Russia files ITU plans for a new Rassvet-4 satellite after launch failures
An ITU filing shows Russia quietly designing a Rassvet-4 satellite after early losses in its Rassvet broadband constellation.
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China's StarVision and Adasat Oman sign Space Silk Road satellite deal
Oman and China agreed a satellite program building seven satellites in its first phase and training 1,000 Omani specialists.
Update: Bureau 1440 launches second batch of Rassvet broadband satellites
A second Rassvet-3 satellite, No. 17, reentered Oct. 30 after never raising its orbit, per Defense Express; satellite No. 23 reportedly began climbing after...
original 2026-07-19
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.
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.
China SatNet's Guowang satellites link Arctic and Antarctic in video call
Per Chinese state media, a polar vessel used Guowang satellites for its highest-latitude link yet, narrowing a gap with Starlink.
Planet launches Pelican-12 with satellite relay and onboard AI test
Planet's fifth Pelican satellite this year tests satellite-to-satellite relay via SES O3b mPOWER and onboard NVIDIA AI inference.
Xona launches first six satellites of its Pulsar navigation network
The batch, Xona's largest yet, starts commercial testing of a GPS alternative it says is accurate to under 2 centimeters.
ICEYE launches four more SAR satellites, reaching 84 in orbit
Two of the four fly for Portugal's Atlantic Constellation as ICEYE works toward doubling annual output to 100 satellites by 2027.
Planet's Tanager-2 satellite achieves first light, expanding methane monitoring
Planet's second Tanager hyperspectral satellite spotted a methane plume and a Spanish salt lake six days after its October launch.
ESA's MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite arrives in French Guiana ahead of launch
ESA's MetOp-SG-B1 weather satellite reached French Guiana by ship on Oct. 16, ahead of a planned year-end Ariane 6 launch.
Hisdesat gets early release of €65.8 million in Spain's PAZ 2 satellite funding
Spain advanced €65.8 million in PAZ 2 radar-satellite financing to Hisdesat, lifting 2026's allocation to €245.6 million.
Update: Bureau 1440 launches second batch of Rassvet broadband satellites
UNN, citing RussianSpaceWeb tracking data, names two specific second-batch satellites forecast to reenter around Oct. 29 and Nov. 1.
original 2026-07-19
Sentinel-3C returns its first Earth images, ESA says
Two weeks after launch, ESA's Sentinel-3C delivered its first ocean-colour and radar-altimeter data.
Amazon hits 1,000 satellites built for its Leo constellation
Amazon's Kirkland factory has built 1,000 Leo satellites, with 396 already in orbit and more queued for upcoming launches.
China's Guowang constellation completes first Arctic-to-Antarctic satellite call
Per CCTV coverage: Arctic expedition ships used China's Guowang constellation for a video call with Antarctica's Qinling Station.
Update: Kazakhstan plans nine-satellite international EO constellation by 2030
Kazakhstan's deputy PM detailed the program at an Oct. 6 government meeting: the six Kazakh satellites split three high-resolution/three medium-resolution, a...
original 2026-09-07
Iran says it is building one-meter-resolution Earth observation satellites
Iran's space agency chief says the country is designing one-meter and sub-meter resolution remote-sensing satellites.
Aselsan unveils Gokbagi, a Turkish LEO communications constellation
Aselsan unveiled Gokbagi, a dual-use LEO communications constellation it calls Astralink globally, at IAC 2026 in Antalya.
Update: Orbitworks ships Altair-1, UAE's first AI-enabled EO satellite, for October launch
Altair-1 launched successfully Oct. 1 and is now in commissioning, Orbitworks confirmed, the first of a planned 10-satellite Altair constellation.
original 2026-08-13
Airbus completes first 32 satellites in Eutelsat's OneWeb refresh
Airbus finished the first batch of a 669-satellite OneWeb renewal at its new Toulouse line, Eutelsat said.
Sateliot launches five more satellites, doubles Draconis IoT constellation
Sateliot deployed five more 5G NTN IoT satellites on a SpaceX rideshare, bringing its constellation to eleven.
Italy's IRIDE constellation completes 24-satellite Eaglet II deployment
The final eight Eaglet II satellites reached orbit Oct. 1, completing Italy's 24-satellite IRIDE sub-constellation in under a year.
