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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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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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On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, European commercial space company The Exploration Company (TEC) announced the completion of a $450 million (€387 million) Series C financing round. Co-led by Bessemer Venture […]
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On Thursday, September 10, 2026, satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space—a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%)—announced the signing of a Letter of Agreement with satellite operator Eutelsat. Under […]
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On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, in-space logistics provider Impulse Space published technical results detailing a series of close-proximity orbital maneuvers executed between its active LEO Express 2 and LEO Express […]
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On September 1, 2026, propellant developer CycloKinetics and hypersonic propulsion company Venus Aerospace announced the successful completion of initial hot-fire detonation tests using CycloRP fuel. The test campaign evaluated CycloRP—a […]
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On September 1, 2026, Swedish satellite systems manufacturer GomSpace announced that Italian space logistics provider D-Orbit selected GomSpace to supply flight power systems for upcoming orbital transportation missions. Valued at […]
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On August 31, 2026, Teledyne Space Imaging, a business unit of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced that it surpassed 1,000 space-qualified scientific imaging sensors operating in orbit. The milestone was achieved […]
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For decades the U.S. had one supplier of space-qualified traveling wave tube amplifiers. Elve CEO Diana Gamzina says its TRL-8 qualification makes it two — and the Justice Department spent the first half of 2026 making the same single-source argument about the market next door. Qualification and flight heritage are different things, and the incumbent counts 360 million on-orbit hours.
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Targeting high-precision satellite pointing, orientation determination, and stabilization requirements in low Earth orbit (LEO), Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd released its new Zenith closed-loop accelerometer on August 24, 2026. The single-axis […]
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