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EU Projects 14 Annual Ariane 6 Launches Required by 2031, Exceeding Current Production Capacity

EU Projects 14 Annual Ariane 6 Launches Required by 2031, Exceeding Current Production Capacity

On Sept. 23, 2026, speaking at the European Commission's 2nd Access to Space Conference in Brussels, European Commissioner for Defense and Space Andrius Kubilius stated that European institutional missions will…

1 Day Ago / Launch

Beyond Reach Labs Opens Brooklyn Aerospace Facility to Scale Deployable High-Power Solar Arrays

Beyond Reach Labs Opens Brooklyn Aerospace Facility to Scale Deployable High-Power Solar Arrays

2 Days 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

3 Days Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

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

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

4 Days 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

5 Days Ago / Mission Deployments & Manifests

Taylor Jordan Puts a $2.35 Billion Price on NOAA’s New Commercial Data Vehicle.

Taylor Jordan Puts a $2.35 Billion Price on NOAA’s New Commercial Data Vehicle.

5hrs Ago / Climate & Environmental Monitoring

Europe Decides in December Whether to Launch Its Own Astronauts. The Money Comes Later.

Europe Decides in December Whether to Launch Its Own Astronauts. The Money Comes Later.

7hrs Ago / Events & Conferences

Satellite Primes Quoted Factory Rates of Up to Two a Day in Paris. The Component Tier Below Them Described 18-Month Waits.

Satellite Primes Quoted Factory Rates of Up to Two a Day in Paris. The Component Tier Below Them Described 18-Month Waits.

8hrs Ago / Business & Finance

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Katherine Coens, Space Systems Command

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Katherine Coens, Space Systems Command

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

The ITU’s Outgoing Spectrum Chief Expects WRC-27 to Find Room for Direct-to-Device. 151 Mobile Operators Are Already Building Toward It.

The ITU’s Outgoing Spectrum Chief Expects WRC-27 to Find Room for Direct-to-Device. 151 Mobile Operators Are Already Building Toward It.

1 Day Ago / Events & Conferences

Everyone at WSBW Described a Bottleneck. In Every Case It Was Someone Else’s Business.

Everyone at WSBW Described a Bottleneck. In Every Case It Was Someone Else’s Business.

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

Hubble Network Secures $200 Million Series C Round at $1.6 Billion Valuation for Bluetooth Constellation

Hubble Network Secures $200 Million Series C Round at $1.6 Billion Valuation for Bluetooth Constellation

1 Day Ago / Funding & Venture Capital

Intellian and Network Innovations Partner to Develop Multi-Band Tactical WGS Flyaway Terminals

Intellian and Network Innovations Partner to Develop Multi-Band Tactical WGS Flyaway Terminals

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

No U.S. Servicer Has Captured a Dead Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

No U.S. Servicer Has Captured a Dead 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

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Kathryne Dickerson, Greenberg Traurig

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Kathryne Dickerson, Greenberg Traurig

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

Space Epoch Secures $343 Million Series B Funding to Advance Reusable Methalox Launch Vehicle

Space Epoch Secures $343 Million Series B Funding to Advance Reusable Methalox Launch Vehicle

2 Days Ago / Funding & Venture Capital

ESA and ISRO Extend Bilateral Space Agreement to 2032

ESA and ISRO Extend Bilateral Space Agreement to 2032

3 Days 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

3 Days Ago / Business & Finance

GomSpace Selected for ESA-Funded Arctic Maritime Communications Satellite Feasibility Study

GomSpace Selected for ESA-Funded Arctic Maritime Communications Satellite Feasibility Study

1 Day Ago / Exploration & Science Missions

DMU41 Inertial Measurement Unit Demonstrates Recoverable Radiation Resilience in Heavy Particle Testing

DMU41 Inertial Measurement Unit Demonstrates Recoverable Radiation Resilience in Heavy Particle Testing

2 Days Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

Elon Musk Projects Starlink Constellation Will Deliver Majority of Global Internet Traffic Within a Decade

Elon Musk Projects Starlink Constellation Will Deliver Majority of Global Internet Traffic Within a Decade

2 Days Ago / Launch Providers

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

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

3 Days Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

ESA Seeks Funding Increase to €350 Million for European Military ISR Satellite Constellation

ESA Seeks Funding Increase to €350 Million for European Military ISR Satellite Constellation

1 Day Ago / ISR & Reconnaissance

Viasat Awarded $42 Million Task Order Under $307 Million U.S. Marine Corps SATCOM Enterprise Contract

Viasat Awarded $42 Million Task Order Under $307 Million U.S. Marine Corps SATCOM Enterprise Contract

2 Days Ago / Military & Defense

Impulse Space Secures $28 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Geostationary Space Domain Awareness Mission

Impulse Space Secures $28 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Geostationary Space Domain Awareness Mission

2 Days Ago / ISR & Reconnaissance

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

3 Days 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

3 Days Ago / National Space Policy

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

4 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

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

5 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

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

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

September 16, 2026 / Earth Observation & Imaging

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

5 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

September 16, 2026 / 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

September 15, 2026 / 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

4 Days 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

September 17, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

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

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

September 16, 2026 / Military & Defense

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

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

4 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

5 Days Ago / LEO Constellations

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

September 17, 2026 / LEO Constellations

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

September 17, 2026 / Business & Finance