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South Korea Alleges North's Recent Spy Satellite Launch as Unsuccessful

May 28, 2024 @ 01:18 PM

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) announced on Tuesday that North Korea's recent launch of a suspected spy satellite ended in failure. The projectile, believed to be a military reconnaissance satellite, was fired from North Pyongan Province towards the west of the Korean Peninsula late Monday night

Thales Alenia Space to Build JSAT-31 for Asia's Largest Satellite Operator, SKY...

May 27, 2024 @ 07:35 AM

Thales Alenia Space, in collaboration with SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, has finalized an agreement for the development of JSAT-31. Thales Alenia Space is a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo

Kremlin Calls Out Pentagon's Hoax Claim on Russian Space Weapon

May 23, 2024 @ 09:57 AM

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has squashed the Pentagon's assertions regarding the launch of a Russian anti-satellite vehicle into low-Earth orbit, labeling the claims as an information hoax. Speaking to journalists in Moscow, Ryabkov insisted that Russia's space program is progressing as planned, focusing on deploying spacecraft for various purposes,...

Pentagon Blocks Russian Military Use of SpaceX's Starlink Terminals: Report

May 10, 2024 @ 01:42 PM

The Pentagon has thwarted attempts by the Russian military to use SpaceX's Starlink satellite communication terminals. This effort was confirmed to

Raytheon Launches Space-based Missile Detection System

May 7, 2024 @ 07:43 AM

Raytheon, a business of RTX, has launched a ground system designed to integrate applications focused on processing and distributing information from satellites. The company has announced that its Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Mission Data Processing Application Framework (FORGE MDPAF) is now operational at the U

L3 Harris to Build Infrared Payloads for the Space Development Agency’s Missile...

May 3, 2024 @ 08:51 AM

L3Harris Technologies has been contracted to develop eight infrared payloads for the Space Development Agency's Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) program. The contract was awarded to L3Harris by Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company

S.Korea Launches 'Space Satellite Research Division' to Enhance Space Weapon System Quality...

April 15, 2024 @ 06:47 AM

South Koreas Defense Agency for Technology and Quality convened experts from the military, defense industry, research institutes, and academia for the first general meeting of the newly established Space Satellite Research Division under the Defense Quality Research Society (DQS). This

U.S. Space Force Launches BAE Systems' WSF-M Environmental Monitoring Satellite

April 12, 2024 @ 04:20 AM

BAE Systems launched the WSF-M satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California today, representing an advancement in space-based environmental monitoring developed in collaboration with the U.S

Kongsberg to Build Three Maritime Surveillance Satellites for Norway

April 10, 2024 @ 09:14 AM

Kongsberg NanoAvionics has won a contract to build three maritime surveillance satellites for the Norwegian Armed Forces. The data will be utilized by the Norwegian Armed Forces, as well as other Norwegian government institutions involved in maritime security such as the Coastal Administration, the Directorate of Fisheries, and the Norwegian Customs

South Korea Launches First SAR Satellite for All-weather Surveillance of North

April 8, 2024 @ 05:45 AM

South Korea launched its second military reconnaissance satellite, known as Military Reconnaissance Satellite Unit 2, with the primary objective of conducting all-weather surveillance of North Korea. The launch occurred at approximately 8:17 a

South Korea To launch Second Spy Satellite Next Month

March 25, 2024 @ 11:38 AM

South Korea intends to launch its second military satellite in early April as part of a project aimed at deploying five satellites for enhanced monitoring of North Korea. Last December, South Korea deployed its first surveillance satellite using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket from a U

Europe to Develop Manoeuvring Satellite for Military Operations Support

March 8, 2024 @ 07:30 AM

The European Defence Agency (EDA) will build a satellite demonstrator that can manoeuvre between Low Earth Orbit (LEO) to Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) to support military operations. The €10 million project – called LEO2VLEO: Military Crisis-Response Satellite Constellation – with the Netherlands and Austria, will design, develop, launch and operate a constellation of between two and four satellites

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