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Skynopy wins French-backed award to integrate Kenya Space Agency ground antenna

Skynopy has won a French government award to integrate its first ground station in Kenya, installing and integrating a ground antenna owned and operated by the Kenya Space Agency. The contract establishes Skynopy’s local ground infrastructure footprint and supports Kenya’s expanding national space capability.

Discovered 2026-02-23T05:34:06.347921-08:00 | 2026-02-23T05:34:06.347921-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The project creates in-country ground infrastructure for the Kenya Space Agency, a concrete step in Kenya’s broader push to develop national space and launch capabilities (Kenya's commercial spaceport steps).
  • It exemplifies European government-backed commercial partnerships placing private integrators into sovereign space infrastructure, mirroring recent contracts for dedicated sovereign imaging and mission services (sovereign imaging contracts).

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2026-02-23T05:34:06.347921-08:00
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2026-02-26T01:35:11.786803-08:00
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