Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Saudi space technology company SARsatX is laying the groundwork for the launch of the first Saudi-made commercial satellite.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Russia’s first commercial space launch of 2026 was also the last for the Proton-M variant with DM-03 booster.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Commercial space startup Momentus and NASA will partner on an in-space servicing mission in low Earth orbit.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
CesiumAstro, a startup that produces sat payloads and terminals for advanced and secure comms systems, has closed a $470 million Series C funding round.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Transcelestial is branching out with its space-based laser links to provide intra-satellite connectivity
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
Eutelsat announced late Jan. 29 that the previously proposed sale of its ground segment to investor EQT Infrastructure VI will not occur.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
SpaceX plans to deploy a space-to-ground laser link on its Starlink constellation, CEO Elon Musk said.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Space startup Astra said on Jan. 21 that it has shipped 110 satellite engines since Jan. 2025 and is planning to test its new rocket (Rocket 4) this year.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
German space startup The Exploration Company (TEC) is in talks to buy British launch startup Orbex.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Interstellar Technologies of Japan, a rocket developer, has raised a $130 million Series F round.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
CesiumAstro will receive a $200 million financing package from the Export-Import Bank of the United States and JPMorgan.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Mitsubishi Corp. has increased its investment in the Starlab Space commercial space station joint venture.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
MaiaSpace has signed an accord with Eutelsat to be a key partner in deploying the sat service provider’s next wave of 440 OneWeb broadband sats.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
SkyFi, a space startup that specializes in satellite imagery and analytics, raised $12.7 million in an oversubscribed Series A funding round.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The philanthropic organization of Eric Schmidt, billionaire and former Google chief executive, plans to launch a large private space telescope.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Startup Array Labs plans to launch its first formation-flying cluster comprised of four radar satellites in the middle of 2027.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Momentus has 3D printed a metal spacecraft propellant tank that it plans to test on an upcoming mission of its Vigoride-7 orbital service vehicle.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
TransDigm has signed a definitive agreement with private equity firm Arlington Capital Partners for Stellant Systems for around $960 million in cash.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
The Japanese Ministry of Defense (JMD) is to fund development of a privately operated synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
Starfighters Space sold shares Dec. 18, raising $22.1 million that the firm says will support its pursuit of its StarLaunch suborbital space launch programs.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Four DiskSat spacecraft were successfully launched on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle on Dec. 18.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Redwire says it will furnish docking systems to The Exploration Company for use on its Nyx spacecraft under a multimillion contract.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
As the Trump Administration plans to gut funding for space science programs, a new idea has launched: scientific-telescope-as-service.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale says it has developed a propulsionless system for docking with tumbling satellites.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Two space startups recently conducted a self-funded mission to showcase autonomous maneuvering in low Earth orbit.
Commercial Space