The Eagle-1 launch was originally expected as early as the fourth quarter of 2024.

The Eagle-1 launch was originally expected as early as Q4 2024.

SES selected Arianespace to launch Eagle-1 aboard a Vega C rocket in November 2022.

The EAGLE-1 programme, including the satellite and ground systems, was estimated to cost approximately €130 million when ESA first awarded SES the development contract.

SES now expects the Eagle-1 launch at the end of 2027 or early 2028.

SES and Airbus Netherlands signed a ground lease agreement with the Dutch municipality of Noordwijk on 15 June for a site near ESA’s ESTEC facility.

The EAGLE-1 system is being built to demonstrate quantum key distribution between optical ground stations over distances that are impractical to achieve via fibre.

The EAGLE-1 system will act as a precursor to the European Quantum Communication Infrastructure.

An SES-led consortium was awarded the contract to build the EAGLE-1 demonstration system in September 2022.

The Eagle-1 ground station will include a control room and a dome housing an optical telescope.

TESAT Spacecom is providing the EAGLE-1 quantum key distribution payload.

The Eagle-1 ground station will include a control room and a dome housing an optical telescope that will track the Eagle-1 satellite.

Sigma Advanced Systems has agreed to acquire aerospace manufacturer Bromford Precision Solutions.

Bromford Precision Solutions holds approvals from Rolls-Royce and Siemens.

The Sigma Advanced Systems acquisition of Bromford Precision Solutions is valued at approximately GBP 11.89 million, or INR 153 crore.

Bromford Precision Solutions manufactures complex aero engine rings, compressor casings, ducts, brackets, and lock plates.

Sigma Advanced Systems is the parent company of UK precision engineering group Nasmyth.

The Sigma Advanced Systems acquisition of Bromford Precision Solutions is expected to complete by the end of July 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

Bromford Precision Solutions will be integrated alongside Nasmyth within Sigma Advanced Systems' UK manufacturing operations.

The combined Sigma group aims to increase manufacturing capacity, broaden engineering expertise, and improve supply chain resilience for civil aerospace, defence, and power generation programmes.

Cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov will transfer International Space Station command to NASA astronaut Jessica Meir before the crew rotation.

Anil Menon will use augmented-reality- and artificial-intelligence-assisted ultrasound systems during Expedition 74 ISS to evaluate procedures for future long-duration missions.

NASA astronaut Anil Menon arrived at the International Space Station on Soyuz MS-29 with Roscosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina.

Expedition 75 will begin on 26 July after the crew members scheduled to return to Earth complete a mission of about eight months.

Anil Menon’s arrival temporarily increased the International Space Station crew size to 10.

LEO satellite operators are targeting pre-existing consumer billing ecosystems instead of only premium standalone home broadband.

LEO satellite operators are shifting toward direct-to-device mobile operator integrations and enterprise backhaul deals to support subscriber growth.

Parks Associates’ Broadband Market Tracker shows a marked slowing in broadband subscriber losses among the largest cable operators in the United States.

Kristen Hanich is Senior Director of Research at Parks Associates.

SpaceX’s Starlink replaced its $499 upfront hardware purchase model with a monthly equipment financing fee.

The CZ-10B transfer setup uses clamp arms to hand the stage over to a mechanical arm at the corner.

The CZ-10B first stage is being clamped by arms on a barge during transfer onshore.

L3Harris Technologies reports satellite and airborne electronics through its Space and Airborne Systems segment.

Comtech Telecommunications disclosed debt covenant amendments and balance sheet restructuring steps in recent SEC filings.

Teledyne Technologies supplies traveling wave tube amplifiers, RF and microwave components, and connectors used across commercial and military satellite payloads.

L3Harris Technologies formed in 2019 through the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation.

Honeywell International planned in a 2025 filing to separate its Aerospace business into an independent, publicly traded company.

Comtech Telecommunications supplies satellite ground segment equipment, modems, and troposcatter systems.

The component categories inside a satellite communication payload include power amplifiers, RF switches, waveguide runs, modems, and ground terminal electronics.

L3Harris Technologies, Honeywell International, Comtech Telecommunications, and Teledyne Technologies supply RF amplifiers, waveguide assemblies, ground terminals, and modem electronics used inside most military and commercial satellite communication payloads.

Honeywell International’s Aerospace Technologies segment supplies satellite communication terminals and avionics used in commercial aviation connectivity and government satellite communication systems.

Teledyne Technologies has expanded its satellite payload component position through acquisitions disclosed in its SEC filings over the past several years.

Requalifying a satellite communication payload component after a vendor switch commonly requires thermal vacuum qualification, radiation testing, and electromagnetic interference verification.

Gravity-1 Y4 is planned to launch on July 22.

Gravity-1 Y2 lifted off in the nearshore waters off Haiyang, Yantai on the morning of October 11, 2025.

Gravity-1 Y4 was assembled and left the factory at Haiyang Oriental Spaceport.

Gravity-1 Y4 will conduct a sea-based satellite launch mission in the eastern waters of Shanghai.

Gravity-1 Y4 will launch aboard the launch ship Oriental Aerospace Port.

BAE Systems produces the RAD750 at its Manassas, Virginia facility.

BAE Systems' RAD750 is the only processor in production that combines flight heritage, radiation tolerance, single-event upset performance, and export-compliant qualification documentation.