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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
ESA's Draco reentry mission clears critical design review
ESA's Draco satellite, built to record its own atmospheric breakup, passed its Critical Design Review ahead of a 2027 launch.
Redwire to manufacture Edge Aerospace's data processing units in the US
Redwire will build Edge Aerospace's space-qualified data processing units in Massachusetts under a new US manufacturing license.
TrustPoint demonstrates C-band navigation signals through GNSS interference for NAVAIR
TrustPoint and Hexagon's NovAtel showed C-band positioning signals working through jamming under a Navy SBIR contract.
Impulse Space scales its Helios GEO rideshare program to about two missions a year
Impulse Space says demand for its Caravan GEO rideshare missions has booked out through 2028.
Beyond Reach Labs unveils Flarewing deployable solar array line
Brooklyn startup Beyond Reach Labs unveiled Flarewing, a three-size deployable solar array system it plans to start qualifying by year end.
NanoAvionics unveils 500kg MP42D bus for Gen-2 satellite line
Kongsberg NanoAvionics added a 500kg-class MP42D platform to its Gen-2 microsatellite bus lineup, aimed at ISR payloads.
Tendeg unveils NewTEN steerable antenna for small spacecraft
Tendeg unveiled NewTEN, a two-axis steerable compact reflector antenna for small spacecraft, at the Small Satellite Conference.
Reditus Space completes first ENOS reentry vehicle ahead of fall launch
Reditus finished building its first reusable reentry capsule, ENOS, targeting a rideshare launch this fall.
Rock West Composites launches space-grade STRATOPultrusion product line
Rock West Composites is premiering a new pultruded-composite structural product line for satellite trusses and deployables.
CNES and Kayrros deploy FireWatch wildfire satellite platform in France
CNES and EO analytics firm Kayrros put a satellite-and-AI wildfire detection platform into daily use at over 40 French fire services.
Moog adds high delta-V configuration to METEORITE satellite bus line
Moog added a high-thrust, high-propellant variant to its METEORITE satellite bus and grew its propulsion clean-room over 80 percent.
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.
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.
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.
SpaceX reverses Starlink's Poland roaming exclusion after backlash
SpaceX reversed Starlink's Poland roaming exclusion days before it was due to take effect, after Polish officials protested.
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.
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.
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.
Rocket Lab unveils GHOST containerized launch system for Electron and HASTE
Rocket Lab's new shipping-container launch infrastructure will let it stand up Electron and HASTE pads anywhere, debuting in Alaska in 2027.
Rocket Lab establishes German subsidiary for sovereign satellite manufacturing
Rocket Lab launched a Munich-based German subsidiary to build a regional hub for satellite manufacturing and European launch sales.
Aule Space validates docking tech at ISRO's SpaDeX simulation lab
Indian in-space-servicing startup Aule Space became the first non-government user of ISRO's Rendezvous Simulation Laboratory.
Gilat demonstrates AI-based satellite interference cancellation showing 10x gains
Gilat says its patent-pending AI system canceled satellite-link interference at up to 10x conventional performance.
MatSing unveils manufacturing process for large-format satellite lens antennas
The new process lets MatSing produce Luneburg lens antennas at apertures and frequencies it says were previously lab-only.
Synspective releases first imagery from ninth StriX SAR satellite
Synspective's ninth StriX satellite, launched in May, returned its first test radar image of Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
SpaceX confirms Starlink Mobile terrestrial network plan on earnings call
Shotwell confirmed on SpaceX's first earnings call that it will build a terrestrial network for Starlink Mobile using EchoStar spectrum.
AST SpaceMobile launches direct-to-cellular service in Japan with Rakuten
AST SpaceMobile began active satellite-to-phone service in Japan alongside Rakuten Mobile, its first commercial market outside the US.
True Anomaly images Rocket Lab's satellite in VICTUS HAZE drill
True Anomaly's Jackal spacecraft found, approached, and photographed a Rocket Lab-launched target for Space Systems Command.
ArianeGroup completes wet dress rehearsal of reusable Themis demonstrator
ArianeGroup rehearsed a full cryogenic countdown for the Themis reusable-booster demonstrator, its first update in ten months.
Sophia Space and Caltech patent orbital data center architecture
Sophia Space and Caltech's new US patent covers a solar-powered, passively cooled modular tile design for space data centers.
Kall Morris tests REACCH debris-capture arms aboard the ISS
Kall Morris ran 172 capture trials of its REACCH gecko-gripper arms aboard the ISS across six sessions, per Payload.
LatConnect 60 unveils AI system for its SWIRSAT satellite data
LatConnect 60 unveiled an AI system fusing its planned SWIR imagery with radar and other intelligence for defence buyers.
Impulse Space unveils Electra electric propulsion system
Impulse Space detailed Electra, its first in-house electric propulsion system, built to complement its chemical thrusters.
Synspective images Kumamoto earthquake damage with StriX SAR satellites
Synspective tasked StriX SAR satellites hours after Japan's July 28 Kumamoto quake, later measuring up to 1m of fault displacement.
Orbes unveils Exo-ORB inspection satellite, signs LOI with Symphony Space
Orbes unveiled its Exo-ORB inspection spacecraft and signed a letter of intent to fly it on Symphony Space's station.
Intel unveils Starfire space-grade chip for satellite AI computing
Intel launched Starfire, a radiation-hardened system-on-chip built for onboard satellite AI and data processing.
