Missions & Constellations
Kongsberg, Helsing Target 2029 for Sovereign European IST Constellation
OSLO, Norway — Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace and German AI defense firm Helsing signed a teaming agreement on ...
NASA Loses Contact with MAVEN Mars Orbiter
WASHINGTON — NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft has experienced a critical loss of situational awareness, ...
FCC Opens Review for SpaceX’s 15,000-Satellite VLEO Constellation
WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Space Bureau has designated SpaceX’s modification application for a new 15,000-satellite ...
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) to Rebrand as “SSC Space” to Unify Global Operations
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) will change its company name to SSC Space at the beginning of 2026. The ...
Startical Advances Space-Based ATM
MADRID — The race to provide seamless, global air traffic management (ATM) from orbit accelerated today as Startical, ...
House Hearing on China Tech Lead
Tech executives testify on People's Republic of China (PRC) cyber threats Key Themes from China Tech Hearings Congressional ...
Arianespace launches KOMPSAT-7 satellite
On December 1st, 2025, Arianespace launched the KOMPSAT-7 (KOrea Multi-Purpose SATellite-7) satellite. The mission—VV28—used an Arianespace operated Vega ...
Congress desires LEO, but threats are real
By Chris Forrester — Just before the holiday the U.S. Congressional Research Service (a non-partisan research operation) released ...
SpaceX Forges Ahead with Transporter-15
The SpaceX Transporter-15 rideshare mission successfully launched on Friday, November 28, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying ...
Blue Origin’s Blue Ring will be 1st commercial GEO SDA mission with Optimum Technologies’ sensor
Blue Origin announced today an agreement with Optimum Technologies (OpTech) to integrate its next-generation Caracal optical payload onboard ...
Kymeta selected as multi-orbit MILSATCOM provider for U.S. Army’s NGC2 Pilot
Kymeta Corporation has been selected as a multi-orbit satellite communications (MILSATCOM) provider for the U.S. Army's Next Generation ...
Infinite Orbits and SES to collaborate in Europe’s first commercial life extension mission
Infinite Orbits and SES are going to collaborate in Europe’s first commercial life extension mission—in-orbit services provide concrete ...
SKY Perfect JSAT to provide full Ku-band capacity of the Superbird-C2 satellite to SES
SES S.A. has signed an agreement to receive the full Ku-band capacity of the geostationary communications satellite “Superbird-C2”, ...
ST Engineering iDirect’s Intuition Ground System now available
ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has announced the general availability of Intuition 1.1, its ...
Gilat’s SkyEdge IV earns $42 million in orders
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.'s (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) Commercial Division has received $42 million in orders from a ...
Kymeta selected as multi-orbit SATCOM provider for U.S. Army’s NGC2 pilot
Kymeta Corporation has been selected as a multi-orbit satellite communications (SATCOM) capability provider in the Next Generation Command ...
Square Peg Communications + Artiza Networks partner to deliver advanced SATCOM + UAV simulation capabilities to Japanese market
Square Peg Communications has announced a distribution agreement with Artiza Networks, wherein Artiza will expand the reach and ...
Quantum Space acquires Phase Four’s multi-mode propulsion assets to boost space mobility
Quantum Space has acquired Phase Four’s multi-mode propulsion assets, a breakthrough technology that allows a single system to ...
Forrester’s Digest: Space42, Viasat launch Equatys D2D venture
Emirates-based Space42 and California-based Viasat have created Equatys, described as a joint-held entity, to enable global Direct-to-Device (D2D) ...
Ofcom consults on NGSO licensing
UK comms regulator Ofcom has opened a consultation on proposals to revise and improve the way it licenses ...
