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Brazil open to space colab with Luxembourg | #GovSat #Satellites #SpaceMining 

Brazil open to space colab with Luxembourg | #GovSat #Satellites #SpaceMining  | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
From delano.lu - April 9, 2018 7:55 AM

Luxembourg may begin a cooperation with Brazil in the area of space activities, potentially joining forces on satellite projects and space mining projects.

During the working visit to Brazil, economy and defence minister Etienne Schneider met with Brazilian science and technology minister Gilberto Kassab on 5 April.

According to a government press release, Kassab and his delegation expressed a willingness to collaborate with Luxembourg in the field of space activities, in particular through the Brazilian space agency (AEB) and national institute for space research.

“The Brazilian authorities have also discussed future satellite projects worth several hundred million euros of investment of real interest to Luxembourg companies such as SES, the world's leading satellite operator based in Betzdorf,” the statement read.

As a result of discussions, Brazil could also acquire satellite capabilities from GovSat-1, the first satellite from Luxembourg’s public-private venture, which has been operational since March 2018.

 

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Luxembourg may begin a cooperation with Brazil in the area of space activities, potentially joining forces on satellite projects and space mining projects.

During the working visit to Brazil, economy and defence minister Etienne Schneider met with Brazilian science and technology minister Gilberto Kassab on 5 April.

According to a government press release, Kassab and his delegation expressed a willingness to collaborate with Luxembourg in the field of space activities, in particular through the Brazilian space agency (AEB) and national institute for space research.

“The Brazilian authorities have also discussed future satellite projects worth several hundred million euros of investment of real interest to Luxembourg companies such as SES, the world's leading satellite operator based in Betzdorf,” the statement read.

As a result of discussions, Brazil could also acquire satellite capabilities from GovSat-1, the first satellite from Luxembourg’s public-private venture, which has been operational since March 2018.

 

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GOVSAT-1 SATELLITE READY TO BE LAUNCHED | #Luxembourg #Space #Satellites #SES

GOVSAT-1 SATELLITE READY TO BE LAUNCHED | #Luxembourg #Space #Satellites #SES | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
From www.tradeandinvest.lu - January 8, 2018 6:09 PM
05-01-2018
“This is obviously a very exciting moment,” says Patrick Biewer, CEO of the company created as a public-private partnership between the Luxembourg government and global satellite operator SES. “The launch is one of the step of our history, but it’s evidently a key part of the company’s history.”

LuxGovSat was set up in February 2015 in order to realise the ambitious goal of creating a new value proposition that did not yet exist on the market: making satellite capacities available for governmental objectives that would have a higher level of security than traditional commercial satellites, while following a business logic to provide more affordable and accessible capabilities than dedicated national satellites.

“A public-private partnership was the best way to start this project,” explains Patrick Biewer. “More precisely, this partnership made it possible to combine the know-how of the Luxembourg space industry, available through SES, with the regulatory capacities, diplomatic relations, stability and good reputation of the Luxembourg state. This is essential to create such a value proposition for other governments and supranational organisations.”

€225 MILLION INVESTMENT
The first client of LuxGovSat is obviously the Luxembourg State that will use it for its own defence activities. The State is investing a total amount of €100 million over 10 years. “This provides strong support to the entire business model that allows us to embark on necessary and significant investments,” says the CEO of LuxGovSat. The initial investment in the company LuxGovSat, covering among others things the construction and the launch of the satellite, amounts to a total of €225 million.

Following international calls for tenders, the construction of the satellite was entrusted to the American company Orbital ATK and the launch to SpaceX. The Falcon 9 rocket was chosen according to purely economic and technological criteria. SpaceX has innovated the space launcher business with the development of a flight-proven rocket.

Once in orbit at 21.5 degrees east, GovSat-1 will be operational within approximately four to six weeks. This is the time needed to finalise its positioning, carry out the tests in orbit and then transfer services that have already been commercialised by the company and are currently operational on other satellites.

