ARTES 1 Final Presentation Days
01 Jan 2015
The ARTES 1 Final Presentation Days for 2015 will take place at ESA/ESTEC – Noordwijk, The Netherlands on the 14th and 15th of January 2015.…
Satellite services and applications: A vital cornerstone of modern society
17 Dec 2014
(For the PDF version of this article, see below) Satcoms is a key space sector addressing EU socio-economic priorities The sector has a huge (often…
Moving up the frequency ladder: first W-band satcom workshop
15 Dec 2014
Lift to Space
01 Dec 2014
ADS’s new dual feed subreflector assembly
01 Dec 2014
The commercial satellite industry has become highly competitive. As a result, there is increasing pressure for the key components of telecommunications satellites to be as…
Succesful demonstration of Alphasat-Sentinel-1A laser link
28 Nov 2014
Marking a first in space, Sentinel-1A and Alphasat have linked up by laser stretching almost 36 000 km across space to deliver images of Earth…
Video: Linking by laser for fast data delivery
28 Nov 2014
Sentinel-1A transmits data to Earth when passing over ground stations in Europe. For continual data delivery, the satellite is also equipped with a laser terminal…
ESA announces signing of Iris Precursor contract
26 Nov 2014
A partnership worth €15 million between ESA and UK satellite operator Inmarsat will ensure safer air traffic over Europe by 2018. A contract was signed…
New ARTES 5.1 Schedule Adjustment CCN
26 Nov 2014
Contract Change Notice (CCN) This template should be used when a contract change is required that affects only the schedule of a running ARTES 5.1…
TIA: Past, Present, and Future
11 Nov 2014
To mark the celebration of 50 years of European cooperation in space, Magali Vaissiere, we ask director of ESA’s Telecommunications and Integrated Applications (TIA) Directorate,…