April 9, 2026


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Automation and Agility: How SSC Space Go Is Designed for the New Age of Ground
SSC Space has a mission to help its customers access space — whether that’s spacecraft operations and engineering, operating the Esrange launch center in Sweden, or its global ground network. With 54 years of operations, SSC Space has deep experience in space missions.  Now, the company is expanding its ground systems business with SSC Space Go, designed for commercial companies with small satellites in LEO. This week, On Orbit hosts Jonas Åslund, product manager and Viktor Pankov, product owner of SSC Space Go to hear about how the service was designed to meet the needs of the evolving commercial space…[continued]
Imagery and Sensing
Planet Details AI-Driven Object Detection Onboard Pelican-4 Satellite
Planet recently performed AI-driven object detection directly onboard a Pelican-4 satellite, using the satellite’s onboard Nvidia Jetson Orin module.  Planet shared details on Tuesday of…[continued]
Finance
On-Orbit Services Startup Starfish Space Raises $110M to Execute Missions, Boost Production
Starfish Space on Tuesday said it has raised about $110 million in a Series B round that will be used to execute orbital servicing missions already…[continued]
Technology
Canadian Navy to Trial All.Space Hydra 4 Terminal
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) will test an All.Space Hydra 4 multi-band, multi-orbit mobility terminal to inform short-term satcom architecture decisions.  The Hydra 4 mobility…[continued]
Imagery and Sensing
How Iceye Satellites Track Russian Vessels, Illegal Shipping in the Arctic
On a dark, clouded night, a Russian ballistic missile submarine departs a naval base in the Arctic. A small vessel navigates the Mediterranean Sea at…[continued]
Government/Military
Trump 2027 Budget Request Targets Cuts for NASA, Boost for Golden Dome
The White House released its fiscal 2027 budget proposal on Friday, which called for a “historic increase” in defense spending and fully funding the Golden…[continued]
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