Built by Thales Alenia Space for ESA’s Celeste mission, IOD-2 Satellite lifts off today from New Zealand

New Zealand — At 10:14 CET on March 28, 2026, the first two satellites of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Celeste mission—IOD-1 and IOD-2—successfully lifted off from Rocket Lab’s Launch…

Blackwave Expands COPV Production to the United States

On March 24, 2026, Blackwave announced its strategic expansion into the United States during the SATELLITE 2026 conference in Washington, D.C. The Munich-based aerospace manufacturer has established its first U.S….

Defense Economics and the European SmallSat Market

Europe is the only major space power building its smallsat sector on defense procurement rather than venture capital or state industrial policy. The demand signal is institutional, contracted, and accelerating.

The FCC Must Choose: Enforce the Rules or Preserve LEO Competition

The FCC faces its most consequential regulatory moment in commercial satellite communications since the original Starlink licensing approval.

Syntiant and Novi Space Successfully Demonstrate Low-Power AI Inference in Orbit

On March 26, 2026, Syntiant Corp. and Novi Space announced the successful in-orbit demonstration of real-time AI object detection on a commercial satellite. The collaboration validated that ultra-low-power, quantized neural…

Firefly Aerospace Supports U.S. Space Force VICTUS DIEM Exercise

On March 25, 2026, Firefly Aerospace announced its participation in two major responsive space exercises for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as part of the VICTUS DIEM mission. Supporting prime…

HTS Market Projected to Reach $76 Billion as NGSO Constellations Reset Industry Benchmarks

On March 24, 2026, Novaspace released the 8th edition of its High Throughput Satellites (HTS) report, detailing a seismic shift in satellite communication economics driven by the rapid maturation of…

GomSpace Joins Danish LUNA Consortium to Advance Nanosatellite Antenna Performance

GomSpace has announced its participation in the LUNA (Low-loss Multiband Nanosatellite Antennas with High Gain and Mechanical Beam Steering) project, a Danish flagship initiative aimed at developing next-generation communication hardware…

The Pentagon’s SmallSats Have An Amnesia Problem

Rheinmetall Walked Away. Germany Should Take the Hint.

Saying Goodbye to the ISS, and Hello to the Orbital Tenancy Trap 

Your Teleport Can’t Dodge a Missile

SpaceX Accelerates Record-Breaking IPO Following Trillion-Dollar xAI Merger

Laser Communications and the Rise of Orbital Data Centers

OHB SE Exceeds Profitability Targets with Record €3.2 Billion Backlog

Satellogic Executes Strategic Pivot as 2025 Revenue Climbs 38%

NexSat Space Systems Debuts with ACE ‘Invisible’ Aero-Conformal Antenna

SES Taps K2 Space for Next-Gen ‘meoSphere’ MEO Network

Dual-Use by Design: Telesat Lightspeed and the End of Civilian Telecom in LEO

Amazon Leo Targets Five-Market Launch as Constellation Ramps to 200+ Satellites

ThinKom Showcases Modular MILSATCOM Architecture for Contested Environments

U.S. Space Force Awards $446.8 Million Agreement to Kratos for MEO Missile Tracking Ground Segment

GMV-Led Consortium Launches MYRIAD to Advance AI-Driven Satellite Intelligence for EU Defense

Space Force Formalizes Cislunar Strategy Amid Acquisition Restructuring

Space Force Reassigns Final GPS III Mission to SpaceX Following Vulcan Anomaly

FAA Rescinds Proposed Orbital Debris Rule Amid Industry Pressure and Regulatory Reassessment

The Iran Precedent: Operation Epic Fury and the Law of Armed Conflict in Space

Geopolitical Scrutiny: The Strategic Implications of APT Satellite’s Chinese State Ownership

China satellite investment soars as SpaceX sparks race for space

L3Harris Honors Goddard Centennial with Advances in Nuclear and Electric Propulsion

Firefly Aerospace Returns to Flight with Successful “Stairway to Seven” Mission

SpaceX Evolves Beyond Broadband with “Million-Satellite” AI Data Center Plan; Amazon Mounts Legal Challenge

Kymeta Sets Roadmap for KuKa 8 Series Multi-Band Terminals

Missile Strike Targets Strategic SES Ha’Ela Teleport in Central Israel

ATLAS Space Operations Establishes South Pacific Hub with New Ground Station in American Samoa

Danish Army Selects BAE Systems OneArc for 7-Year Simulation Modernization Program

OrbitsIQ Global and Wrocław Tech Validate E-SSA Waveform for Space-Based IoT

Marlink Reports 50% Surge in GNSS Interference Impacting Global Shipping

Optical Surfaces Ltd Targets Aerospace Surveillance with Ritchey-Chrétien Optics

Planet Labs: The satellite stock that keeps shooting to the moon