Year: 2026

Eutelsat announced major orders of satellites to support service continuity for the OneWeb constellation, and Europe’s IRIS² constellation.  Airbus Defence and Space received authorization to proceed for 229 OneWeb satellites […]

Startup PiLogic is taking a unique approach to AI for the space industry, developing what it calls “exact AI,” a type of AI in the category of automated reasoning. It […]

The U.K. Government has published its latest national space strategy as it looks to bring space investment and activity under one plan. The aim is to drive growth, strengthen security […]

Eclipse Space, a new megaconstellation startup, announced a lineup of satellite platforms on Wednesday geared toward direct-to-device (D2D), broadband, and on-orbit computing.  Eclipse Space was founded by a group of […]

Loft Orbital, Marlan Space, and partners are investing $1 billion to build an artificial intelligence satellite constellation to serve customers across France, Europe, the UAE, and the rest of the […]

Amazon Leo is increasing its work with Arianespace, ordering six more Ariane 64 launches to deploy its constellation.  Arianespace is a key launch provider for Amazon Leo, which has faced […]

Just ahead of World Space Business Week (WSBW), ST Engineering iDirect Senior Technical Director of Global Government Dave Davis joins Via Satellite for a Thursday Morning Conversation about the company’s […]

Stoke Space on Tuesday said it has raised $1 billion in a new funding round that will help support the first launch of its Nova rocket in early 2027 and continued […]

As space networks become prominent and have increased in scale, the security and protection of these systems has become more multi-layered than at any time. While space is not technically […]

AT&T Business has furthered its agreement with Amazon’s Amazon Leo constellation to offer “converged connectivity solutions” integrating satellite into fiber and 5G networks for business customers.  After announcing an initial […]

German launch startup Isar Aerospace achieved the first successful commercial launch from Europe over the weekend, launching payloads on the second flight of its Spectrum rocket.  The mission “Onward and […]

Hyperspectral satellite startup Pixxel completed a $100 million funding raise that Pixxel says will fuel its growth in the U.S. and expansion into sensing technologies beyond hyperspectral.  Temasek and Seraphim […]

Eutelsat is going to help to bring better connectivity to Greenland. Alongside the European Union, the government of Greenland and the government of Denmark, Eutelsat will play a key role […]

ST Engineering iDirect reports it has demonstrated a pilot version of a multi-waveform 5G New Radio Non-Terrestrial Network (NR-NTN) user equipment modem. iDirect describes this technology as “the foundation” for […]

Planet grew revenue by nearly 60% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2026 and narrowed its net loss as the satellite imagery company sees growing momentum with sovereign deals for […]

Hellas Sat and Sparkle have worked together to achieve a quantum-safe satellite connection between Greece and Cyprus. The two companies had already implemented quantum-safe protection on a terrestrial connection between […]

SES has signed a new government deal in Latin America, extending its collaboration with the Peruvian Navy (Marina de Guerra del Perú) to deliver sovereign, multi-orbit satellite connectivity. This will […]

KSAT, the company known for downlinking satellite data and operating the largest commercial ground station network, plans to expand its network to space with its upcoming Hyper network of relay […]

Hungarian tech, telecommunications, and defense company 4iG Group will launch SpaceX’s Starlink Mobile in certain European markets. The companies’ Sept. 2 announcement involved three initiatives — the current Starlink Mobile […]

Japanese satellite imagery provider Axelspace signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to provide Airbus with the company’s mid-resolution optical images. The partners plan to jointly develop and deliver […]

Open Cosmos was selected as a key provider by the U.K. government as the U.K. looks to build better sovereign connectivity architecture. It has been selected by the British Government […]

NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract worth up to $700 million to build the Mars Telecommunications Network, which will provide communications and navigation services for future Mars missions.  Under the […]

Boeing has delivered the final three satellites that will complete SES’s O3b mPOWER constellation. The satellites are set for launch later this month on a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission. Satellites […]

Inmarsat Maritime is launching a new product to provide new insights as well as direct access to the comprehensive analysis of risks shaping global shipping. Inmarsat Maritime, now a Viasat […]

Kymeta secured an order from a branch within the U.S. Department of Defense for 100 Osprey u8 multi-orbit satcom terminals worth $20 million.  The award announced Tuesday includes multi-orbit connectivity […]

Telesat will consider adopting space-to-ground optical communications capabilities through a new strategic collaboration agreement with Cailabs. Under the agreement announced Tuesday, the companies will explore integrating Cailabs optical space-to-ground connectivity […]

Intuitive Machines has secured a two-satellite order for an unnamed commercial customer. The order is for two IM 300 platforms, the same platform that has supported Space Development Agency missions.  […]

Welcome to the 40th Anniversary Edition of Via Satellite where we celebrate an absolutely remarkable 40 years. It is hard to believe this magazine started in 1986 and 40 years […]

Over a 40-year history, Via Satellite has told countless stories of the space and satellite industry. From its first edition in 1986 to today, the magazine’s writers and editors and […]

Autonomous systems, ubiquitous sensors, and AI-optimized targeting are positioned to transform tomorrow’s warfighting domain, where the ability to see, decide, and act first may rest with constellations in orbit rather […]