre satellites in LEO

David Manners — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:18:57 +0000

Two-year-old startup Starcloud has raised $170m at a $1.1bn valuation to put datacentres in space. “By moving AI compute to space, we unlock access to unlimited solar power and completely ...

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Septentrio multifrequency GNSS receiver

David Manners — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:07:50 +0000

Septentrio, the GNSS specialist, has brought out an enclosed multi-frequency GNSS receiver: AsteRx EB. It delivers high-accuracy positioning and GNSS heading for industrial robots, port logistics, marine, and scalable automation ...

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Motion-sensing Click board

David Manners — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:05:56 +0000

XSENS MTi-8 Click is a new motion sensing Click board from MIKROE which provides positioning (RTK-supported) and orientation tracking in demanding outdoor embedded applications. The board is based on the ...

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Guerrilla moves on satcoms

David Manners — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:20:18 +0000

Guerrilla RF is going for the SatCom market with low-noise small-signal devices through to high-power RF power amplifiers. Guerrilla now has over 100 devices for mission-critical SatCom applications across ground-based ...

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AI aims high – how AI boosts satellite monitoring

Caroline Hayes — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:45:07 +0000

AI is creeping into orbit and being used to predict where emergency services will be needed, accelerating responses compared to traditional satellite monitoring, said Dr Rajan Bedi, CEO and founder ...

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UK Space Agency GSTP funding to boost UK space innovation

Alun Williams — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:02:02 +0000

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is making funding of up to £14.7 million available to UK companies to develop “cutting-edge space technologies”. The agency says the goal is strengthen the ...

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SWISSto12 opens assembly facility for GEO satellites in Switzerland

Alun Williams — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:36:17 +0000

SWISSto12, the Swiss manufacturer of satellite and payload systems, has officially opened its purpose-built assembly facility at company headquarters in Renens, Switzerland. The facility will support the industrial-scale production of ...

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Solving space electronics’ radiation testing crisis

EW Staff — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 17:00:32 +0000

Cosmic radiation is an invisible threat that can be countered with laser-driven accelerator technology, says Manuel Hegelich. The space industry faces an invisible enemy that threatens every mission from Earth ...

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