Year: 2026

Consulting firm Analysys Mason has acquired Swedish AI and ML consultancy Modulai in a move to add specialist technical AI, ML and agentic solutions capabilities to its business. Financial terms […]

Iceye, the Finnish space company known for building synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites is venturing into communication satellites — planning to build sovereign satcom satellites for governments through a new partnership […]

The White House on Tuesday nominated U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. David Miller for his fourth star as the head of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM). Miller would replace Gen. Stephen […]

The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) has created a new Aerospace and Non-Terrestrial Systems Solutions Working Group (AERO-SWG) as it looks to play a key role in keeping satellite systems secure. […]

Meridian Space is separating SpinLaunch into an independent company, while Meridian will maintain its focus on its broadband constellation plans. This comes as Meridian will launch its first satellite to test […]

The FCC continued its push to deregulate and open up new spectrum with two major decisions on Wednesday — exempting space activities from certain federal environmental regulations and opening up […]

Satellite manufacturer Astro Digital plans to go public in a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger at a $587 million enterprise value. Astro Digital and blank check company Proem Acquisition […]

Umbra has named Ashely Durmer as the company’s new COO to lead the company’s day-to-day operations as the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and space services company looks to grow.  Durmer […]

Iceye is expanding its partnership with Insurity, a provider of cloud-based software for insurance carriers, brokers, and MGAs. Insurity will now offer Iceye’s complete natural catastrophe intelligence portfolio directly through […]

Northrop Grumman said on Monday that it has delivered 21 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., for Tranche 1 of the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer […]

SpaceX successfully launched its massive Starship rocket into orbit for the first time and and deployed 26 V3 Starlink satellites during Monday’s Starship Flight 14 mission. However, the company was […]

The evolution of satellite being incorporated into 3GPP standards has been one of the key issues in the industry over the last few years, but it comes with important considerations […]

Bjørn Erik Reinseth is the new Chair of Space Norway. He is the CEO of Forskningsparken – Oslo Science Park, and brings extensive leadership experience from the telecommunications, investment, technology […]

Star Catcher Industries (Star Catcher) prototype power node, Protostar, will launch next month on board SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission. The Protostar mission aims to conduct a landmark power beaming demonstration between […]

Satellite mobile connectivity is coming to Kazakhstan thanks to a partnership between Beeline Kazakhstan and Starlink Mobile. The introduction of Starlink Mobile is the result of agreements reached during Kazakhstan’s […]

At the Space Defense and Security in Summit (SDSS) in Paris last week, Via Satellite Senior Editorial Director Mark Holmes sat down with BlackSky CEO Brian O’Toole to talk about […]

Starfish Space will launch its first Otter satellite servicing vehicle next month aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission, the company announced Thursday. Starfish Space designed Otter vehicles with a flexible architecture […]

Vast, a next-generation space infrastructure company is launching a Lunar Programs division in a major strategic move for the company. Vast Lunar Programs will be dedicated to helping advance NASA’s […]

NSSLGlobal is making a new acquisition move in the security arena. The company announced Friday that it is purchasing MetOcean Security UK, a company that provides global security, surveillance and […]

Arabsat announced Thursday that contracted China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) to build and launch a new satellite named ARABSAT-50. The new satellite coincides with the regional operator’s 50th anniversary. […]

Eutelsat has signed a deal with MEO, one of Portugal’s biggest telecoms operators to bring LEO services to customers in Portugal. The two companies announced the deal, Sept. 23. MEO […]

SSC Space and Saab are teaming up to explore potential areas of cooperation related to space and Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). These will include the use of Esrange Space Center as […]

The U.K. Government has made a major new space defense initiative by launching its first ever dedicated squadron to protect its satellites. The No. 3 Space Effects Squadron (SES) will […]

(London) U.K. Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said that the U.K. government considers satellites critical to intelligence gathering and missile warnings, and that they now underpin almost a fifth of the […]

In our latest Thursday Morning Conversation, we talk to SES Vice President of Product Development Engineering David Mathewson about SES’s latest plans around developing satellites, the advantages of having a […]

The recent HAPS flight of a Sceye vehicle also included a laser tracking demonstration. Sceye and Softbank conducted the demonstration in August, flying a Sceye HAPS from New Mexico to […]

Measat calls for sovereign space capabilities to be a national investment priority in the country’s 2027 budget process. The Malaysian regional satellite operator released five priorities for the budget process […]

Viasat has received a $42 million task order under its contract to provide managed satcom services to the U.S. Marine Corps.  Viasat has a background in providing managed satcom to […]

Planet officially opened its new Berlin manufacturing facility on Tuesday, marking facility handover and cleanroom fit-out. The 5,700-square-meter facility, announced last year to double Pelican satellite production capacity, is expected […]

CybExer, an Estonian cybersecurity company, is to play a key role in helping keep the EU’s future secure satellite connectivity system, IRIS² secure. It will lead a ten-company European consortium […]