BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) has won the next phase of a competitive U.S. Navy research contract to further develop optical inter-satellite link (OISL) terminal apps for its Gen-3 constellation. […]
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SFL Missions Inc. awarded contract for AISSat-4 nanosatellite development
The Norwegian Space Agency (NOSA) has awarded a contract to SFL Missions Inc. to develop the AISSat-4 maritime ship tracking microsatellite for launch in less than one year. AISSat-4 is […]
Forrester’s Digest: Forecast: Australia to spend €370+ million on LEO satellites + SES H1 “solid performance”
Australia is budgeting a spend of A$664 million (€373.4m) on its own low Earth orbiting systems, according to forecasts from analysts at Gartner. LEO satellites orbit closer to Earth than […]
Forrester’s Digest: Amazon’s Kuiper readies next launches
Amazon’s Project Kuiper, its would-be broadband satellite rival to Elon Musk’s Starlink, is gearing up for its next launches. It has a new 100,000 square foot payload processing facility at […]
DataM Intelligence: Space propulsion market growth driven by deep space missions, green engines + satellite constellations
According to DataM Intelligence, the space propulsion market is set to grow at 12.42% CAGR, fueled by satellite constellations, lunar missions, and sustainable propulsion technologies. The Space Propulsion Market is […]
Dawn Aerospace joins the 10 million euros LEO2VLEO satellite consortium
This week, Dawn Aerospace had the official kick-off of the LEO2VLEO project, a European Defence Agency-backed program to develop the continent’s first maneuverable military satellite constellation operating between Low Earth […]
Smallsat ready to test link for global 5G-broadband
A small satellite designed to deliver direct 5G-broadband access from space to a compact ground device, supported by the European Space Agency (ESA), has made it into orbit after its […]
MicroCarb launched
The scientific mission, MicroCarb, led by the French space Agency CNES, was successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. MicroCarb is a joint mission between the UK Space […]
INNOSPACE partners with STEP Lab to enhance launch precision and to expand global market reach
INNOSPACE (KS:462350) has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with STEP Lab, to enhance the HANBIT launch vehicle’s capabilities for high-precision and multi-satellite deployments and to jointly pursue high-quality, […]
ThrustMe + Marble Imaging + Reflex Aerospace form strategic partnership for on-orbit demo in 2026
ThrustMe, Marble Imaging, and Reflex Aerospace have formed a strategic, three-way partnership for an in-orbit demonstration (IOD) of the JPT150, the world’s first low-power, iodine, Hall thruster system. The propulsion […]