ULA names Mark Peller president and CEO, succeeding interim chief Elbon
ULA named longtime COO Mark Peller as permanent president and CEO, ending John Elbon's eight-month run as interim chief.
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China launches UAE University's first SEO Earth-observation satellite
A Chinese Long March 2C rocket put the UAE's first university-built Earth observation satellite into orbit from Taiyuan.
SEOPS adds second Waymaker rideshare mission to meet surging demand
SEOPS added a second dedicated Falcon 9 rideshare mission to low Earth orbit after its first Waymaker flight nearly sold out.
Firefly wins NASA payload-processing contract for Vandenberg missions
NASA added Firefly to its Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract, letting it compete for payload-processing task orders at Vandenberg.
HEO taps Planet's SkySats to expand its space-object imaging network
HEO and Planet Labs signed a deal letting HEO task idle SkySat satellites to photograph other objects in orbit.
Viasat picks Rocket Lab to build small GEO satellite for Space Force
Viasat picked Rocket Lab to build the satellite bus for its Space Force PTS-G anti-jam GEO satellite.
SES expands strategic investment in Elveo Mobile's direct-to-device network
SES deepens its stake in Elveo Mobile, the D2D operator formed from the Lynk/Omnispace merger, to build a multi-orbit D2D offering.
Update: Firefly, D-Orbit and Katalyst win Pentagon deorbit-as-a-service study awards
The Space Development Agency and Defense Innovation Unit awarded Firefly Aerospace, D-Orbit USA and Katalyst Space a combined roughly $8.4 million for prelim...
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Firefly completes 226-second Miranda engine burn for Eclipse rocket
Firefly's Miranda engine cleared a 226-second flight-like burn, a milestone toward qualifying Eclipse's first stage.
China SatNet launches 24th GuoWang satellite group from Hainan
A Long March-12 launched GuoWang's 24th satellite batch from Hainan, China's first flight since the Aug 10 Long March-7A failure.
Update: JAXA launches Michibiki 7 navigation satellite on H3 rocket's 9th flight
Per SpaceNews, QZS-7 also carried a US Space Force space domain awareness sensor, designed and built by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, completing the QZSS-HP hosted...
original 2026-08-11
ISRO says LVM3-M5 upper stage's atmospheric reentry met debris rules
The C25 upper stage from ISRO's LVM3-M5 flight reentered over the Atlantic on July 30, within its planned short orbital lifetime.
Ukraine's Flamingo missiles hit Russia's Soyuz rocket plant in Samara
Ukraine's Flamingo missiles hit Russia's Soyuz rocket plant in Samara.
SpaceX breaks Falcon 9 launch-cadence record with 38-minute doubleheader
SpaceX launched two Falcon 9s 38.5 minutes apart on Aug. 15, a new cadence record, with the 650th Falcon booster landing.
Update: SpaceX reverses Starlink's Poland roaming exclusion after backlash
SpaceX reversed the roaming exclusion after Polish government pressure; updated headline and copy to reflect the resolution and attached two new corroboratin...
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Spire and PlanetiQ win NOAA radio-occultation data contracts
NOAA awarded Spire $3.7 million and PlanetiQ $2.7 million for GNSS radio-occultation weather data through early December.
Anduril's first self-funded satellite reaches orbit
Anduril's Anduril-26 sensing satellite, built on an Apex Aries bus, is operating on orbit after a July 7 rideshare launch.
Antrix loses Ninth Circuit bid to block $562.5 million Devas award
A US appeals court kept Devas' $562.5 million award against ISRO's Antrix alive; with interest it now tops $2 billion.
Airtel launches Africa's first commercial Starlink satellite-to-mobile service
Airtel Africa commercially deployed Starlink's satellite-to-mobile service in the DRC, the first such commercial launch on the continent.
Lynk and Omnispace complete merger as Elveo Mobile; SES expands investment
Lynk and Omnispace closed their merger as Elveo Mobile, and investor SES announced an expanded D2D investment and collaboration.
Synspective opens European subsidiary in Munich
Synspective opened Synspective Europe GmbH in Munich, Germany, to serve as its EMEA hub for SAR satellite data and partnerships.
Telesat reports 25% revenue drop, warns on $1.7B debt maturity
Telesat's first-half 2026 results show falling GEO revenue and a Lightspeed cost jump to $5.2 billion, per the company.
Astranis unveils Perceptor satellite line for GEO surveillance
Astranis is building a new MicroGEO-based satellite line to inspect and track other spacecraft in geostationary orbit.
Space Kinetic wins $50M Space Force award, its largest to date
Space Kinetic landed a $50 million Space Force OTA to develop Whirlwind, a thrusterless satellite-flinging maneuver system.
