Eutelsat's backlog jumps to 12.1 billion euros as IRIS2 enters construction
Eutelsat's backlog jumped to 12.1 billion euros as IRIS2 entered construction, adding 8.9 billion euros in backlog.
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Telesat delays Lightspeed global service entry to mid-2028
Telesat pushed back Lightspeed's global service start by three months to avoid spending a Falcon 9 launch slot on test satellites.
Lite Coms launches GT3 terminal for simultaneous multi-LEO connectivity
Lite Coms' new GT3 vehicle terminal connects to Starlink and OneWeb alongside 5G and LTE at the same time.
Keldysh Center flags thermal problem in Amur-SPG's methane engine
Per Anatoly Zak: Russia's Keldysh Center is working through a thermal issue in the methane engine for the reusable Amur-SPG booster.
Argotec raises its first outside funding, 50 million euros from Nuo
Italian smallsat maker Argotec took its first-ever outside capital, 50 million euros, to scale production.
ARK Invest models $2.7 trillion profit from a Tesla-SpaceX merger
Per ARK Invest: a Tesla-SpaceX merger within five years could hit $2.7 trillion in 2031 operating profit.
CNES begins ground qualification testing for Callisto reusable rocket
CNES began ground qualification testing for its Callisto reusable rocket demonstrator at French Guiana's former Diamant launch pad.
KSAT signs ground station deal with India's PierSight for SAR constellation
KSAT signed a deal to provide ground station support for PierSight's planned SAR-and-AIS maritime satellite constellation.
EIB and Deutsche Bank launch €560 million space financing partnership
EIB and Deutsche Bank will channel €560M to European space firms, announced at ESA's Munich investor forum.
NASA seeks commercial proposals to save Hubble from reentry
NASA's new RFI asks companies to propose boosting, servicing, or safely deorbiting Hubble before it reenters around 2033.
Update: SpaceX pursues tower deals for 80,000 cell sites to build wireless carrier
American Tower's CEO says the company expects to be a top tower vendor if Starlink builds out a US network, the second tower operator after Crown Castle to c...
original 2026-10-22
Update: SpaceX closes $40 billion debt financing to buy Nvidia GPUs
Fitch says the $40 billion GPU lease, structured as a master finance lease, won't change SpaceX's BBB+ credit rating; the agency also disclosed SpaceX held $...
original 2026-10-06
Update: Zelenskyy says he has repeatedly asked Trump to sanction Russia and China's Starlink rival
Ukraine's HUR intelligence agency named 49 companies behind Rassvet's supply chain and said 23, including Roscosmos, remain unsanctioned.
original 2026-09-30
Update: Anthropic's SpaceX compute deal grows to $120.5 billion in IPO filing
Anthropic's own public S-1 filing shows the real SpaceX compute commitment is $120.5 billion, $36 billion above the figure reported from the confidential draft.
original 2026-09-29
Update: SpaceX confirms $100 billion Starbase Louisiana spaceport
UL System's board approved a 40-year, $1-a-year lease letting SpaceX access the former Pecan Island High School site ahead of a planned 2027 purchase.
original 2026-08-25
Update: SpaceX confirms $100 billion Starbase Louisiana spaceport
SpaceX is reportedly negotiating to acquire about 4,000 acres across six parcels owned by the Vermilion Parish School District near White Lake, per Acadiana...
original 2026-08-25
Update: FAA seeks input on new US spaceport sites and launch corridors
SpaceX's own FAA comment says it alone expects 10,000 launches a year and proposes integrating its Cleared platform into FAA flow management.
original 2026-08-25
Rendezvous Robotics raises $20M to build self-assembling spacecraft tiles
Rendezvous Robotics raised a $20M seed round to develop hexagonal tiles that self-assemble into satellites in orbit.
Shield Space launches UK Space Superiority Coalition
Shield Space formed a coalition of UK space companies to pitch a commercially built in-orbit defense force to NATO.
Firefly's SciTec expands FORGE missile-warning system to GEO sensor data
SciTec integrated a geostationary Wide Field of View sensor into the Space Force's FORGE missile-warning ground system.
Terrestar joins Viasat and Space42's Equatys satellite venture
Canada's Terrestar signed an MOU to interwork its CaStar constellation with Viasat and Space42's Equatys D2D platform.
Flexell Space and Satoro plan two in-orbit solar cell demos
The two companies will fly Flexell's next-generation solar cells on Satoro-built demo satellites in 2027 and 2028.
Reflect Orbital tests sunlight-mirror concept without alerting astronomers
Reflect Orbital tested its sunlight-mirror concept with ground spotlights near Lone Pine, California, without alerting astronomers first.
Vietnam signs the Artemis Accords
Vietnam's science and technology minister signed the Artemis Accords at a ceremony with the US ambassador in Quang Ninh.
ULA sets Nov. 13 return to flight for Vulcan after nine-month grounding
ULA will return Vulcan to flight Nov. 13, flying the rocket's first Amazon Leo mission after a nine-month grounding.
