Bureau 1440 launches second batch of Rassvet broadband satellites
Per RussianSpaceWeb: Bureau 1440 launched a second 16-satellite Rassvet batch; only 9 of the 16 have begun raising orbit as of early August.
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Galactic Energy launches Pallas-1 on debut flight from Jiuquan
China's Galactic Energy flew its new Pallas-1 rocket for the first time, reaching orbit on a test flight with no customer payload.
Galactic Energy launched the Pallas-1 Y1 rocket on its maiden flight from the Dongfeng commercial space site at Jiuquan on September 1 at 10:00 a.m. Beijing time (02:00 UTC), carrying no customer or internal payload; both stages separated normally and the second stage reached its target sun-synchronous orbit, completing the flight's test objectives, per Xinhua and China-in-Space. No booster-recovery hardware was installed on this flight; Galactic Energy said the debut completes the first of a three-step plan toward routinely reusing the first stage, which the company says will progress to a controlled descent and an eventual first-stage landing on future flights, per China-in-Space.
PLD Space adds €108 million to Series C, tops out at €288 million
Mitsubishi Electric leads a fresh €108M tranche, bringing PLD Space's Series C round to €288M total.
Kepler Aerospace raises $8 million seed round for swarming ISR satellites
Bengaluru startup Kepler Aerospace lands its first outside funding to build six autonomous swarming surveillance satellites.
Vantor wins Navy contract to support Indo-Pacific maritime awareness
Vantor's Maritime Sentry will feed SAR and optical imagery into the Indo-Pacific Partnership for Maritime Domain Awareness.
Telesat and Cailabs to pursue optical ground links for government missions
Telesat Government Solutions and Cailabs US will study pairing Lightspeed's optical inter-satellite links with Cailabs' ground stations.
Helogen plans two in-orbit biomanufacturing missions for October
Per Payload: Helogen plans two October orbital missions, making biopolymers on one and retina proteins with LambdaVision on the other.
Kymeta lands $20M DoD order for 100+ Osprey u8 satcom terminals
Kymeta secured a $20 million DoD order for more than 100 Osprey u8 multi-orbit satcom terminals.
Intuitive Machines books order for two IM 300 satellites from new customer
Intuitive Machines will build two modular IM 300 spacecraft for an undisclosed new commercial customer.
Inmarsat Maritime launches safety data hub combining GMDSS and weather data
Inmarsat Maritime launched a Safety Data Hub combining three years of distress-call data with weather patterns to flag maritime risk trends.
SpaceX tells FCC Starship Flight 14 will attempt first orbital insertion
Per Teslarati: SpaceX's FCC filing for Flight 14 describes Starship's first real orbital-insertion attempt, targeting Sept. 15.
Blue Origin wins $700M NASA Mars Telecommunications Network contract
NASA picked Blue Origin over Rocket Lab to build and operate a $700 million Mars telecom orbiter due by December 2028.
MDA Space expands AURORA satellite line into direct-to-device market
Per SatNews: MDA Space is applying its software-defined AURORA satellite platform to the direct-to-device market, targeting 2027 deliveries.
House panel advances bill to fast-track FCC satellite licensing
The House Energy and Commerce Committee's telecom subcommittee advanced the SAT Streamlining Act, per CCIA.
OHB wins nearly €1 billion SES contract for IRIS2 satellites
OHB will build all 18 IRIS2 medium Earth orbit satellite platforms under a contract worth almost €1 billion from SES.
Diffraqtion adds $5 million to pre-seed round for quantum cameras
Quantum-imaging startup Diffraqtion added over $5 million to its pre-seed round, led by Lockheed Martin Ventures and Presidio Ventures.
All.Space wins DIU award to scale Hydra terminal production
The Defense Innovation Unit tapped All.Space's Hydra satcom terminal for its 10ⁿ rapid-manufacturing program.
NorthStar to lead ESA consortium on uncontrolled reentry forecasting
ESA picked NorthStar Earth & Space to lead a study improving predictions of when and where uncontrolled satellites will fall.
Viasat's ViaSat-3 F3 satellite enters service over Asia-Pacific
Viasat's second next-generation ViaSat-3 satellite began commercial operations, adding over 1 Tbps of capacity across Asia-Pacific.
Northwood Space opens 135,000-square-foot antenna factory in Torrance
Northwood Space opened a new California factory that more than fivefolds its antenna manufacturing footprint and adds 400 jobs.
Turkey signs the Artemis Accords, becomes 71st signatory
Turkey's industry minister signed the Artemis Accords at NASA headquarters, becoming the 71st signatory nation.
SpaceX asks FCC to block or restrict Viasat's Viasat-3 F2 satellite
SpaceX petitioned the FCC to reconsider its Viasat-3 F2 grant, saying uncoordinated transmissions would interfere with Starlink terminals.
NASA and SpaceX delay Crew-13 launch after Dragon oxidizer leak
NASA and SpaceX pushed back Crew-13's ISS launch after finding an oxidizer leak in Dragon's propulsion system during processing.
