Astrium in race for Avio’s space assets
France’s Astrium is joining the race to buy the space assets of Italian defence and rocket equipment specialist Avio as ...
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RFI out for I-4 replacement as Alphasat nears launch
London-based mobile satellite operator Inmarsat has sent out an RFI for a replacement satellite for its Inmarsat-4 spacecraft. The move, ...
Eutelsat taps Belgian ECA
The Belgian export credit agency, the Office national du ducroire (ONDD), has guaranteed two separate bank loan agreements worth €208m ...
First Ecuador satellite hit by debris
The Ecuadorian space agency (EXA) is trying to rescue its first and only satellite after it was struck by the remains ...
Astrium seeks €450m to fund Asia satellite
Astrium is looking for €450m to finance the development of the company’s new geostationary Earth observation satellite in Asia. The ...
Astrium starts work on Ariane 6 heavy lift rocket
Astrium has started to conduct feasibility studies for its planned heavy-lift Ariane 6 launcher after receiving funding from the European ...
EADS reveals significant changes in state shareholder structure and governance
Less than two months after the German state scotched the proposed US$45bn merger with BAE Systems, EADS chief executive Tom ...
Astrium creates US subsidiary
Europe’s Astrium has formed a US subsidiary as part of its push into the country’s governmental satellite telecoms market. Called ...
RSCC taps Coface as part of order for two more Astrium satellites
Russian satellite operator RSCC has secured loan guarantees from the French export credit agency Coface as part of plans to build two more Astrium ...
Arianespace ties up portfolio with successful Vega launch
Arianespace celebrated the inaugural flight of Europe’s light-lift Vega rocket today, marking an important milestone for the group that now ...
