Amentum Mitie Pacific Wins $656M Contract for Strategic Space Hub at Diego Garcia
The facility itself acts as a linchpin for U.S. Space Force architecture ...
Eutelsat Awards Airbus Contract for 340 Additional OneWeb LEO Satellites
The 440 satellites currently under contract represent a significant technical bridge between the first-generation OneWeb fleet and the future European Union IRIS² constellation ...
As SpaceX Targets 50,000 Starlink Satellites, China Files for 200,000-Unit Mega-Constellation
This development validates the ongoing "Surge" strategy from Chinese space authorities ...
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U.S. Officials Monitor Expansion of China’s Global Satellite Ground Infrastructure
For over a decade, China has integrated space cooperation into its broader Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), establishing ground stations in South America, Africa, and the Arctic ...
The Orbital Pivot: Reconciling Scientific Discovery with the Trillion-Dollar Space Economy
The future of discovery is now inextricably linked to the success of private infrastructure ...
TrustPoint Achieves Key Milestone in Resilient, GPS-Independent Navigation
This milestone marks a significant step in the company’s mission to provide a commercial, GPS-independent positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capability for satellite operators ...
NASA Selects AtmOCube Mission to Study Orbital Wave Interference
This instrument observes the natural infrared radiation of oxygen in the upper atmosphere to obtain high-resolution temperature profiles ...
Hydrosat Secures €51 Million Series B to Expand Thermal Imagery Constellation
Hydrosat currently serves a range of high-stakes clients, including the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...
Slingshot Aerospace Earns $27M Space Force Contract for AI-Driven Warfare Training
Slingshot Aerospace will advance the OTTI program by merging existing training capabilities with AI-native technology ...
Sat-Lite Technologies Scales Executive Leadership Amid Multi-Orbit Market Expansion
The company has appointed industry veteran Steve Richeson to the newly created role of Vice President of Growth ...
SpaceX Activates Free Starlink Service in Iran Amid National Internet Blackout
Iranians with access to the approximately 50,000 to 100,000 smuggled terminals can now connect to the web ...
China Opens 2026 Launch Manifest with Retrograde Yaogan and Guowang Deployments
The dual missions, launched from separate spaceports, underscore the nation's intent to sustain a high-cadence manifest ...
Globalstar Expands East Asia Ground Footprint with New Antenna Arrays in South Korea
By upgrading the Yeo Ju facility, Globalstar enhances its ability to support its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation ...
SmallSat Europe 2026 Issues Final Call for Papers Amid Pivot to Defense and Sovereignty
With the European space sector undergoing a structural shift toward security and autonomy, organizers of SmallSat Europe 2026 have issued a final call for technical papers. The deadline for abstract submissions is January 23, 2026, leaving engineers and researchers less ...
Department of Defense to Take $1 Billion Equity Stake in L3Harris Missile Solutions
The investment is the first implementation of the Pentagon's "Go Direct to Supplier" initiative ...
Department of Defense Adopts SpaceX Iteration Model to Accelerate Defense Acquisition
Speaking alongside SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Hegseth outlined an "AI-first" transformation designed to operate at wartime speed ...
Black Moon Energy Partners with JPL for Helium-3 Resource Mission
The primary objective of the mission is to locate and quantify Helium-3 concentrations within the lunar regolith ...
Diffraqtion Secures $4.2 Million to Deploy Quantum Camera Constellations for SDA
The capital will accelerate the development of the company’s novel "quantum camera" technology ...
ThinKom Awarded SpaceWERX Contract for Resilient Ground Infrastructure
The initiative focuses on the creation of highly adaptable satellite communication nodes designed to support the Resilient MILSATCOM Architecture ...
Orbion Space Technology Delivers 33 Aurora Propulsion Systems to York Space Systems for Defense Constellation
The flight-ready hardware is designated for use on spacecraft within an upcoming military constellation ...
SpaceX ‘Twilight’ Mission Deploys 22 Exolaunch Payloads, Including Kepler and HawkEye 360 Assets
VANDENBERG SFB, Calif. — On Sunday, January 11, 2026, SpaceX successfully launched the "Twilight" rideshare mission, delivering a diverse manifest of commercial and government payloads to a dawn-dusk Sun-Synchronous Orbit (SSO). The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Space Launch ...
WTA Releases Top Teleport Operator Rankings for 2025
NEW YORK – The World Teleport Association (WTA) published its annual rankings for the Top Teleport Operators of 2025 on Monday, January 12, 2026. The report identifies the sector's leading companies based on total revenue and year-over-year revenue growth, providing ...
Thermal Equilibrium: The Dual Role of Isotherms in Satellite Operations and Design
The term isotherm—a line on a map or chart connecting points of equal temperature—is a critical concept in the satellite industry, serving two distinct but equally vital roles: atmospheric remote sensing for weather prediction and the thermal engineering of the ...
