GalaxEye secures US patent for OptoSAR satellite imaging tech
GalaxEye became the first Indian startup to win a US patent for its OptoSAR tech, which fuses optical and SAR imaging on one satellite.
Vesperio: new space intelligence
Kineis targets break-even in 2026 on 150% device growth
Kineis says it expects to reach break-even in 2026 on projected revenue of 18 million euros, a year after launching commercial service.
ICEYE signs Sompo Japan for satellite flood claims response
Sompo Japan will use ICEYE's Flood Insights SAR data to speed up flood insurance claims assessment.
Austrian Airlines flies first Starlink-equipped aircraft, to Porto
Austrian Airlines put its first Starlink-equipped Airbus A320neo into service, part of Lufthansa Group's 850-aircraft rollout.
Kazakhstan plans nine-satellite international EO constellation by 2030
Kazakhstan plans a nine-satellite EO constellation with Mongolia, Congo and Nigeria by 2030, expandable to 14 satellites.
Isar Aerospace reaches orbit with Spectrum on second flight
Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket reached orbit from Norway, the first orbital-class launch from Western Europe.
Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket lifted off from Andoya Spaceport in Norway on its second flight, carrying five cubesats and one ESA-sponsored experiment, and reached orbit roughly seven minutes after liftoff, per NRK and Aftenposten. The rocket's March 2025 debut failed 30 seconds after launch, and five subsequent launch attempts this year were scrubbed for technical and weather reasons before Saturday's flight. Isar Aerospace itself reported the second stage achieved a preliminary 180 x 500 km orbit, per SpaceNews reporter Jeff Foust. Isar's chief commercial officer Stella Guillen told CNBC on September 7 that the company's order pipeline is now worth more than 10 billion euros, though the company has not said how much of that is signed.
Pixxel closes $100 million Series C led by Temasek and Seraphim
Pixxel closed its Series C at $100 million co-led by Temasek and Seraphim, India's largest space-tech funding round to date.
SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on booster B1088's 19th flight
SpaceX flew Falcon 9 booster B1088 for the 19th time from Vandenberg, the droneship's 223rd booster recovery.
SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage strikes Moon near Einstein crater
A spent Falcon 9 upper stage from a 2025 lunar-lander mission crashed into the Moon on August 5.
FAA proposes waiving 13 environmental laws for launch and reentry licensing
The FAA formally published its proposal to waive 13 federal laws, including NEPA, for launch and reentry licensing.
ISRO fires semi-cryogenic engine at full 200-tonne thrust
ISRO completed the first 100% thrust hot test of its semi-cryogenic engine power head, aimed at a heavier LVM3.
Cowboy Space leases Kent, Washington facility to build orbital data center hardware
Cowboy Space is leasing a 291,000-square-foot former Costco building in Kent, Wash. to build its orbital data center satellites.
ISRO launches EOS-05, its first geosynchronous imaging satellite
GSLV-F17 places India's first dedicated geo-orbit Earth imaging satellite into orbit, ISRO's first launch since a January failure.
ASD Eurospace CEOs say Europe lacks the industrial model to match its space capabilities
Per ASD Eurospace President Marco Fuchs: Europe needs "strong and determined institutional customers" to anchor a stable space market.
ST Engineering iDirect demonstrates multi-waveform 5G NR-NTN modem
ST Engineering iDirect piloted its INT3000 modem, which supports both 5G NR-NTN and existing DVB satellite waveforms in one device.
Sparkle and Hellas Sat complete quantum-safe satellite link between Greece and Cyprus
Sparkle and Hellas Sat extended quantum-safe encryption over a live satellite link connecting their Athens and Cyprus infrastructure.
Yaogan-50 (02) satellite breaks up, sheds 43 tracked debris pieces
China's Yaogan-50 (02) satellite broke apart in a rare retrograde orbit; the US Space Force has cataloged 43 debris pieces.
FAA finalizes environmental review for expanded SpaceX Starship reentry zones
The FAA issued a final environmental finding clearing wider SpaceX Starship reentry and splashdown zones in the Pacific.
Kineis partners with Netmore to offer hybrid satellite-LPWAN IoT
Kineis is making its satellite IoT connectivity available directly through Netmore's LPWAN platform across 18 countries.
Planet signs 7-figure deal with European defense and intelligence customer
Planet signed a one-year agreement to supply Planet Mosaics and support services to an unnamed European defense and intelligence customer.
Galaxia buys Simera Sense HyperScape100 hyperspectral imager
Canadian firm Galaxia acquired a HyperScape100 hyperspectral payload from Belgium's Simera Sense for its Earth observation lineup.
SES extends multi-orbit satellite deal with Peruvian Navy
SES will deliver combined GEO and LEO satellite connectivity to the Peruvian Navy's bases, aircraft, and vessels.
Satellogic names SynMax exclusive maritime channel for Merlin data
SynMax's Theia platform becomes the sole maritime-intelligence channel for Satellogic's upcoming Merlin constellation.
