Following the launch of MEASAT-3d on 22 June 2022 from Kourou, French Guiana, MEASAT Global Berhad (“MEASAT”) – Malaysia’s premier satellite operator, has successfully completed in-orbit testing for the MEASAT-3d satellite on July 22, ahead of schedule. MEASAT-3d, the company’s latest and most advanced satellite has now entered commercial service, after its handover by Airbus Defence and Space (“Airbus”). MEASAT-3d, a multi-mission satellite with a planned lifespan of more than 18 years, … [Read more...] about MEASAT-3d enters commercial service following successful in-orbit testing
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Airbus launches quantum computing challenge to transform the aircraft lifecycle
Airbus has launched a global competition in quantum computing, inviting experts to propose and develop solutions, for complex optimisation and modelisation across the full aircraft life-cycle, using newly available computing capabilities. The Airbus Quantum Computing Challenge (AQCC) aims to take science out of the lab and into industry, by applying newly-available computing capabilities to real-life industrial cases. With traditional computers approaching their limits, the quantum … [Read more...] about Airbus launches quantum computing challenge to transform the aircraft lifecycle
OneWeb Satellites has shipped first satellites for OneWebconstellation
OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture between Airbus and OneWeb, announced the delivery of the first satellites for the OneWeb constellation. The satellites were manufactured at the OneWeb Satellites facility on the Airbus Defence and Space Toulouse site and the first six have been shipped to Kourou for launch. The first launch of the mega constellation is scheduled for 19 February 2019 on a Soyuz rocket - the beginning of a long series. With this generation of … [Read more...] about OneWeb Satellites has shipped first satellites for OneWebconstellation
Telesat selects Airbus to further develop LEO constellation
TOULOUSE – Airbus Defence and Space has been selected by Telesat as a major industrial partner to support their System Design and Risk Management phase for Telesat’s LEO satellite constellation, now in development. Under the terms of the contract, Airbus will perform system optimisation, requirements engineering, and initial design of key hardware and software components for space, ground and user terminal segments of the Telesat LEO system. Airbus has agreed to deliver … [Read more...] about Telesat selects Airbus to further develop LEO constellation
Airbus extends Skywise platform to suppliers
FARNBOROUGH – Building on the successful launch of the Skywise open data platform for airlines at the Paris Air Show in 2017, Airbus is extending the scope of cloud-based big-data analytics into the supply chain. The new offering will connect selected suppliers to the Skywise platform, to enable unprecedented improvements in their reliability, quality and performance, and more generally, transform aviation through better performance. This is the first time … [Read more...] about Airbus extends Skywise platform to suppliers
Airbus wins two ESA studies for Mars Sample Return mission
STEVENAGE/TOULOUSE – Airbus has won two studies from the European Space Agency (ESA) to design a Sample Fetch Rover and an Earth Return Orbiter. These two elements will be critical parts of a mission to return samples of the planet Mars to Earth before the end of the next decade. NASA and ESA signed a letter of intent in April 2018 to pursue a Mars Sample Return mission. After launching to Mars in 2026, the Mars Sample Fetch Rover will retrieve Mars samples left by the Mars2020 … [Read more...] about Airbus wins two ESA studies for Mars Sample Return mission
