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On October 8, 2026, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued Patent No. 12,757,141 B1 to SpaceX, detailing a beam synchronization and signal delay compensation system engineered for […]
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Ahead of the Bordeaux UAV Show taking place October 7–9, 2026, high-altitude platform developer x721 announced plans to exhibit its Heliblade stratospheric drone demonstrator. The company also announced the establishment […]
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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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Richardson, Texas — In September 2026, wireless WAN equipment developer BEC Technologies introduced the MX-340-IRD, a hybrid IoT gateway combining LTE-M cellular network connectivity with Iridium Short Burst Data satellite […]
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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. 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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