ESA Awards OHB a €81.2 Million Contract for Ramses Asteroid Probe
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded OHB Italia a €81.2 million contract for the construction, assembly, and testing phase of the agency's Ramses...
ESA is Preparing to Announce Aeolus-2 Prime Contractor
The European Space Agency (ESA) has approved the selection of the prime contractor for its Aeolus-2 weather satellite and is preparing to conclude an...
EU Awards Three Contracts for Mobile Responsive Launch System Studies
The European Commission has commissioned three parallel studies to examine the potential of a mobile responsive launch system capable of rapidly deploying satellites into...
Airbus Selects Vega C to Launch First Pléiades Neo Next Satellite
Airbus has tapped Avio to launch its first Pléiades Neo Next Earth observation satellite aboard a Vega C rocket. The mission is expected to...
Brazil’s Amazonia-1B Satellite to Be Launched Aboard Vega C
Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has awarded a contract to SpaceLaunch for the launch of its Amazonia-1B Earth observation satellite aboard a...
RFA Awarded ESA Flight Ticket Initiative Launch Contracts
German rocket builder Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has been awarded launch service contracts for two missions under the Flight Ticket Initiative.
The Flight Ticket Initiative...
CNES Awards Loft Orbital Contract for French Radar Imaging Demo
The French space agency CNES awarded a contract to a consortium led by Loft Orbital to develop a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery demonstrator....
Eutelsat Awards MaiaSpace Multi-Launch Contract for OneWeb Satellites
French rocket builder MaiaSpace has signed an agreement with Eutelsat to perform multiple launches to support the expansion of the company’s OneWeb satellite constellation.
MaiaSpace...
Sweden to Acquire 10 Surveillance Satellites for €121 Million
The Swedish government has committed SEK 1.3 billion (approximately €121 million) to purchase ten satellites to build out a sovereign intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance...
ESA Adjusts Scope of Phase 2 of its LEO Cargo Return Services Initiative
The European Space Agency (ESA) has adjusted the scope of Phase 2 of its LEO Cargo Return Services programme to account for the retirement...