Lunar Outpost to fly NVIDIA AI chips on its MAPP lunar rover
Lunar Outpost will fly an NVIDIA Jetson AI chip on its MAPP rover this year, with NVIDIA's Space-1 module on two later flights.
Intellian launches C100M terminal, completing Iridium GMDSS lineup
Intellian's new C100M terminal, built on Iridium Certus 100, gives it a dedicated terminal for every Iridium Certus GMDSS service tier.
Vast creates special programs division, names ex-Slingshot CEO to lead it
Vast hired ex-Slingshot Aerospace CEO Melanie Stricklan to lead a new division chasing national security work.
Redwire opens Indiana microgravity R&D and ISS payload facility
Redwire opened a 30,000-square-foot Indiana facility for microgravity biotech R&D and ISS payload operations.
Relativity Space to build second Terran R factory in Florida with $134M backing
Space Florida is putting up to $134 million toward a second Terran R rocket factory near Cape Canaveral.
ThinKom's GT2517 becomes first airborne antenna certified for O3b mPower
ThinKom's ThinAir GT2517 is the first airborne antenna certified to operate on SES's O3b mPower constellation.
HawkEye 360 debuts tactical RF downlink with Lockheed Martin in Pacific drill
HawkEye 360 relayed commercial RF intelligence direct to Lockheed Martin's Aegis-linked C2 system during Valiant Shield 2026.
Nicholas Air CEO calls Starlink's price doubling 'reckless'
Per Correnti, via Corporate Jet Investor: Starlink's aviation price hike 'lacks any reasonable ethical process.'
Pangea Propulsion opens Barcelona-area manufacturing plant for serial production
The Spanish propulsion maker opened a 1,000-square-metre plant near Barcelona, its first shift to serial production.
Iridium's PNT ASIC chip reaches commercial availability
The satellite operator's assured-PNT chip is now shipping to device makers after 150+ organizations expressed interest.
SpaceX ships smaller, more power-efficient Starlink V5 dish
SpaceX's Starlink V5 dish weighs less, draws roughly half the power of the V4, and trades a little peak speed for efficiency.
Rocket Lab completes full-duration burn of Neutron's second-stage engine
Rocket Lab ran a 5.5-minute full-duration test of the Archimedes vacuum engine that powers Neutron's second stage.
ElevationSpace advances reentry vehicle toward 2027 demo
ElevationSpace signed a partner for its AOBA reentry demonstrator and detailed progress toward a mid-2027 first flight.
Space42 and Skylo complete SMS and SOS test on Thuraya-4
Space42 and Skylo tested two-way SMS and SOS messaging to standard Android phones via the Thuraya-4 satellite.
Ovzon completes High North Arctic expedition testing with NATO observers
Ovzon tested its GEO satellite and mobile terminals nearly 1,300 km inside the Arctic Circle with NATO country observers.
Xona launches Pulsar Verified certification program for PNT receivers
Xona introduced Pulsar Verified, certifying receivers and simulators as compatible with its Pulsar positioning satellite signal.
Vantor unveils WorldView 3D high-resolution imagery product
Vantor, formerly Maxar Intelligence, launched a 3D imagery line built on its WorldView Legion satellites.
City Labs launches BOHR, first commercial nuclear-powered satellite
City Labs flew BOHR, calling it the first commercial nuclear-powered satellite, on SpaceX's Transporter-17 rideshare.
SpaceX doubles Starlink Aviation prices, raises hardware cost to $200,000
SpaceX doubled its Starlink Business Aviation subscription prices and raised hardware costs to $200,000, per Benzinga.
Zenno Astronautics tests Supertorquer thruster in orbit
Zenno Astronautics says it is the first company to operate a superconducting product in space, testing its fuel-free Supertorquer thruster.
BAE Systems' Endura chip passes radiation test
BAE Systems says its Endura processor passed radiation testing for classified and missile-defense satellite missions.
Cosmoserve plans debris-capture demo on Skyroot's Vikram-1 debut
Cosmoserve will test a soft robotic debris-capture mechanism aboard Skyroot's first orbital launch.
Verde Technologies pivots from rooftop solar to space market
Vermont's Verde Technologies is shifting its perovskite solar-panel business from rooftops toward satellites, naming a new CEO to lead it.
ICEYE extends wildfire intelligence coverage to Canada
ICEYE extended its SAR wildfire-monitoring service to Canada.
Lunar Forge unveils plan to build lunar structures from moon dust
Startup Lunar Forge came out of stealth with laser-sintering tech that turns lunar regolith into structures, starting with reactor housing.
Myriota launches hybrid satellite and cellular IoT network
Myriota added cellular fallback to its HyperPulse satellite IoT network, priced from $0.99 a device per month.
MaiaSpace weighs fourth engine for Maia rocket
ArianeGroup subsidiary MaiaSpace is considering a fourth Prometheus engine that would double Maia's payload across all variants.
Myriota's One-Tank launches satellite tank monitor Pulse
Myriota subsidiary One-Tank rolled out Pulse, a satellite propane-tank monitor priced at $0.99 a month.
Astrobotic unveils Griffin-1 lunar lander ahead of environmental testing
The CLPS lander, designated Moon Base II by NASA, heads to California testing before a late-2026 Falcon Heavy launch.