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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

On Sept. 15, 2026, satellite audio operator SiriusXM confirmed that its SXM-11 geostationary communications satellite completed in-orbit testing and entered full commercial service. Built by Intuitive Machines on its IM…

1 Day 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

4 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

5 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

6 Days Ago / Business & Finance

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

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

1hr Ago / Government & Regulation

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

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

2hrs Ago / Business & Finance

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

3hrs Ago / Business & Finance

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

4hrs Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

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

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

6hrs 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

1 Day 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

1 Day Ago / Military & Defense

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

1 Day Ago / Missions & Constellations

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

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

3 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

4 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

5 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Alyssa Goessler Goodwin, AE Industrial Partners

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Alyssa Goessler Goodwin, AE Industrial Partners

5 Days Ago / Business & Finance

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

1 Day 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

4 Days Ago / LEO Constellations

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

4 Days Ago / LEO Constellations

Orange and Telesat Commission First European Gateway for Telesat Lightspeed Constellation

Orange and Telesat Commission First European Gateway for Telesat Lightspeed Constellation

4 Days Ago / 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

5 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

6 Days Ago / 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

Eutelsat Names Eclipse as First European OneWeb Government Aviation Distribution Partner for French Defense Fleets

Eutelsat Names Eclipse as First European OneWeb Government Aviation Distribution Partner for French Defense Fleets

September 9, 2026 / Military & Defense

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

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

5 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

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

GSMA Intelligence Highlights UK Space Strategy Opportunities Within European Satellite Ecosystem

GSMA Intelligence Highlights UK Space Strategy Opportunities Within European Satellite Ecosystem

September 8, 2026 / Government & Regulation

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

1 Day 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

4 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

5 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

6 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

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

Ground Control Highlights Satellite IoT as Essential Enabler for UK’s 2027 BVLOS Drone Mandate

Ground Control Highlights Satellite IoT as Essential Enabler for UK’s 2027 BVLOS Drone Mandate

September 9, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

Royal Wagenborg Selects De Boer Marine for Fleetwide Maritime Connectivity and Cybersecurity Integration

Royal Wagenborg Selects De Boer Marine for Fleetwide Maritime Connectivity and Cybersecurity Integration

August 31, 2026 / Maritime & Aviation Satcom

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

5 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

6 Days Ago / 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

Iridium, Deutsche Telekom IoT, and Toyota Demonstrate Satellite Voice Messaging via Iridium NTN Direct

Iridium, Deutsche Telekom IoT, and Toyota Demonstrate Satellite Voice Messaging via Iridium NTN Direct

September 10, 2026 / Services & Applications