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Welcome to your latest newsletter from satsearch

Hello and welcome back to the satsearch newsletter - happy new year to you!

Hope you had a restful holiday break, if you took one, and are refreshed and ready to go in 2023.

In these emails, we share trending stories from the industry along with insights from our own work building, operating, and advocating for the global marketplace for space.

We only have a short edition for you today, just to catch up on a few of the stories you may have missed over the holiday period.

But before we dive in and take a look at them, we wanted to let you know about a free live event we’re running next week - which we think is going to be a great way to kick off the year!

(Please note, you're receiving this email because you registered to be a part of our mailing list on satsearch.com.)

HOW DO YOU AVOID TAKING ENDLESS PICTURES OF CLOUDS WHEN IMAGING FROM A SATELLITE?

On average, clouds cover 60-70% of the Earth’s surface and this can have serious impacts for imaging from satellites.

We're organising a live demo to show how onboard cloud detection improves remote sensing missions - leading to cost reductions in downlinking and data analysis processes.

Paolo Madonia, Product Manager of satsearch member AIKO, will explain how cloudy_CHARLES, AIKO’s onboard software application for cloud detection, addresses this issue.

The demo will take place on the 11th of January at 16:00 CET | 15:00 UTC.

Sign up here to secure your free spot now!

FocusPoint International and Skylo Technologies have announced a new partnership to combine Skylo's satellite connectivity with FocusPoint's 'Overwatch & Rescue' solution. Find out more about the partnership here.

Ovzon has received a USD $1 million order for SATCOM-as-a-Service from Nigma Conseil SAS. For more information click here.

Iridium has entered a service agreement for a direct-to-smartphone satellite service. Read more here.

France are to provide Poland with two reconnaissance satellites and a receiving station to help the government detect early threats through satellite imagery. Find out more here.

Sidus Space has been selected by Bechtel Corporation to manufacture cables for the NASA Mobile Launcher 2 project. For more information on the project click here.

Member news

Stories from organizations participating in the satsearch membership program:

Acktar Ltd (ACM Coatings GmbH) has now been ranked as a qualified supplier for ultra-high vacuum applications by tech leaders CECOM. Read more here.

Unibap’s US distributor and technology licensee Moog Inc. has given Unibap an ATP (Authorization to Proceed) to start work on an expected hardware order. For information click here.

The SpaceX Transporter 6 mission was successfully launched on the 3rd of January 2023. It consisted of payloads from a variety of global customers. Among these were several satsearch members:

Kelpie 1 - a 3U CubeSat designed and built by AAC Clyde Space (with an antenna concept developed by Oxford Space Systems).
FUTURA-1 and FUTURA-3 - a 3U and a 6U CubeSat designed by NPC Spacemind. Find out more here.
EnduroSat was also one of the companies that contributed to one of the missions onboard.
One of Pale Blue's water-based thrusters is onboard now on Sony's satellite for its "spacetainment project." Read more here.

Alén Space was one of the recipients of the 3rd Galicia Awards for Innovation and Design of the Axencia Galega de Innovación. Read more about the awards here.

Scanway has achieved a positive energy balance on the STAR VIBE mission after 28 orbits. Find out more here.

FIND YOUR NEXT CUSTOMER AT SATSEARCH.COM

Each week we receive commercial requests from buyers all over the world.

Space agencies, defense primes, SMEs, startups, university teams, and a variety of other organizations from across the entire industry spectrum are using satsearch to find new suppliers, products, and services.

Take a look at the latest business opportunities on the satsearch website - or please get in touch if you'd like to find out more.

Thanks for reading! Hope you're safe, happy, and healthy.

Hywel at satsearch