Satellogic launches first satellite in its Merlin remapping constellation
Satellogic launched Merlin.01, the first satellite in its planned 1-meter daily-remapping constellation, aboard SpaceX's Transporter-18.
Rheinmetall and Argotec launch first satellite for air-defense surveillance
Rheinmetall and Argotec launched their first jointly built satellite, designed to detect ground-based signs of emerging airborne threats.
Poland completes four-satellite MikroGlob military constellation
Creotech's final three MikroGlob satellites launched on Transporter-18, completing Poland's four-satellite military EO fleet.
Kyrgyzstan launches its first national satellite on SpaceX rideshare
Kyrgyzstan's first satellite, a 5 kg nanosat, reached orbit Oct. 1 on SpaceX's Transporter-18 rideshare mission.
Unseenlabs launches BRO-23 and BRO-32, growing fleet to 25 satellites
Unseenlabs flew a Gen 1 and a Gen 2 RF-detection satellite together for the first time, bringing its constellation to 25 spacecraft.
Northrop Grumman delivers first 21 satellites for SDA's Tranche 1 Transport Layer
Northrop Grumman delivered the first 21 of 150 planned SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Airtel brings Starlink satellite-to-mobile service to Uganda
Airtel Africa launched Starlink's direct-to-device service in Uganda, its second African market after the DRC, per Space in Africa.
Novyy Kosmos's Okulus radar satellite begins supplying data to Russian agencies
Roscosmos says the privately built Okulus SAR satellite has begun supplying imagery to Russian federal agencies.
Update: Bureau 1440 launches second batch of Rassvet broadband satellites
RFE/RL reported September 20 that Ukraine has repeatedly struck ground infrastructure tied to the program: Russia's Dubna satellite communications center out...
original 2026-07-19
Satrec Initiative to build optical satellites for Hanwha's SAR fleet
Satrec Initiative will build four 10-centimeter-class optical satellites to complement parent Hanwha's 64-satellite SAR constellation.
Hydrosat unveils Osiris constellation for 2027 launch
Hydrosat's next-generation satellites pair higher-resolution thermal and visible imaging in one payload.
L3Harris begins building Xoople's 14-satellite Earth-observation constellation
L3Harris has started building the first satellites for Xoople's AI-focused Earth-observation constellation, targeting first launch in 2028.
Update: SpaceX completes SES's 13-satellite O3b mPOWER constellation
The new satellites are expected to enter service by mid-2027 after orbit raising, testing and commissioning, per TechNode Global.
original 2026-09-13
Update: SpaceX completes SES's 13-satellite O3b mPOWER constellation
The Boeing-built trio, launched on booster B1080's 29th flight, brings the O3b mPOWER medium-Earth-orbit constellation to its full complement of 13 satellites.
original 2026-09-13
Update: Kazakhstan plans nine-satellite international EO constellation by 2030
Two independent regional outlets (Times of Central Asia, Astana Times) restated the same Sept. 7 Space Days Kazakhstan constellation figures (nine satellites...
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SpaceX completes SES's 13-satellite O3b mPOWER constellation
SpaceX launched SES's final three O3b mPOWER satellites, completing the constellation on the Falcon family's 700th flight.
Update: Bureau 1440 launches second batch of Rassvet broadband satellites
Independent satellite-tracking analyst Marco Langbroek published an orbital-tracking analysis on his SatTrackCam blog September 11 disputing ISW's failure fr...
original 2026-07-19
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.
Update: Bureau 1440 launches second batch of Rassvet broadband satellites
The Institute for the Study of War reported September 1, citing satellite tracking data, that none of the second batch's 16 satellites had reached the conste...
original 2026-07-19
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.
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.
Update: Bureau 1440 launches second batch of Rassvet broadband satellites
RussianSpaceWeb's Anatoly Zak reported August 24 that three of the second batch's satellites have since abandoned their climb attempts, with orbits decaying...
original 2026-07-19
Kongsberg to double N3X maritime surveillance constellation in 2027
Kongsberg will double its N3X dark-vessel-tracking constellation to six satellites in early 2027 for the Norwegian Armed Forces.
Kepler reaches commercial operations with optical data relay network
Kepler says its 33-satellite optical relay constellation is now delivering commercial services worldwide, per a company release.
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.
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.
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.
