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Inmarsat and ESA to enhance air traffic management in Europe with Iris Service Evolution

March 8th, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

8 March 2016 – Inmarsat has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to enhance Air Traffic Management (ATM) in Europe with a new generation of satellite-based data link communications, under the Iris Service Evolution progr...

Airbus Defence and Space-built LISA Pathfinder officially handed over to ESA

March 8th, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

8 March 2016 – Airbus Defence and Space has officially handed over the LISA Pathfinder spacecraft to the European Space Agency (ESA) following a successful review from the Agency.

Global Xpress top of the agenda for Satellite 2016

March 7th, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

7 March 2016 – Inmarsatwill be highlighting its latest technologies and services, including the benefits of its cutting edge Global Xpress (GX) worldwide constellation, at Satellite 2016, the leading and largest global forum for satellite communic...

All systems go for Space Zone at Farnborough International Airshow

March 2nd, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

2 March 2016 – The Space Zone at the Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2016 looks set to be another success with a brand new layout and a number of key exhibitors already confirmed for the show. The layout will see the UK Space Agency, ...

Orion spacecraft’s solar array successfully put to the test

February 29th, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

29 February 2016 – Airbus Defence and Space has developed and delivered the qualification model of the solar array for the European Service Module (ESM) of the Orion crewed spacecraft.

European funding workshop attracts large crowd

February 25th, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

25 February 2016 – More than 70 delegates attended yesterday's 'Making Europe Work for You' workshop at Harwell organised in conjunction with the Satellite Applications Catapult to provide greater awareness about the financial mechanisms curr...

European Commission’s flagship Earth observation programme Copernicus selects CGI for insurance sector information service

February 23rd, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

23 February 2016 – CGI has been awarded a two year contract by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) for the EU Copernicus programme to develop a proof-of-concept for a Sectoral Information Service (SIS) focused on th...

COM DEV’s world leading Ferrite Technology on Sentinel 3A

February 17th, 2016 Posted in Uncategorised

17 February 2016 – COM DEV's UK facility is celebrating the successful launch of ESA's Sentinel 3A satellite on 16 February 2016, containing two key pieces of COM DEV's ferrite switch networks. These systems provide fast, reliable switching o...

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