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On August 16, 2026, Rocket Lab confirmed the successful orbital deployment of eight 500-kilogram satellite platforms manufactured for MDA Space, marking a major operational milestone in the replenishment of Globalstar’s […]
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Targeting the operational friction and processing overhead of raw satellite data, Earth observation operators are transitioning from selling unprocessed imagery to delivering vertical-specific analytics platforms via Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). […]
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On August 18, 2026, market intelligence firm Polaris Market Research published analysis projecting the global Earth observation small satellite market to expand from $2.14 billion in 2026 to $6.90 billion […]
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On August 17, 2026, NASA announced the successful flight demonstration of the Fast Autonomous Lost-in-space Catalog-based Optical Navigation (FALCON) system aboard the agency’s Starling CubeSat mission in low Earth orbit. […]
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On August 17, 2026, direct-to-device (D2D) satellite operators Lynk Global and Omnispace announced the formal completion of their corporate merger, launching a combined operational entity rebranded as Elveo Mobile (Elveo). […]
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On August 17, 2026, the UK-based Space Energy Initiative (SEI) published a whitepaper titled “The Case for Space Based Solar Power,” urging the United Kingdom government to co-fund a first […]
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On August 17, 2026, optical design and manufacturing specialist Resolve Optics announced the availability of custom-designed, space-qualified lens assemblies engineered for high-precision satellite star tracker systems. The specialized optical systems […]
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On August 15, 2026, VinSpace, the space technology arm of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, signed a launch services agreement with SpaceX to deploy its initial batch of commercial nanosatellites into Low […]
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On August 10, 2026, Lithuanian optical communications company Astrolight and German space logistics firm ATMOS Space Cargo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to demonstrate an in-flight optical communications link […]
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On August 5, 2026, SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell outlined the company’s Q2 performance and strategic direction, confirming plans to expand Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell capabilities to compete directly […]
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