Satellite tracking, space regulation, multimodal AI, and more

Welcome to the new episode of the TNW Podcast — the show where we discuss the latest developments in the European technology ecosystem and feature interviews with some of the most interesting people in the industry. In today’s episode, we’re...

July 3, 2024

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Greece taps AI-powered satellite tech to build wildfire defence system

Greece’s Ministry of Digital Governance has awarded German startup OroraTech a €20mn contract to build a satellite-based early warning system for wildfires, which last year alone cost the Mediterranean nation almost €2bn in damages. The national defence system will consist of...

July 2, 2024

Rocket debris falls on village following France-China satellite launch

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Rocket debris falls on village following France-China satellite launch

France and China blasted a new satellite into space on Saturday, in an increasingly rare example of cooperation between a Western power and the world’s second largest economy. The Space Variable Objects Monitor (SVOM) launched atop a Long March 2C...

June 25, 2024

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UK space tech startup to build Greece’s first flagship satellite constellation

Open Cosmos, the UK-based startup that uses satellites to fight climate change, has secured a contract of €60mn to build seven satellites for Greece. Dubbed Optical Constellation, this will be the country’s first flagship satellite project. The satellites in the...

May 29, 2024

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Finnish startup to launch ‘software-defined’ satellite with ESA

Helsinki-based startup ReOrbit is preparing for the first demonstration of its “software-enabled” satellite. This marks the next phase of the ESA’s UKKO programme, which works with ReOrbit to develop and test next-gen tech for Earth observation satellites. (Fun fact: Ukko...

April 9, 2024

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UK startup launches AI satellite to provide near real-time images of Earth

UK-based space tech startup Open Cosmos has successfully launched a new AI-powered satellite that can provide near real-time views of Earth. The satellite, HAMMER — short for Hyperspectral AI for Marine Monitoring and Emergency Response — was successfully blasted into...

March 6, 2024

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ESA releases final images of satellite as it re-enters Earth’s atmosphere

Following almost 30 years of service, the European Space Agency’s ERS-2 satellite re-entered Earth’s atmosphere at approximately 18:17 CET on February 21. Launched in 1995 and with an original mission life of just three years, ERS-2 set new standards for...

February 27, 2024

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Why no one knows quite when a satellite will hit Earth this week

A satellite will hurtle down to Earth this week and no one knows quite when or where it’s going to land — but there’s no need to worry. In the space sector, this is standard operating procedure. The satellite in question...

February 19, 2024