SES relay demo payload launches on Planet's Pelican-12 for NASA
A relay payload on Planet's Pelican-12 will test commercial satellite-to-satellite data links via SES's O3b mPOWER network for NASA's relay programme.
Source: SESTopic
Space & Satellites
Space agencies, satellite missions and launches, and Africa's space economy.
News
Page 5 of 8
Beijing Sixiang Aishu raises CNY 100m Series B for Skysight satellite constellation
Skysight's operator has secured 100 million yuan to expand its multi-source Earth observation constellation and on-orbit processing.
Source: Dealroom
NOAA and Cowboy Space to trial in-orbit processing of weather satellite data
NOAA and Cowboy Space will test whether processing VIIRS data in orbit on the Reason-2 satellite, due in 2027, can speed up delivery to forecasters.
Source: NOAA NESDIS
Equatorial satellite constellation proposed to track illegal fishing in Somali Basin
A 24-satellite constellation tilted towards the Equator could watch the Somali Basin about three times as often as polar designs, at an estimated US$347 million.
Source: The Conversation
ESA's Earth observation chief on new missions, IRIDE and crowded orbits
ESA's Simonetta Cheli outlines new launches, the IRIDE constellation, orbital congestion and how Space HPC handles 500 terabytes of Copernicus data a day.
Source: Live Science
MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite reaches French Guiana ahead of Ariane 6 launch
ESA's second MetOp-SG satellite is in French Guiana after a 10-day sea voyage, with an Ariane 6 launch expected at the end of 2026.
Source: European Space Agency
South Africa names five-member interim board to run SANSA until January 2027
A new five-member board will steer SANSA until January 2027 after the previous one was dissolved, as MPs press on EOSAT-1 delays and R296m underspending.
Source: SANSA
Kenya Space Agency tours Chinese satellite firms and university to explore cooperation
Kenya Space Agency met MinoSpace, Emposat and Beihang University in China to discuss satellite data access, ground systems and training; no deals were announced.
Source: Kenya Space AgencyRASCOM chief joins Riyadh panel on satellite routes to universal access
RASCOM's Timothy Adi Ashong joined an ITU and CST panel in Riyadh on non-terrestrial networks and cooperation to close Africa's connectivity gap.
Source: Tech Review Africa
Sentinel-3 image shows Antarctic sea ice near its winter maximum
ESA's Sentinel-3 image from 30 September 2026 shows sea ice around the Antarctic Peninsula and Weddell Sea shortly after the winter maximum.
Source: European Space Agency