SES commits up to €1.35 billion to build IRIS2 MEO satellites
SES cleared a key IRIS² milestone and confirmed up to €1.35 billion to build 18 medium-orbit satellites for the EU program.
STAR.VISION launches hyperspectral satellites for Indonesia and Uzbekistan
China's STAR.VISION launched Lampung-1 and Samarkand-2028, sovereign hyperspectral satellites built for Indonesia and Uzbekistan.
AST SpaceMobile launches BlueBird 11-13 on Falcon 9 for direct-to-cell network
SpaceX launched three new Block 2 BlueBird direct-to-cell satellites for AST SpaceMobile from Cape Canaveral.
Update: Bureau 1440 launches second batch of Rassvet broadband satellites
RussianSpaceWeb's updated tracking, citing U.S.
original 2026-07-19
China completes in-orbit upgrade of BeiDou navigation satellites
CSNO says a software-only in-orbit upgrade to BeiDou's 50 satellites improves positioning and timing accuracy.
Update: Poland boosts IRIS2 satellite contribution to 656 million euros
Eutelsat detailed its MoU on July 28, per Via Satellite: the company will give Polish space companies access to its facilities to test and validate IRIS2 use...
original 2026-07-21
ATmoto launches first satellite of China's Gande debris-tracking constellation
ATmoto's Gande-01, per Xinhua, is China's first commercial space debris monitoring satellite in a planned 120-satellite network.
Poland boosts IRIS2 satellite contribution to 656 million euros
Poland more than doubled its IRIS2 contribution to 656.3 million euros; Eutelsat has now detailed its side of the MoU.
Bureau 1440 launches second batch of Rassvet broadband satellites
Per RussianSpaceWeb: Bureau 1440's second Rassvet batch fell short of altitude per ISW; an independent tracker disputes that read.
Belgium to build Galo military satellite constellation by 2030
Belgium's defence ministry will spend over 200 million euros on its own low-Earth-orbit imaging constellation.
BRIN targets January 2027 launch for Indonesia's first sovereign EO satellite
Indonesia's BRIN said its domestically built NEO-1 Earth observation satellite is targeted to launch in January 2027.
ICEYE launches four satellites on Transporter-17, debuts Gen4 SAR model
ICEYE says its SAR constellation now stands at 76 satellites after a four-satellite Transporter-17 launch.
Apolink makes first contact with its relay demo satellite
Per SpaceNews, Apolink's IPoS-TDsM cubesat launched on Transporter-17 and is now relaying signals on an experimental FCC S-band license.
Muon Space deploys first operational FireSat wildfire-detection satellites
Muon Space says it deployed the first three operational FireSat satellites for the Earth Fire Alliance's wildfire-detection constellation.
Unseenlabs launches first satellite of its second-generation RF fleet
Unseenlabs says it launched BRO-31, the first satellite of a heavier, more capable second-generation RF-detection fleet.
Open Cosmos launches first satellites for Balearic Islands, Greece
Open Cosmos launched Posidonia, the Balearic Islands' first satellite, and Hyperion GR-1, the first of a planned Greek EO constellation.
Axelspace launches seven GRUS-3 Earth observation satellites
Axelspace's seven next-generation GRUS-3 microsatellites reached orbit and returned first signals on Transporter-17.
KAI launches CAS500-4, South Korea's first agriculture and forestry satellite
KAI launched CAS500-4, South Korea's first satellite dedicated to agriculture and forestry monitoring.
Italy brings IRIDE Earth observation service online
Italy's IRIDE Earth observation marketplace went live July 1 for government users, with commercial access planned later.
SpaceX names its orbital AI compute megaconstellation Starmind
Per Space.com: the planned AI satellite network gets a name, at a scale about 100 times today's Starlink.
Reliance Jio says it is evaluating a sovereign LEO broadband constellation
The RIL AGM statement commits to evaluating sovereign LEO capability; reported figures of ~1,600 satellites are unconfirmed.
AST SpaceMobile puts BlueBirds 8, 9 and 10 in orbit on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral
Three Block 2 direct-to-cell satellites launched successfully, per AST's release; the prior BlueBird 7 was lost in May.
Space42 brings Foresight-3, -4 and -5 into full operation, growing its SAR fleet to five
The UAE operator says three more ICEYE-built SAR satellites are fully operational, taking the Foresight constellation to five.