 

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05-01-2018
“This is obviously a very exciting moment,” says Patrick Biewer, CEO of the company created as a public-private partnership between the Luxembourg government and global satellite operator SES. “The launch is one of the step of our history, but it’s evidently a key part of the company’s history.”

LuxGovSat was set up in February 2015 in order to realise the ambitious goal of creating a new value proposition that did not yet exist on the market: making satellite capacities available for governmental objectives that would have a higher level of security than traditional commercial satellites, while following a business logic to provide more affordable and accessible capabilities than dedicated national satellites.

“A public-private partnership was the best way to start this project,” explains Patrick Biewer. “More precisely, this partnership made it possible to combine the know-how of the Luxembourg space industry, available through SES, with the regulatory capacities, diplomatic relations, stability and good reputation of the Luxembourg state. This is essential to create such a value proposition for other governments and supranational organisations.”

€225 MILLION INVESTMENT
The first client of LuxGovSat is obviously the Luxembourg State that will use it for its own defence activities. The State is investing a total amount of €100 million over 10 years. “This provides strong support to the entire business model that allows us to embark on necessary and significant investments,” says the CEO of LuxGovSat. The initial investment in the company LuxGovSat, covering among others things the construction and the launch of the satellite, amounts to a total of €225 million.

Following international calls for tenders, the construction of the satellite was entrusted to the American company Orbital ATK and the launch to SpaceX. The Falcon 9 rocket was chosen according to purely economic and technological criteria. SpaceX has innovated the space launcher business with the development of a flight-proven rocket.

Once in orbit at 21.5 degrees east, GovSat-1 will be operational within approximately four to six weeks. This is the time needed to finalise its positioning, carry out the tests in orbit and then transfer services that have already been commercialised by the company and are currently operational on other satellites.

 

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GovSat-1 débute officiellement sa carrière | #Luxembourg #Space #Satellites #Europe

GovSat-1 débute officiellement sa carrière | #Luxembourg #Space #Satellites #Europe | Luxembourg (Europe) | Scoop.it
From paperjam.lu - March 19, 2018 1:42 PM

Sept semaines après avoir été mis sur orbite par SpaceX, le premier satellite militaire luxembourgeois est entré en fonction, annonce lundi GovSat, la société gestionnaire de l’engin.

Début officiel pour GovSat-1. Sept semaines après avoir été mis sur orbite depuis le Cap Canaveral par une fusée Falcon 9 de SpaceX, le premier satellite militaire luxembourgeois est entré en service, annonce lundi GovSat. Dans un communiqué, la société, possédée à 50% par l’État et 50% par SES, indique que l’engin a atteint sa position orbitale définitive, «ce qui lui permet de subvenir aux besoins de missions en Europe, au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique, et de fournir une vaste couverture maritime en Méditerranée et en mer Baltique, ainsi que sur l’Atlantique et l’Océan indien».

 

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https://www.scoop.it/t/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=Space

 

https://www.scoop.it/t/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=GovSat

 

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Sept semaines après avoir été mis sur orbite par SpaceX, le premier satellite militaire luxembourgeois est entré en fonction, annonce lundi GovSat, la société gestionnaire de l’engin.

Début officiel pour GovSat-1. Sept semaines après avoir été mis sur orbite depuis le Cap Canaveral par une fusée Falcon 9 de SpaceX, le premier satellite militaire luxembourgeois est entré en service, annonce lundi GovSat. Dans un communiqué, la société, possédée à 50% par l’État et 50% par SES, indique que l’engin a atteint sa position orbitale définitive, «ce qui lui permet de subvenir aux besoins de missions en Europe, au Moyen-Orient et en Afrique, et de fournir une vaste couverture maritime en Méditerranée et en mer Baltique, ainsi que sur l’Atlantique et l’Océan indien».

 

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https://www.scoop.it/t/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=Space

 

https://www.scoop.it/t/luxembourg-europe/?&tag=GovSat

 

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