Year: 2026

The first two satellites in Open Cosmos‘ Ka-band satellite constellation have launched, just one week after the company announced it secured Liechtenstein’s high-priority Ka-band spectrum. This represents the first activation […]

Telesat confirmed reports that certain creditors have filed lawsuits against the company, calling the lawsuits “without merit” in a statement on Jan. 21.  The Canadian operator confirmed that creditors holding […]

Eutelsat is working with Gogo and Immfly to offer an in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution geared toward narrowbody fleets using OneWeb connectivity. The partners announced the offering on Jan. 22, with […]

Blue Origin dropped some surprising news on Wednesday afternoon, announcing plans to deploy TeraWave, a new constellation of optically linked satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) and Medium-Earth Orbit (MEO), geared […]

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded Starfish Space a contract to deorbit a satellite in the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA), with the potential to perform multiple orbits. Starfish […]

Swissto12’s HummingSat small Geostationary Orbit (GEO) program has secured 73 million euro ($84.8 million) in financial support from European Space Agency (ESA) member states to accelerate development.  The additional ESA […]

Qatar is looking to satellite to boost its military capabilities with a new MoU signed by Es’hailSat and the Qatar Armed Forces (QAF). The MoU is for satellite communications and ground networks for sovereign requirements. […]

OQ Technology is forming a partnership with a U.K. Internet of Things (IoT) company as it looks to bring seamless and ubiquitous 5G IoT connectivity worldwide to customers. The company […]

Finnish satellite imagery provider Iceye has expanded its work with a customer in the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine to ensure Ukraine’s armed forces continue to receive a high volume […]

An unnamed satellite operator in the Asia Pacific region has contracted Gilat Satellite Networks for $11 million for its SkyEdge platform to deliver advanced mobility services. Gilat reported the SkyEdge […]

BlackSky reports it has secured multiple expansion contracts for its Gen-3 satellite program from customers in the Americas, Asia, and Europe. Customers who worked with the company for early access […]

Welcome to the first edition of Via Satellite in 2026 and what promises to be another big year for the industry. I will start by wishing our community a happy […]

Even today, with space in the news almost daily, most still picture its future in simple if spectacular terms: rockets blasting off at the end of a countdown, colonies on […]

Fueled by strategic direction and an impending near-peer conflict, the Pentagon is creating resilient transport diversity across multiple constellations. Projects like the Army’s Multi-Orbit Modem, the Space Force Commercial Satellite […]

2025 was a year of change in cybersecurity, and every year feels more tumultuous than the previous year. Every year is now punctuated by high-profile incidents with well-known companies being […]

After more than two decades as a private company, SpaceX could go public in 2026. In mid-December, SpaceX Founder Elon Musk seemed to confirm reports of SpaceX considering going public, […]

The race for space dominance continues shifting north to the Arctic. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 significantly heightened European and broader Western interest in securing the Arctic. […]

MaiaSpace, a new European launch provider, had made a splash early in 2026 by winning a launch contract with Eutelsat. It is a multi-launch agreement for the future launch of […]

Space and defense technology provider CesiumAstro has secured $200 million in financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) to expand its manufacturing capability in Texas.  The financing […]

Senators introduced bipartisan legislation this week aimed at streamlining the application process for new satellites.  Senators Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Peter Welch, D-Vermont, introduced the Satellite and Telecommunications Streamlining Act […]

For the better part of a decade, the promise of satellite-to-handset connectivity has sat somewhere between trial and theory. With the first commercial direct-to-device (D2D) constellations now scaling up and […]

SkyFi, the AI-first Earth intelligence platform, has been boosted by new funding, raising close to $13 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round. The company will use this $12.7 […]

Lynk Global has tested its direct-to-device satellite service on the island of Catanduanes in the Philippines, working with partner Smart Communications.  Smart’s Network Strategy and Architecture team conducted the tests […]

The U.S. Space Force has awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $27 million contract to integrate its Talos AI agent into Space Force scenario training.  Slingshot Aerospace debuted Talos in July last […]

Sodern is expanding to the U.S., adding manufacturing for its star trackers in Colorado. The French company announced the establishment of Sodern America on Jan. 14, hiring longtime space executive […]

Airbus is teaming up with a group of satellite tech leaders to test standardized global 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) connectivity. On Wednesday, Airbus announced the UpNext SpaceRAN (radio access network) […]

Spacecoin, the space startup working to build a decentralized satellite network has signed agreements to pilot satellite internet demonstrations in Kenya, Nigeria, Indonesia, and Cambodia. Spacecoin previously transmitted a blockchain […]

Space cargo startup Orbital Paradigm reports its KID capsule was able to transmit flight data from the Indian PSLV rocket failure on Jan. 12.  India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) […]

Intelsat’s former CEO David Wajsgras has joined cyber firm Everfox as the company’s CEO.  David Wajsgras, a longtime Raytheon executive, served as CEO of Intelsat for about three years. He […]

IonQ is hiring Katie Arrington to be its new chief information officer (CIO) in a high-profile hire for the quantum company. In her most recent role, Arrington performed the duties […]