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Launch of MEASAT-3b: 61st success in a row for Ariane 5

September 12th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

12 September 2014 – For the 61st consecutive time, Ariane 5 has successfully launched from Kourou, French Guiana, once again confirming the reliability of the European launcher developed and built by prime contractor Airbus Defence and Space,...

Orders secured for new fibre-optic gyro from Airbus Defence and Space after successful qualification

September 10th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

10 September 2014 – The “Astrix 1090” fibre-optic gyro (FOG) inertial reference unit has been certified as “space-qualified” in an internal review by the Electronics Business Line of Airbus Defence and Space. The new FOG has already been base...

SSTL collaborates with Kypros Satellites on a new turnkey, low-cost geostationary system

September 9th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

9 September 2014 – Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Kypros Satellites (Kyprosat) have signed an agreement to collaborate on a turnkey, low-cost geostationary telecommunications satellite system.

Space for Smarter Government Programme releases call for proposals

August 26th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

26 August 2014 – The Space for Smarter Government Programme through the UK Space Agency have released a call for proposals (Expressions of Interest) for projects that help the public sector take the first or next steps towards making satellit...

First Galileo spacecraft launched carrying navigational payloads supplied by UK company, SSTL

August 22nd, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

22 August 2014 – Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) is delighted that the first two Galileo Full Operational Capability (FOC) spacecraft, carrying navigation payloads supplied by the Company, have been launched successfully today.

Airbus Defence and Space delivers Sentinel-2A environmental monitoring satellite for testing

August 21st, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

21 August 2014 – In the coming months, the Sentinel-2A satellite will undergo a series of environmental tests at IABG, near Munich, Germany, to determine its suitability for use in space.

Airbus Defence and Space introduces expanded Terralink, the next generation of satellite broadband connection

August 20th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

20 August 2014 – Airbus Defence and Space is expanding its Terralink satellite connectivity service portfolio with the introduction of new services for enterprise users based on the next generation Newtec Dialog® satellite communications pla...

TechDemoSat-1 video from orbit captures spectacular view of Earth and a flypast of the launcher

August 12th, 2014 Posted in Uncategorised

12 August 2014 – SSTL has released a video from a camera mounted on an exterior panel of TechDemoSat-1, showing the satellite moments after separation from the Fregat upper stage of its Soyuz-2 launcher.

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