Korea clears first mass-produced satellite cluster for October launch
KASA completed a pre-shipment review of the first five NEONSAT satellites, Korea's first mass-produced Earth observation constellation.
Orbitworks ships Altair-1, UAE's first AI-enabled EO satellite, for October launch
Orbitworks' Altair-1, the UAE's first commercially built AI-enabled EO satellite, launched successfully Oct. 1 and is now in commissioning.
Kairospace tests Dorb de-orbit device on its KSAT3U cubesat
South Korean startup Kairospace says its Dorb drag device more than doubled its KSAT3U cubesat's orbital decay rate.
Starlink starts taking orders in Vietnam under a 600,000-subscriber cap
SpaceX opened Starlink orders in Vietnam under a five-year pilot that caps the service at 600,000 subscribers.
Space Force awards five satellite firms $60 million for network tests
Amazon Leo, Lockheed, Northrop, Rocket Lab and York Space each get $12M to test linking to Space Force's satellite network.
Firefly, D-Orbit and Katalyst win Pentagon deorbit-as-a-service study awards
SDA and DIU tapped Firefly, D-Orbit and Katalyst for a combined $8.4 million to design commercial satellite-deorbit services.
Intuitive Machines wins $600 million contract for three GEO satellites
Intuitive Machines signed a $600 million-plus deal with an undisclosed customer for three geostationary satellites.
Bangladesh's BS-1 satellite dodges debris from India's defunct INSAT-1A
BSCL shifted its BS-1 satellite after a US tracking alert flagged INSAT-1A debris passing within 852 meters.
Optus completes first phase of satellite life-extension mission with Northrop Grumman
Optus undocked Northrop Grumman's Mission Extension Vehicle from Optus D3, completing phase one of its Project Aurora life-extension.
Space42 and Leonardo DRS sign MoU for UAE national security systems
Space42 and Leonardo DRS agreed to explore integrating satellite communications with C5ISR mission systems for UAE national security use.
Redwire and Kanematsu form strategic partnership for Japan's space sector
Redwire named Kanematsu its commercial partner in Japan for power generation, microgravity payload and robotics offerings.
China's iSpace raises $148 million in first tranche of Series E round
China's iSpace closed a $148 million first tranche of a Series E round for its reusable Hyperbola-3 rocket, with fundraising ongoing.
EarthDaily wins Canadian government contract for AI border monitoring
EarthDaily will lead a Canadian defense research project testing daily satellite imagery and AI for border situational awareness.
Nova Systems and Planet partner on space intelligence for Australian defense
Nova Systems and Planet formalized a partnership supplying Earth observation and AI analysis to Australia's defence community.
Impulse Space wins $28M Space Force deal for two more Victus Salo missions
Space Force added Victus Salo 2 and 3 to Impulse Space's responsive-space contract, expanding the award to $62.8 million total.
Texas broadband office pauses BEAD fund disbursements amid Starlink favoritism claims
Texas paused over $3 billion in BEAD broadband disbursements after lawmakers accused the state broadband office of favoring Starlink.
CesiumAstro acquires semiconductor firm Jariet Technologies
CesiumAstro is buying RF chipmaker Jariet Technologies to build its own satellite semiconductors in-house.
Blue Origin outlines new Cape Canaveral pad for larger New Glenn
Blue Origin will add Launch Complex 36B at Cape Canaveral for a larger, nine-engine New Glenn variant.
Pixxel-led Allied Orbits wins deal to build India's private EO constellation
Pixxel-led Allied Orbits will build India's first fully privately owned national EO constellation, per a government Lok Sabha reply.
Update: CASC's Long March 7A rocket explodes after liftoff, destroys ChinaSat-4B
China in Space reported the YF-100 engine, used in the joint burn at the time of the failure, is under suspicion; the Long March 7A is grounded until the inv...
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JAXA launches Michibiki 7 navigation satellite on H3 rocket's 9th flight
JAXA's QZS-7 launch on H3's 9th flight also completed a US-Japan space domain awareness hosted-payload program.
SpaceX launches 29 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral
A Falcon 9 booster flying its 18th mission delivered 29 Starlink satellites to orbit from Florida.
VinSpace signs SpaceX launch deal for Vietnam's first satellites
Vietnam's VinSpace signed a SpaceX Transporter rideshare contract to launch its first satellites in 2027.
Firefly's SciTec wins $94 million Space Force radar contract
SciTec, a Firefly Aerospace subsidiary, won a $93.7 million Space Force contract to modernize ground-based radar.
BlackSky wins seven-figure international imagery contract
BlackSky converted a pilot program into a seven-figure, multiyear international imagery contract.
Lunar Outpost adds retired Space Force general to its board
Retired Space Force Lt. Gen. John Shaw joined Lunar Outpost's board, representing investor Industrious Ventures.