Contracts & Commercial Deals
BlackSky Secures Eight-Figure International Contract for Sovereign Gen-3 Satellite Solution
BlackSky Technology Inc. announced the signing of a significant eight-figure international contract to provide a sovereign space-based intelligence solution to a global defense customer. The agreement includes the sale of a single high-resolution Gen-3 satellite, multi-year on-orbit operations, and subscription-based ...
The Space Tourist Is Dead. Long Live the Orbital Industrialist.
Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. For the Space Industry Investment and Exit Strategies panel, a clear consensus emerged that the space sector has graduated from a science fair to a serious asset class. No one’s funding technology for technology's sake anymore ...
The $175 Billion Shadow: Inside the Golden Dome’s Identity Crisis
Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. Even here in the heart of Silicon Valley, the conversation has pivoted aggressively toward the Pentagon. The topic is the Golden Dome, the administration’s missile defense architecture mandated by Executive Order 14186 and funded at $175 ...
The New Orbital Guard: Commercial Tech Steps Up as the Pentagon’s Watchtower
Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. The mood at the SmallSat Symposium has shifted from anxiety to resolve. While previous years were defined by fear of orbital overcrowding, this year marks the moment the industry decided to act. Experts at the Space ...
Northwood Space Raises $100M Series B and Wins $50M Space Force Contract
On January 27, 2026, Northwood Space, a Los Angeles-based startup co-founded by CEO Bridgit Mendler, achieved a major dual-milestone by closing a $100 million Series B funding round and securing a $49.8 million contract from the U.S. Space Force. CEO ...
Silicon Sensing Expands Distribution in North America
On February 5, 2026, Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd announced a significant expansion of its North American distribution network through an enhanced agreement with Althen Sensors & Controls Inc. This move follows a massive surge in global demand for high-performance Micro-Electro-Mechanical ...
AT&T and Amazon Forge a Giant in the Skies: The Multi-Layered Strategy Behind the Kuiper-Cloud Pact
The telecommunications and cloud computing sectors witnessed a seismic shift on February 4, 2026, as AT&T and Amazon announced an extensive strategic partnership that effectively merges terrestrial fiber infrastructure with orbital satellite capabilities. This agreement centers on "Amazon Leo," the ...
Italian Space Agency and Telespazio to enhance satellite communications beyond Earth orbit
On February 3, 2026, the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and Telespazio (a Leonardo Group company) signed a strategic agreement to launch the RESPONSE program. This initiative focuses on modernizing the historic FOC-1A antenna at the “Piero Fanti” Fucino Space Centre ...
Vodafone IoT and Skylo Partner to Deliver Global Hybrid Satellite-Cellular Connectivity
On January 28, 2026, Vodafone IoT and Skylo Technologies announced a strategic partnership to integrate satellite-based Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) NB-IoT connectivity into Vodafone’s global IoT ecosystem. The collaboration aims to provide "anywhere connectivity" by allowing IoT devices to switch seamlessly ...
Kyivstar Prices $131 Million Secondary Offering of Shares Held by VEON
On January 29, 2026, Kyivstar Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: KYIV), Ukraine’s largest digital operator, announced the pricing of a secondary public offering of 12,500,000 common shares at a price of $10.50 per share. The shares are being sold entirely by existing ...
CNES Awards Loft Orbital Consortium €50M Contract for French Radar Imaging Demonstrator
In a statement released January 21, 2026, the French space agency (CNES) announced it has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Loft Orbital to develop the DESIR (Démonstrateur des Éléments Souverains en Imagerie Radar) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) ...
Comtech Nets $5M Follow-On Order for Lunar Exploration Components
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL) announced Tuesday it has received a follow-on contract valued in excess of $5 million to support a major U.S. civil space exploration program. The award, issued by an undisclosed aerospace and defense prime contractor, tasks ...
Satellogic Secures Seven-Figure Monitoring Contract with Strategic Partner
The contract focuses on high-frequency satellite monitoring services ...
Mission Microwave Inks Deal with Telesat for Telesat Lightspeed Terrestrial Infrastructure
Under the agreement, Mission Microwave will provide its compact 100-watt BUCs featuring Gallium Nitride (GaN) amplifier modules ...
WTA Certification Program Announces Tier 3 Certification of Saudi Net Link’s Khobar and Rawabi-Riyadh Teleports
(December 15, 2025 – New York City) – The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced that Saudi Net Link has achieved Tier 3 certification of its Khobar and Rawabi-Riyadh teleports in Saudi Arabia under the WTA’s Teleport Certification Program. Marking ...
SpaceRISE Consortium Initiates Procurement for IRIS² Satellite and Launch Services
December 25, 2025, Operational signals from the SpaceRISE consortium—comprising SES, Eutelsat, and Hispasat—indicated the multi-orbit IRIS² (Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnectivity and Security by Satellite) program has transitioned into the active procurement phase. The consortium has begun the preparation of Request ...
4iG Space and Defence to Invest $100 Million in Axiom Space
Budapest, 19 December 2025 — 4iG Space and Defence Technologies Zrt. (4iG SDT) signed a definitive investment agreement on December 20, 2025, to become an anchor investor in the U.S.-based commercial space company Axiom Space Inc.. The transaction, valued at ...
Northrop Grumman Selected For Space Development Agency’s TRKT3 Mission
REDONDO BEACH, Calif. – December 19, 2025 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) was competitively awarded a Tracking Layer of Tranche 3 (TRKT3) contract by the Space Development Agency (SDA) to deliver resilient, integrated missile warning and tracking satellites, a component ...
German Armed Forces Award €1.7B “SPOCK 1” Contract to ICEYE and Rheinmetall
In a definitive move toward the tactical proliferation of space-based assets, the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr) has awarded a landmark contract valued at €1.7 billion to a strategic joint venture between ICEYE and Rheinmetall. Formally titled SPOCK 1, or the ...
FCC Grants Landmark SCS License to SpaceX & T-Mobile
Whereas service covered where people live will now be seen as one that covers everywhere a person travels. The Federal Communications Commission’s decision on December 16, 2025, to grant a landmark Supplemental Coverage from Space license to SpaceX and T-Mobile ...
