Europe
Stories on the European space industry
Viasat and Space42 Share Strategy for Equatys JV
The two companies cancelled a key roundtable at the Mobile World Conference, but Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg gave Payload an exclusive rundown.
PLD Space Closes €180M Series C, Eyes Flight Test This Year
The new funds give PLD a huge boost in its effort to clear significant milestones this year.
ICEYE Launches New Deforestation Monitoring Tool
ICEYE just one-upped the Lorax. Instead of speaking for the trees, the SAR satellite manufacturer is letting the trees speak for themselves.
Infinite Orbits Expands into the UK with Lúnasa Acquisition
French in-orbit servicing startup Infinite Orbits is on a buying streak.
Austria Commissions its First Military Sat
Austria is prepping to launch its first military-commissioned satellite to fight a growing, invisible threat—interference with satellite navigation.
ISPTech Raises €5.5M to Scale Green Propulsion Tech
Green energy is all the rage in Europe, and the trend is beginning to reach beyond the stratosphere.
OQ Technology Lands €25M in EIB Venture Debt Financing
Europe is driving hard on direct-to-device (D2D).
Skynopy to Integrate its First Ground Station in Kenya
The award is part of the French government’s push to have its businesses help modernize telecom infrastructure in developing countries.
SatVu Raises £30M to Accelerate its Constellation
SatVu’s plans for the new capital are twofold: accelerating deployment of its HotSat constellation, and fulfilling demand from across the market.
Kepler Plots European Expansion with NanoAvionics Deal
Kepler Communications and Kongsberg NanoAvionics have teamed up to put on a laser show for Europe.
OroraTech’s New Exec Plans to Step on the Gas
With Zuleta as a catalyst, OroraTech aims to grow to a few hundred sats in the coming years, with the aim of providing worldwide coverage, 15-minute revisit rates, and resolution as low as 50 m.
