2013 ARTES Applications Workshop – registration open
25 Jan 2013
The ARTES Applications Workshop showcases the achievements of past activities in an effort to raise awareness of the potential benefits space-based services offer to user…
ESA offers Artemis to industry in an Announcement of Opportunity – UPDATE
22 Jan 2013
ESA is organising visits both to Fucino and Redu to allow the bidders to evaluate the Artemis operational environment. Please note that the visit to…
ESA offers Artemis to industry in an Announcement of Opportunity
22 Jan 2013
These activities do not have to be directly related to the exploitation of Artemis satellite. The nature of these activities is left for the bidder…
ESA and Inmarsat launch Applications Development Initiative for Alphasat
16 Jan 2013
The Alphasat I-XL satellite is being developed through a public private partnership (PPP) between Inmarsat and ESA. Alphasat will provide coverage over Europe, the Middle…
Space-AIS data service successfully delivered for efficient vessel tracking
19 Dec 2012
The Automatic Identification System (AIS) is a short range coastal tracking system currently used on ships to provide identification and position information. Ships transmit AIS…
Redu activates third Galileo satnav payload
06 Dec 2012
The third Galileo Flight Model, known as FM3, transmitted its first test navigation signal in the E1 band on 1 December, the band being used…
ESA video shows SmallGEO STM in testing at ESTEC
03 Dec 2012
SmallGEO is part of the next generation of modular and flexible telecommunications platforms. It is being developed by ESA in partnership with a European consortium…
Advanced Multimedia Van debuts for the first European Satellite UMTS demonstration
29 Nov 2012
Designed to be the prototype city car, the vehicle is equipped with on-board instrumentation providing multimedia tools such as a GPS navigation system, radio, TV,…
Artemis ion propulsion system
29 Nov 2012
Another innovation is Artemis ion propulsion system, which is intended to accurately maintain its orbital position – a vital ability for future advanced comsats. After Artemis…
ESA’s currently-flying Artemis testbed
29 Nov 2012
ESA’s currently-flying Artemis testbed has been designed to be the most advanced telecommunications satellite built yet. The 3100 kg spacecraft includes both radio frequency and…