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On Sept. 16, 2026, Danish satellite manufacturer Space Inventor and its partner Astroscale Japan announced the development of a joint technological capability enabling in-orbit satellite servicing, maintenance, and repair. The […]
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On Sept. 15, 2026, Space42 and Viasat formally established Equatys, a joint venture entity dedicated to deploying a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mega-constellation of up to 2,800 satellites. Unveiled during […]
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On Sept. 15, 2026, Eutelsat Group Chief Executive Officer Jean-François Fallacher outlined the company’s long-term Low Earth Orbit constellation roadmap during an executive session at World Space Business Week in […]
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On Sept. 14, 2026, UK-based satellite manufacturer and operator Open Cosmos closed a €300 million ($348 million) Series C financing round, establishing the company as Europe’s newest space unicorn with […]
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On Sept. 10, 2026, UK-based satellite manufacturer NewOrbit confirmed it has secured a launch slot for its first satellite, NEO-1, scheduled for Q3 2028. The launch opportunity was procured through […]
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On Sept. 14, 2026, SWISSto12 announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (MELCO) to co-develop advanced radio frequency (RF) products and satellite payloads tailored for Japan and […]
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Between Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) completed the operational lifecycle of its Cluster II magnetospheric observation mission as the final two identical spacecraft, Samba […]
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On Sept. 13, 2007 (Sept. 14 at 10:31 a.m. local time at the launch site), Japan successfully launched the Kaguya spacecraft from the Tanegashima Space Center aboard an H-IIA launch […]
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On Sept. 13, 2026, Boeing completed the 13-satellite O3b mPOWER constellation for operator SES following the launch of the final three spacecraft—designated F11, F12, and F13—aboard a SpaceX rocket from […]
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On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, satellite infrastructure provider Loft Orbital and Abu Dhabi-based Marlan Space finalized a $1 billion agreement to build and deploy a 50-satellite low Earth orbit (LEO) […]
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