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SES Secures Multi-Year Broadcast Distribution Deal with JioStar Across South Asia

SES Secures Multi-Year Broadcast Distribution Deal with JioStar Across South Asia

On Sept. 21, 2026, space solutions provider SES and South Asian media conglomerate JioStar finalized a multi-year agreement to deliver linear television distribution services across India and the broader Indian…

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

SiriusXM Commissions SXM-11 Satellite into Commercial Service as Fleet’s Most Powerful Broadcast Platform

SiriusXM Commissions SXM-11 Satellite into Commercial Service as Fleet’s Most Powerful Broadcast Platform

2 Days Ago / Mission Deployments & Manifests

Russian Satellite Imagery Assists Iranian Targeting of U.S. Military Facilities

Russian Satellite Imagery Assists Iranian Targeting of U.S. Military Facilities

5 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

Space Inventor and Astroscale Japan Develop In-Orbit Satellite Servicing Architecture

Space Inventor and Astroscale Japan Develop In-Orbit Satellite Servicing Architecture

6 Days Ago / Mission Autonomy & Onboard Systems

Astroscale France and HEMERIA Partner on Agile GEO Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Platform

Astroscale France and HEMERIA Partner on Agile GEO Rendezvous and Proximity Operations Platform

September 15, 2026 / Business & Finance

Space Development Agency Issues $369 Million Solicitation for Global Missile Tracking Ground Entry Points

Space Development Agency Issues $369 Million Solicitation for Global Missile Tracking Ground Entry Points

2hrs Ago / Ground Segment & Teleports

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Reaffirms Mission Acceleration Focus Across International Space Programs

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman Reaffirms Mission Acceleration Focus Across International Space Programs

5hrs Ago / National Space Policy

ESA and ISRO Extend Bilateral Space Agreement to 2032

ESA and ISRO Extend Bilateral Space Agreement to 2032

5hrs Ago / Business & Finance

OrbitsIQ Global and AVL North America Launch Multi-Continent Hybrid Network Campaign for Vehicle Data Transmission

OrbitsIQ Global and AVL North America Launch Multi-Continent Hybrid Network Campaign for Vehicle Data Transmission

6hrs Ago / Business & Finance

Exolaunch Contracts Dedicated SpaceX Starship Mission for 2029 Starfall Return-to-Earth Program

Exolaunch Contracts Dedicated SpaceX Starship Mission for 2029 Starfall Return-to-Earth Program

7hrs Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Aerospacelab Reaches Profitability Ahead of Booking $2.75 Billion IRIS² Satellite Contract

Aerospacelab Reaches Profitability Ahead of Booking $2.75 Billion IRIS² Satellite Contract

21hrs Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

FCC Projects $100 Billion Spectrum Auction Revenue Target Across Upcoming Multi-Year Sales

FCC Projects $100 Billion Spectrum Auction Revenue Target Across Upcoming Multi-Year Sales

1 Day Ago / Government & Regulation

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Preston Dunlap, Arkenstone Capital

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Preston Dunlap, Arkenstone Capital

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

No Robot Has Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

No Robot Has Captured an Uncontrolled Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

September 7, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

How ICEYE Turned Sovereign SAR Into a 12-Month Product

How ICEYE Turned Sovereign SAR Into a 12-Month Product

August 25, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Launch Manifests Are Becoming Spectrum Policy

Launch Manifests Are Becoming Spectrum Policy

July 29, 2026 / Launch Providers

Three LEO Operators Bet 2026 on a Supply Chain Built for 2027

Three LEO Operators Bet 2026 on a Supply Chain Built for 2027

June 9, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

Commercial Geostationary Satellite Orders Rebound to 14 in 2026 Driven by Spectrum Transitions

Commercial Geostationary Satellite Orders Rebound to 14 in 2026 Driven by Spectrum Transitions

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Eugene Tu, NASA Ames Research Center

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Eugene Tu, NASA Ames Research Center

4 Days Ago / Business & Finance

EnduroSat Secures $205 Million Funding Round and Wins 24-Bus Contract for Vantor Earth Observation Constellation

EnduroSat Secures $205 Million Funding Round and Wins 24-Bus Contract for Vantor Earth Observation Constellation

5 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Impulse Space Closes $308 Million Series D Extension to Expand In-Space Transportation Services

Impulse Space Closes $308 Million Series D Extension to Expand In-Space Transportation Services

6 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Space-Based Optical Communications Scale to 10 Gbps as Operational Deployments Replace Radio Frequency Links

Space-Based Optical Communications Scale to 10 Gbps as Operational Deployments Replace Radio Frequency Links

2 Days Ago / LEO Constellations

Satrec Initiative to Manufacture Four Optical Satellites to Pair with Hanwha Radar Constellation

Satrec Initiative to Manufacture Four Optical Satellites to Pair with Hanwha Radar Constellation

2 Days Ago / Missions & Constellations

SpaceX Submits FCC Re-Entry Debris and Collision Risk Analysis for Starmind Orbital Data Center Constellation

SpaceX Submits FCC Re-Entry Debris and Collision Risk Analysis for Starmind Orbital Data Center Constellation