Planet Labs posts record revenue and first adjusted profit
Planet's fiscal Q2 revenue hit $116.1 million, up 58% year over year, with its first quarter of adjusted EBITDA profit.
NASA's Isaacman pushes back on calls to commercialize every program
Per NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman: not every NASA problem has a commercial fix.
Schiess sworn in as Space Force's third Chief of Space Operations
Gen. Douglas Schiess took over as Space Force's top uniformed officer, succeeding Gen. Chance Saltzman.
BepiColombo separates from transfer module, begins Mercury arrival phase
ESA and JAXA's BepiColombo shed its transfer module and began final approach to Mercury, orbit insertion set for November 21.
SpaceX urges FCC to sunset $4.5 billion rural broadband fund
SpaceX urged the FCC to sunset its High-Cost rural subsidy fund as 'rent-seeking'; rural ISPs' trade group objected.
4iG signs SpaceX's first European Starlink Mobile agreements
4iG and SpaceX signed Europe's first Starlink Mobile and Sovereign Solutions agreements, launching in Hungary and Albania.
Axelspace partners with Airbus Defence and Space on GRUS imagery
Axelspace and Airbus Defence and Space will jointly distribute GRUS satellite imagery to a broader customer base.
SpaceX launches NASA's $4.3 billion Roman Space Telescope
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy launched NASA's flagship Roman Space Telescope on Aug. 30, nine months ahead of schedule.
KSAT opens Hyperion customer demonstrations for HYPER network
KSAT is running demo campaigns with NOAA and ESA to validate its future HYPER relay network ahead of a late-2027 launch.
HyImpulse extends Series A round by 50 million euros
The German launch company adds 50 million euros to its Series A, taking total funding past 125 million euros.
SAS completes Starlink installation across its A320neo fleet
SAS finished fitting Starlink Wi-Fi to all 81 of its Airbus A320neo aircraft six months after starting.
Rocket Lab launches Synspective's 11th StriX SAR satellite
Rocket Lab's 94th Electron flight put Synspective's 11th StriX radar satellite into a 575km orbit from New Zealand.
Sierra Space secures national security, commercial payloads for Dream Chaser debut
Sierra Space signed undisclosed national security and commercial customers to fly payloads on Dream Chaser's first mission.
Fire breaks out at Russia's Proton-PM rocket engine plant near Perm
A fire broke out in a workshop at Proton-PM, which builds RD-191 engines for Russia's Angara rockets; no injuries were reported.
Farcast completes antenna demo for Telesat Lightspeed terminal
Farcast validated its electronically steered antenna over Telesat's LEO 3 test satellite, a step toward a Lightspeed user terminal.
Astroscale selects Isar Aerospace to launch ADRAS-J2 debris removal mission
Astroscale Japan picked Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket to launch ADRAS-J2, its bid to capture and remove a large piece of orbital debris.
York Space Systems unveils VLEO satellite platform
York introduced the LX/V-Class, a satellite bus built to sustain very low Earth orbit for tactical imaging and communications payloads.
Open Cosmos selected as approved provider for UK's £8bn TacSys framework
Open Cosmos becomes an approved provider on the UK's £8 billion TacSys defence-communications framework.
Boeing delivers final three O3b mPower satellites to SES
Boeing has delivered the last three satellites needed to complete SES's 13-satellite O3b mPower constellation.
NASA taps Axiom for simplified Artemis IV lunar 'Sortie Suit'
Per Ars Technica, NASA has decided to use a simpler 'Sortie Suit' spacesuit variant for the first Artemis lunar-surface missions.
Chang Guang completes 19-satellite 3D mapping constellation
Chang Guang Satellite says its new 19-satellite fleet is the world's largest dedicated 3D-mapping constellation.
Munich's Project-S raises seed funding for orbital debris radar
Project-S emerged from stealth with a multi-million-euro seed round to build a radar-based system for tracking orbital debris.
SpaceX flies Falcon 9 booster B1063 a 35th time on Starlink launch
Booster B1063 launched 27 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg, two flights short of SpaceX's Falcon 9 reuse record.
NASA consolidates launch programs into single procurement office
NASA is merging its launch programs into one office weighing block buys of launch services, per SpaceNews.
Oppenheimer raises SpaceX price target to $280 on AI infrastructure bet
Per Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan: SpaceX's vertically integrated AI platform justifies a $280 target, up from $250.
SpaceX confirms $100 billion Starbase Louisiana spaceport
SpaceX and Louisiana officials confirmed a $100 billion Starbase Louisiana spaceport on 130,000 acres at Vermilion Parish's Pecan Island.
ispace-Europe wins ESA's 65 million euro MAGPIE lunar rover contract
ESA awarded ispace-Europe a 65 million euro Phase 2 contract to build and deliver its MAGPIE rover to the Moon's south pole.