Europe and the United States are sharing the 900-million-euro ($1.1-billion) cost of the 10-year mission, which includes the launch of an identical twin, currently called Sentinel-6B, in 2025.

PARIS (Reuters) -Europe's drive to create a satellite manufacturing champion is taking longer than planned, and debates over costs, competition policy and who might participate could continue to ...

The Europe satellite messenger market is estimated to reach$1.11 billion by 2033 from $308.9 million in 2023, at a growth rate of 13.69% during the forecast period 2023-2033 ...

The first attempt to launch a satellite from western Europe appeared to have failed early on Tuesday when Virgin Orbit reported an "anomaly" that had prevented its rocket from reaching orbit. The ...

Europe's new Ariane 6 rocket successfully deployed a French spy satellite in its first fully operational launch on Thursday, completing a return to space for a continent facing questions over its ...

To do this, part of the washing-machine-sized, 440-pound (200 kilograms) DRACO spacecraft will be designed to break up just like a normal satellite. But it will also include a specially designed ...

Earlier this year, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni lamented that there was “no public alternative” to a US operator yet available to meet Italy’s needs on satellite communications. In fact, ...

IRIS², standing for Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity, and Security by Satellite, will consist of approximately 290 low- and medium-Earth orbit satellites. The first launch is ...