2 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

Space Force Grants SpaceX Architectural Design Authority for $2.29 Billion Space Data Network Backbone

Space Force Grants SpaceX Architectural Design Authority for $2.29 Billion Space Data Network Backbone

5 Days Ago / LEO Constellations

Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Space Force Prototype Contract for GHOST-R Space Domain Awareness Mission

Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Space Force Prototype Contract for GHOST-R Space Domain Awareness Mission

2 Days Ago / Military & Defense

BAE Systems Secures $16 Million Award to Qualify Radiation-Hardened RH45 Microelectronics

BAE Systems Secures $16 Million Award to Qualify Radiation-Hardened RH45 Microelectronics

6 Days Ago / Military & Defense

U.S. Space Force Deploys On-Orbit Space Control Weapons and Prepares Initial AMTI Satellite Launches

U.S. Space Force Deploys On-Orbit Space Control Weapons and Prepares Initial AMTI Satellite Launches

September 15, 2026 / Space Domain Awareness

XipLink Secures $1+ Million Defense Contract for Multi-Orbit Networking in Asia

XipLink Secures $1+ Million Defense Contract for Multi-Orbit Networking in Asia

September 9, 2026 / MILSATCOM

Involve Space Secures ESA InCubed Funding to Develop StratoSAR Stratospheric Radar Platform

Involve Space Secures ESA InCubed Funding to Develop StratoSAR Stratospheric Radar Platform

6 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

Rocket Lab Files GAO Bid Protest Over NASA’s $700M Mars Orbiter Award to Blue Origin

Rocket Lab Files GAO Bid Protest Over NASA’s $700M Mars Orbiter Award to Blue Origin

September 14, 2026 / Government & Regulation

ESA and ROSIE Consortium Track Cluster Satellite Reentries via Airborne Observation Mission

ESA and ROSIE Consortium Track Cluster Satellite Reentries via Airborne Observation Mission

September 14, 2026 / SmallSat

The FCC Asked Cowboy Space How Big Its Satellites Are

The FCC Asked Cowboy Space How Big Its Satellites Are

September 13, 2026 / Data Processing & AI/ML

Ariane 6 Turbopump Anomaly Delays Launch Cadence, Capping 2026 Flight Operations at Six Missions

Ariane 6 Turbopump Anomaly Delays Launch Cadence, Capping 2026 Flight Operations at Six Missions

2 Days Ago / Launch Providers

Avio Reports Influx of Commercial Satellite Customers as SpaceX Freezes New Falcon 9 Orders

Avio Reports Influx of Commercial Satellite Customers as SpaceX Freezes New Falcon 9 Orders

5 Days Ago / Launch Providers

Exolaunch Selected as Launch Co-Integrator for DLR and NASA GRACE-C Mission

Exolaunch Selected as Launch Co-Integrator for DLR and NASA GRACE-C Mission

6 Days Ago / Climate & Environmental Monitoring

Vega C Launches Copernicus Sentinel-3C and FLEX Satellites as Avio Outlines Cadence Expansion

Vega C Launches Copernicus Sentinel-3C and FLEX Satellites as Avio Outlines Cadence Expansion

September 15, 2026 / Earth Observation & Imaging

SSC Space and Airbus Expand Ground Segment Support for Pléiades Neo and Pléiades Neo Next

SSC Space and Airbus Expand Ground Segment Support for Pléiades Neo and Pléiades Neo Next

1 Day Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

Orange and Telesat Commission First European Gateway for Telesat Lightspeed Constellation

Orange and Telesat Commission First European Gateway for Telesat Lightspeed Constellation

5 Days Ago / Ground Segment & Teleports

Cailabs and RBC Signals Partner to Develop Global Optical Ground Station Network

Cailabs and RBC Signals Partner to Develop Global Optical Ground Station Network

September 13, 2026 / Software Automation & Ground Systems

Eutelsat and Skynopy Partner to Launch Global AKAR Software-Defined Ground Network

Eutelsat and Skynopy Partner to Launch Global AKAR Software-Defined Ground Network

September 10, 2026 / Satellite Communications

ESA Signs 18 Contracts with 80 Industrial Partners to Advance Next-Phase IRIS² Low-LEO Architecture

ESA Signs 18 Contracts with 80 Industrial Partners to Advance Next-Phase IRIS² Low-LEO Architecture

5 Days Ago / LEO Constellations

HawkEye 360 Executes Three-Part European Strategy to Establish In-Region RF Intelligence Operations

HawkEye 360 Executes Three-Part European Strategy to Establish In-Region RF Intelligence Operations

6 Days Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Eutelsat Targets 1,300 OneWeb Satellites in Orbit by 2030 Ahead of IRIS² Transition

Eutelsat Targets 1,300 OneWeb Satellites in Orbit by 2030 Ahead of IRIS² Transition

September 15, 2026 / Satellite Communications

SES Introduces SES CORE Hybrid Content Delivery and Orchestration Platform

SES Introduces SES CORE Hybrid Content Delivery and Orchestration Platform

September 12, 2026 / Services & Applications