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Zenno Astronautics has been awarded a contract by Germany’s Federal Agency for Breaktrhough Innovation (SPRIND) ...

Leveraging Chinese delivery systems while maintaining absolute control over the spacecraft’s proprietary software and sensor architecture ...

The deployment is meant to disrupt traditional CubeSat Standards ...

GomSpace, a leading developer of small satellite solutions, has provided an updated financial outlook for 2025. While the company maintains a strong performance trajectory for its top-line growth and earnings, it has opted to suspend its Free Cash Flow guidance ...

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 ...

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 ...

We wish you a joyful holiday season, a seamless handover into the New Year ...

NEW YORK — The global market for Flat Panel Satellite Antennas (FPAs) is on the verge of a significant upward trajectory, signaling a major shift in ground segment infrastructure over the next decade. According to new market analysis released by ...

In a definitive strategic realignment that signals the maturation of the Direct-to-Device (D2D) market, Airtel Africa has announced a sweeping partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink to deploy satellite-to-cellular services across 14 African nations. This agreement, confirmed on December 16, 2025, represents ...

When Rocket Lab’s Electron vehicle lifted off from the Mahia Peninsula, carrying the "RAISE and Shine" satellite for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), the mission profile appeared standard on paper. However, the successful orbital insertion of the "RAISE-4" (RApid ...

Researchers are turning to advanced satellite technology to address a critical gap in global infrastructure safety: the lack of structural monitoring on the world's longest bridges. Due to high logistical hurdles and prohibitive costs, fewer than one in five bridges ...

Santa Rosa, CA — Keysight Technologies and KT SAT have successfully demonstrated the telecommunication industry’s first non-terrestrial network (NTN) multi-orbit handover, marking a significant leap toward the realization of resilient 6G connectivity. Conducted at the Kumsan Satellite Network Operation Center ...

TOKYO — Addressing the growing vulnerability of orbital infrastructure to digital incursions, Synspective has initiated a joint research project with GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae to develop standardized defense protocols for satellite systems. The collaboration aims to merge Synspective’s operational data ...

A Long March-8A carrier rocket carrying the 14th group of low-orbit internet satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 6, 2025. SatNews December 9, 2025 — Deploying assets ranging from the ...

MENLO PARK, Calif. — In a precedent-setting move for space domain awareness (SDA) procurement, LeoLabs announced today it has secured a joint contract from the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. Space Force (USSF). The deal, awarded on ...

PARIS — While the industry's gaze is fixed on the mega-constellation race in Low Earth Orbit (LEO), Eutelsat Group has delivered a potent reminder that Geostationary (GEO) real estate remains the financial bedrock of the global space economy. The operator ...

SatNews, December 8, 2025 — The barrier to entry for the Geostationary Orbit (GEO) club has just been lowered by nine figures. Space Leasing International (SLI), the aerospace subsidiary of the multi-billion dollar Libra Group, has signed a landmark Heads ...

Simsbury, Conn. — Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense Company (EBAD) has confirmed the successful flight and actuation of its Payload Release Module (PRM9104), marking a critical milestone in the company's separation system roadmap. The mechanism successfully dispensed Impulse Space’s Mira spacecraft ...

By Chris Forrester — The past few days have seen the business pages full of reports that Elon Musk’s SpaceX could have a value of some $800 billion. The reports had plenty of credibility and built on the truly fabulous ...

MUNICH — Isar Aerospace has signed a launch services contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to deliver the Syndeo-3 mission to orbit. Scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2026, the mission will launch aboard Isar’s Spectrum rocket from Andøya ...