Virgin Galactic names Delta-class spaceplane Apeiron, ferries it to spaceport
Virgin Galactic unveiled its first Delta-class vehicle, Apeiron, and flew it from Arizona to Spaceport America ahead of flight testing.
T-Mobile CEO rejects SpaceX MVNO deal, calls satellite an 'inferior' network
Per T-Mobile CEO Gopalan: satellite service offers no "incremental TAM," so there is "no room" for an MVNO with SpaceX.
Rocket Lab's Neutron hardware arrives at Launch Complex 3 for pad testing
Neutron's second stage and thrust module reached Wallops Island for pad testing ahead of its planned 2027 debut.
Tanzania signs satellite cooperation deal with Russia's Roscosmos
Tanzania and Russia's Roscosmos signed a framework deal to launch Tanzania's first Earth observation satellite in March 2027.
Update: SpaceX, Tesla form special committees to weigh a merger, Musk says
Tesla director Ira Ehrenpreis, who chairs Tesla's compensation and governance committees, also sits on SpaceX's board, a dual role critics say undercuts the...
original 2026-10-20
Update: AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile ask FCC to drop two bands from Starlink Mobile plan
CTIA filed a formal 10-page petition on Oct. 22 quantifying the disputed bands at 290 MHz, about 60% of the FCC's 482 MHz proposal, and citing new T-Mobile i...
original 2026-10-20score 2 → 3
Update: United says Starlink Wi-Fi now covers nearly half its daily flights
United CEO Scott Kirby says the airline is crossing the 50% Starlink-equipped-flights threshold this week and sees customers switching airlines for it; Musk...
original 2026-10-15score 3 → 4
Update: United says Starlink Wi-Fi now covers nearly half its daily flights
Kirby calls Delta's Starlink snub "a mistake" as United's Starlink fleet grows to 661 aircraft and carries 5.4 million passengers in September.
original 2026-10-15
Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
CBS News photographs show Starlink connectivity at a Ukrainian air-defense site had dropped to 0.1 Mbps on Oct. 19, the day a Russian drone strike on a Khark...
original 2026-10-14
Update: SpaceX gets access to classified DoD space-tracking data, sources say
The Guardian independently confirmed the Space Force/SpaceX classified tracking-data arrangement, adding a named critic's warning that it could make SpaceX t...
original 2026-09-23score 3 → 4
Update: Amazon agrees to acquire Globalstar in $11.6 billion cash-and-stock deal
The FCC approves the transfer of Globalstar's satellite licenses to Amazon, clearing a key regulatory condition toward the deal's expected 2027 close.
original 2026-04-14
ESA orders four more Galileo Second Generation satellites
Thales Alenia Space and Airbus each win contracts for two more Galileo Second Generation satellites, growing the fleet to 16.
MP Space raises AUD $23 million to scale satellite battery output
Blackbird leads MP Space's AUD $23M (about $16.1M) seed round; Seraphim Space makes its first Australian investment.
Astroscale pitches 'bodyguard' spacecraft fleet to protect satellites
Astroscale says a protector spacecraft could launch within three years, pitching a pan-European orbital-defense fleet.
SpaceX launches 27 Starlink satellites on booster B1082's 26th flight
SpaceX's Starlink Group 15-16 batch flew on B1082's 26th flight overall, its 21st carrying Starlink.
Himera and GomSpace put Ukraine's first sovereign network test satellite in orbit
Himera and GomSpace say their Obria Nano test satellite is operating in orbit, the first step toward a sovereign Ukrainian comms network.
FCC approves Amazon's transfer of Globalstar's satellite licenses
The FCC approved transferring Globalstar's satellite licenses to Amazon, clearing the way for their $11.57 billion merger.
Indra Space wins ESA contracts to modernize Galileo's ground segment
Indra Space signed two ESA contracts to build next-generation Galileo ground sensor and uplink stations.
KASA begins assembling South Korea's first active debris removal satellite
South Korea's KASA cleared a readiness review and began assembling its ADR-SAT debris-capture satellite for a 2027 launch.
ESA awards three Norwegian firms NAVISP contracts for GNSS-resilient navigation
ESA signed NAVISP contracts with three Norwegian firms to build tools for navigating when GNSS signals are jammed.
Update: SpaceX imposes 100 mph speed limit on Ukraine's military Starlink terminals
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original 2026-10-14
Astranis upgrades Falcon 9 contract to dedicated Block 4 satellite launch
Astranis turns its fourth SpaceX Falcon 9 launch into a dedicated 2028 mission for its whole Block 4 MicroGEO run.
EarthDaily wins $3 million NASA task order to benchmark against Landsat
EarthDaily will supply its own satellite imagery for NASA and USGS to test against Landsat's data standards.
EasyJet to equip fleet with Starlink Wi-Fi starting 2027
EasyJet will fit Starlink inflight Wi-Fi across roughly 300 Airbus jets starting in 2027, its first in-flight internet.
KASA starts assembly of South Korea's first debris-removal satellite
KASA and KAIST clear ADR-SAT to begin full assembly this November, targeting a 2027 launch on Nuri's sixth flight.