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Thales Alenia Space opens 'Space Smart Factory' in Rome — Europe’s digital, reconfigurable satellite hub

Thales Alenia Space inaugurated the Space Smart Factory in Rome, a digital, reconfigurable satellite-manufacturing facility the company calls one of Europe’s most advanced production sites. The project was financed with Italian Space Agency PNRR funds and co-investments from Thales and Leonardo.

2025-10-07T05:00:51.116095-07:00

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Arianespace to launch Copernicus Sentinel-1D aboard Ariane 6 on 4 November 2025

2025-10-06T01:32:27.022114-07:00

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OrbitAID to Demonstrate In‑Orbit Refueling on India–Australia Joint Mission

2025-10-06T05:53:53.267464-07:00

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Airbus, Thales and Leonardo negotiate European space 'giant' as framework deal stalls over workshare

2025-10-05T10:20:27.573324-07:00

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Septentrio and Xona sign MoU to co-develop high-precision GNSS and LEO PNT and timing solutions Septentrio, a maker of high‑precision GNSS receivers, and Xona Space Systems, developer of LEO satellite navigation, signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen collaboration on next‑generation positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) and timing solutions that integrate terrestrial GNSS with LEO services.

2025-10-07T13:07:24.601338-07:00

Septentrio and Xona sign MoU to co-develop high-precision GNSS and LEO PNT and timing solutions

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Planet wins $7.5M U.S. Navy renewal for Pacific vessel detection supporting SeaVision Planet won a $7.5 million U.S. Navy contract renewal to provide vessel detection and monitoring over the Pacific in support of the Navy's SeaVision maritime-domain awareness effort. The award continues Planet's provision of commercial Earth-observation data for operational maritime surveillance.

2025-10-07T13:00:36.123137-07:00

Planet wins $7.5M U.S. Navy renewal for Pacific vessel detection supporting SeaVision

SpaceNews.com

Blue Origin wins $78.2 million contract to expand satellite processing infrastructure at Cape Canaveral Blue Origin won a $78.2 million contract to expand satellite processing infrastructure at Cape Canaveral, funding new or upgraded cleanrooms, integration bays and ground support facilities to increase on-site payload throughput. The work enhances capacity for commercial and government satellites staged at Florida spaceports.

2025-10-07T12:47:19.898663-07:00

Blue Origin wins $78.2 million contract to expand satellite processing infrastructure at Cape Canaveral

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Telesat taps Calian to build Lightspeed LEO data backbone Telesat has selected Calian Group to design and deploy the data platform that will form the data backbone of its Lightspeed LEO constellation. The contract tasks Calian with building the network data infrastructure linking Lightspeed satellites and ground systems ahead of service roll‑out.

2025-10-07T11:39:45.385292-07:00

Telesat taps Calian to build Lightspeed LEO data backbone

SpaceWatch Africa

Bahrain teams with regional partners to harness AI and satellite data for environmental monitoring and disaster response Bahrain's Space Agency CEO Dr. Mohamed E. Al‑Aseeri participated in the seminar "Leveraging Artificial Intelligence and Satellite Data", signalling Bahrain's engagement with regional partners to apply AI‑driven satellite analytics for environmental monitoring and faster disaster response coordination and resilience‑building.

2025-10-07T11:08:53.846889-07:00

Bahrain teams with regional partners to harness AI and satellite data for environmental monitoring and disaster response

SpaceNews.com

Novaspace Forecasts $665B Market for Satellite Manufacturing and Launches Novaspace projects $665 billion in satellite manufacturing and launch activity, forecasting cumulative industry spend on building spacecraft and getting them to orbit. The firm's estimate frames expected capital deployment across satellite production lines, launch providers and related supply chains worldwide.

2025-10-07T07:53:18.423964-07:00

Novaspace Forecasts $665B Market for Satellite Manufacturing and Launches

European Spaceflight

ESA extends Creotech contract to add fourth CAMILA Earth-observation satellite The European Space Agency has extended a contract with Creotech Instruments to add a fourth satellite to the CAMILA Earth-observation constellation, expanding the Polish firm's role in the programme. The award covers work to build and deliver the additional smallsat, expanding CAMILA's Earth-observation capacity in low Earth orbit.

2025-10-07T07:33:14.238268-07:00

ESA extends Creotech contract to add fourth CAMILA Earth-observation satellite

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Skyservice secures FAA and Brazil ANAC STCs for Gogo Galileo HDX on Challenger CL604/605/650 and Gulfstream G280 Skyservice Business Aviation has received FAA and Brazil ANAC supplemental type certificates to install Gogo’s Galileo HDX satellite antenna on Bombardier Challenger CL604, CL605 and CL650 and the Gulfstream G280. The approvals follow an earlier Transport Canada STC and expand aftermarket retrofit availability across Canada, the United States and Brazil.

2025-10-07T07:24:40.178455-07:00

Skyservice secures FAA and Brazil ANAC STCs for Gogo Galileo HDX on Challenger CL604/605/650 and Gulfstream G280

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