SpaceX pledges $220M for Brownsville water infrastructure, gains control of 444 acres
Brownsville removed 444 acres near Starbase from city zoning after SpaceX tied the move to a $220 million water-infrastructure commitment.
Firefly CEO Jason Kim says rocket capacity still trails satellite demand
Per Firefly CEO Jason Kim, to Yahoo Finance: even with SpaceX dominant, rocket supply still trails satellite demand.
SpaceX asks FCC to scrutinize Iridium's conduct in Rocket Lab merger review
SpaceX urged the FCC to examine Iridium's history of anticompetitive filings as regulators review Rocket Lab's proposed Iridium acquisition.
InspeCity raises $10.5 million for satellite servicing missions
The Indian in-space servicing startup raised a pre-Series A round to fund four planned in-orbit demonstration missions.
Ovzon enters German satcom market via IABG Teleport and MBS partnerships
Swedish satellite operator Ovzon signed its first German partnerships to test its satcom platform with a government customer.
UAE regulator grants Starlink 10-year satellite internet license
The UAE's TDRA granted Starlink Satellite Communications a 10-year license to provide satellite broadband nationwide.
Ariane 6 launches MTG-I2 weather satellite on first mission to GTO
Ariane 6 successfully launched EUMETSAT's MTG-I2 weather satellite on its first flight to geostationary transfer orbit.
ESA signs first European Launcher Challenge contracts worth €543.6 million
ESA awarded Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, and PLD Space a combined €543.6 million to fly alternatives to Ariane 6.
ICEYE brings Water Institute's FloodID team in-house for flood forecasting
ICEYE is folding The Water Institute's FloodID predictive-flood platform and development team into its own products.
Astrum Space to go public via $1 billion SPAC deal with Black Spade
Astrum Space is merging with SPAC Black Spade Acquisition III at a roughly $1 billion valuation.
Kepler and NorthStar partner to host space-domain-awareness sensors
Kepler Communications will host NorthStar's optical space-domain-awareness sensors on its data-relay satellites.
CASC's Long March 6C upper stage breaks apart in orbit, scatters debris
A Long March 6C upper stage fragmented in orbit two days after launch, adding tens to hundreds of debris pieces to a low orbital shell.
AeroVironment wins NASA contract to build three Mars helicopters for SkyFall
AeroVironment will co-design and build three autonomous helicopters for NASA's SkyFall mission to Mars, targeting a November 2028 launch.
SpaceX offers 50% Starlink discount to Vermilion Parish residents
SpaceX is halving Starlink residential prices for people living near its new Starbase Louisiana spaceport site.
ICEYE establishes Korea entity, names Eric Rhee to lead defense push
ICEYE opened ICEYE Korea under Eric Rhee and signed an MOU with Seoul National University on SAR research.
Ukraine awards Musk Order of Freedom, presses for wider Starlink access
Zelensky awarded Elon Musk Ukraine's Order of Freedom for Starlink's role while pressing him to allow wider use over Russia.
Hughes bondholders push for examiner into $1.5 billion EchoStar transfers
Hughes Satellite Systems bondholders allege EchoStar stripped over $1.5 billion from the subsidiary before its Chapter 11 filing.
EarthDaily expands wildfire risk AI intelligence with insurance partner
EarthDaily's wildfire AI model will support underwriting for an unnamed North American insurer's western US book.
City Labs plans second nuclear satellite demo to test lunar-night heat unit
City Labs, fresh off its first nuclear-powered satellite demo, plans a second flight testing a tritium heat source for lunar night survival.
Spire, Muon Space, Weather Stream win NOAA microwave-sounder awards
NOAA's TMATE program awarded Spire, Muon Space, and Weather Stream a combined $46.5 million to build new microwave sounding instruments.
LeoLabs wins $20.68M Space Force OTA for Scout-S radar
LeoLabs will deliver a modified Scout-S radar system for the Space Force under a $20.68 million prototype award.
TraCSS stays in pilot mode, commercial SSA data buys on hold
OSC's acting TraCSS program manager says the space-traffic system remains in pilot mode and commercial SSA data purchases stay on hold.
White House sets 1,000-launch-a-year goal in new national space policy
The White House sets a 1,000-launch-a-year goal and the FAA opens two implementation RFIs with an Oct. 26 comment deadline.
OrbitAID targets Q1 2027 for two-satellite refueling demo
OrbitAID plans a chaser-and-target mission in Q1 2027 to prove its full in-space refueling sequence, per Payload.
Lonestar hires Ares Shield to defend data-center satellites
Lonestar hired Polish startup Ares Shield to defend its orbital data-center satellites, in a deal worth up to $6 million.
Neumann Space licenses Aerospace Corp's Disksat architecture
Australian startup Neumann Space plans to license The Aerospace Corporation's box-less Disksat satellite architecture.
Redwire invests in next-generation phased array antenna tech
Redwire is investing in next-generation phased array antennas for LEO/MEO/GEO communications, aimed at military connectivity.