Bayanat and Yahsat launch UAE’s first SAR satellite
Bayanat and Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC, UAE announced the successful launch of their first Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite into orbit on August 16, 2024, in partnership with ICEYE, a pioneer in SAR satellite operations for earth observation. It was launched …

Telespazio secures contract for Italy’s satellite navigation centre
Telespazio has been awarded, as the first contractor of a team composed of Italian universities, research centres and industrial companies, the call by the Italian Space Agency (ASI) for the creation of the “National GNSS Competence Centre”.
The Centre, housed in the Telespazio headquarters in Rome, will …

A2Z Drone Delivery launches portfolio of drone docks
A2Z Drone Delivery has launched a portfolio of autonomous drone docks and a companion UAV adapted for the system’s automatic charging capability. It offers the unique ability for UAVs to move from dock-to-dock to automatically top off batteries and pick up or deliver packages, infinitely expanding the …

Galileo is prepared for the upcoming operational declaration of OSNMA
The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) has successfully completed testing of the Galileo Open Service Navigation Message Authentication (OSNMA) and is preparing for its operational launch.
Galileo, like other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), plays a crucial role in various sectors, including transportation, finance, …

uAvionix receiver achieves FAA TSO certification
uAvionix’s ping200XR Mode S ADS-B transponder with integral aviation GPS has received technical standard order (TSO) certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The ping200XR TSO has received TSO-C112e and TSOC166b for transponder and ADS-B functionality – TSO-C188b for its internal pressure altimeter, and TSO-C145e for the integral aviation GPS. …

FAA makes drone history in Dallas area
In a first for U.S. aviation, the FAA has authorized multiple commercial drone operations in the same airspace. The authorizations for Zipline International and Wing Aviation allow them to deliver packages while keeping their drones safely separated using Unmanned Aircraft System …

Upgrade of EU-Hydro for the Copernicus Land Monitoring Service
The Copernicus Land Monitoring Service (CLMS) framework contract for upgrading the pan-European hydrological reference dataset EUHydro has now kicked off. The aim with the EU-Hydro suite of products is to provide a key reference suite for hydrological …

ISRO launches Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08
Indian Space Research Organisation’s latest Earth Observation Satellite ‘EOS- 08’ was launched by the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)-D3 on August 16, 2024 at 9:17 hrs from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Shriharikota.
The primary objectives of the EOS-08 mission include designing and developing a microsatellite, creating payload instruments compatible with the …

Google Maps prices slashed by 70% for developers after Ola Maps offered for free
Google has announced a 70% reduction in Google Maps’ API prices for Indian developers, which comes one week after Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal gave one-year free access to Ola Maps for all developers. This announcement was made by the tech giant at …

Dhruva Space receives authorisation for GSaaS
Dhruva Space, Hyderabad, has been granted authorisation by the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Center (INSPACe) to provide Ground Stations as a Service (GSaaS).
Till date, Dhruva Space has indigenously designed and developed six Ground Stations in VHF and UHF bands, …