Year: 2026

CesiumAstro plans to expand to Florida with an announcement this week to build an engineering and manufacturing facility in Melbourne on the Space Coast. The facility is expected to add […]

As Europe plans to reserve a portion of its mobile satellite services (MSS) spectrum authorization for European operators, a European think tank argues it should go further and maximize European […]

Rocket Lab is further delaying the first launch of its Neutron rocket as it works through fixes after an issue with the first stage tank uncovered earlier this year.  Rocket […]

Comtech expects its satellite divestiture to Gilat Satellite Networks to close by the end of the calendar year, leadership confirmed this week.  Comtech CEO Kenneth Traub gave investors a bit […]

Cailabs has secured an order from Omani space communications company Durri Space for three optical ground stations under a deal announced Thursday.  Durri Space intends to operate an optical communications […]

The UK Space Agency (UKSA) is tapping ClearSpace for a major debris removal mission. ClearSpace will be the prime contractor to deliver the U.K.’s first nationally commissioned active debris removal […]

Nominations are now open for Satellite Executive and Technology of the Year for 2026. Nominations are open through December 4 at 11:59 p.m. Submit your nomination today.

Eutelsat has won further broadcast business in Central and Eastern Europe. It has signed a renewal deal with Antik Sat, the DTH television platform operated by Antik Telecom, and A1, […]

A Ukrainian defense advisor accused SpaceX of limiting Ukraine’s access to Starlink as Ukraine faces increased attacks from Russia. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk disputed the claim and said […]

Reflect Orbital has ordered two launches from India’s emerging launch provider Skyroot Aerospace. The company says it is bringing on new launch providers as it deals with a crunch in […]

By crawling through hundreds of Telegram channels, cybercriminal forums, and other open sources, 407 cyber operations against the space sector were identified in 2025, accounting for more than one attack […]

This year, CyberSat celebrates its 10-year anniversary, and over the 10 years it has cemented itself as the leading space and cybersecurity event. The event continues to blaze a trail […]

Duncan Aviation, one of the world’s largest privately-owned business jet service providers signed a deal with Gogo to acquire 40 Gogo Galileo HDX systems, marking Gogo’s largest single MRO (maintenance, […]

SES has selected Lyntris as the payload integrator for its work for the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical Satellite-Global (PTS-G) program.  Space Systems Command contracted both SES and Viasat in […]

For decades, satellite communications operated separately from terrestrial networks, relying on proprietary infrastructure and vertically integrated architectures. That separation limited interoperability and scale. Today, those boundaries are beginning to dissolve. […]

Viasat has placed an order for multiple All.Space Hydra MAX satcom terminals which are designed to transmit multiple satellite links simultaneously. The Hydra Max terminal is now approved for operation […]

European industrial and defense group CSG is now the largest shareholder in Canadian satellite manufacturer MDA Space after making an investment to hold 9.5% equity in the company. The investment, […]

ispace-Europe and Aerospace Logistics Technology Engineering Company (ALTEC) are set to collaborate on lunar rover testing, mission simulations, and operations training in a new pan-European partnership. ispace-Europe and ALTEC will […]

York Space Systems will support a multi-vendor interoperability demonstration as part of a recent U.S. Space Force award for the Space Data Network (SDN).  York Space was one of five […]

Kratos’ OpenSpace ground system platform was used in a recent KT SAT demonstration that showed end-to-end connectivity across a native, multi-vendor 5G New Radio (5G NR) non-terrestrial network (NTN).  Kratos […]

Planet has debuted a new, continuously updated map of the world’s population built through a collaboration with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington […]

Astrolight has reached a key technology milestone as it looks to bring laser communications more into the satellite mainstream. For the first time, it established end-to-end optical communication links from […]

Veon-owned operator Banglalink will bring SpaceX‘s Starlink Mobile service to its customers under a new agreement announced Friday. Bangladesh will be the first country in South Asia to introduce the […]

India’s Astrogate Labs is teaming with South Korea-based Spacebeam to demonstrate laser communications, including optical ground stations.  Under the MoU, they plan to bring together the companies’ respective tech in […]

L3Harris will build an all-glass telescope for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission expected to launch in the mid-2030s.  The European Space Agency (ESA) is leading the mission, with […]

SpaceX announced a deal Thursday afternoon to acquire nationwide, low-band spectrum from Grain Management to improve service for  Starlink Mobile and enable the service to operate indoors.  SpaceX and Grain […]

Golbriak Space, an Estonian space laser communications company, has raised 4 million euro ($4.5 million) in seed funding. This was co-led by Join Capital and PhontonVentures with participation from Takeoff […]

Startup Fortastra raised a $30 million Series A round as the company aims to establish “persistent, multi-orbit security coverage” in orbit.  Founder Mike Smayda, a SpaceX alum who also co-founded […]

The need for a qualified and prepared talent pool is becoming one of the commercial space industry’s major challenges. Many jobs in the industry require specialized skills and years of […]

Amazon and Blue Origin — two companies owned by Jeff Bezos with separate satellite constellation plans — reached new manufacturing milestones. Amazon reached the milestone of manufacturing 1,000 Amazon Leo […]