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On October 5, 2026, Airbus Defence and Space completed manufacturing of the first 32 OneWeb refresh satellites for satellite operator Eutelsat. Rolling off the production line at Airbus’s assembly facility […]
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On October 1, 2026, technical specifications were disclosed for SpaceX’s next-generation Starlink “Gen3” satellite architecture, featuring a 250-kilowatt (kW) power payload and a bidirectional data capacity of 10 terabits per […]
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On October 3, 2026, financial analysis highlighted Planet Labs PBC as a lower-multiple investment alternative within the commercial space sector, trading at significantly lower revenue valuation metrics than launch-focused peers […]
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Vandenberg Space Force Base, California — On Friday, October 2, 2026, European satellite telecommunications operator Sateliot successfully deployed five new 6U CubeSats into low Earth orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon […]
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa — On Thursday, October 1, 2026, defense prime BAE Systems received a $16 million contract from Collins Aerospace to design and integrate an M-Code Global Positioning System […]
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Helsinki, Finland — On Thursday, October 1, 2026, Finnish satellite manufacturer ICEYE and telecommunications infrastructure provider Nokia announced a strategic partnership to develop sovereign, high-performance broadband low Earth orbit (LEO) […]
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On Sept. 29, 2026, ground station management provider ATLAS Space Operations, in partnership with satellite manufacturer York Space Systems, activated a new ground antenna at their jointly operated teleport facility […]
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On Sept. 28, 2026, satellite communications developer Meridian Space announced its spin-out from kinetic launch provider SpinLaunch to operate as an independent commercial space company. Led by Chief Executive Officer […]
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Executives at Thales Alenia Space and MDA described factories built to turn out one or two satellites a day at World Space Business Week. Component makers at the same conference described lines already at or above capacity and 18-month waits for solar cells.
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On Sept. 20, 2026, evaluations of satellite communications technology confirmed that space-based laser communications and optical inter-satellite links (OISL) are transitioning from experimental flight demonstrations to operational network deployments. As […]
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