Satellites

By Robert Wall
The company, which has 33 satellites in space, aims to deploy 107 more through this year and next.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has awarded a follow-on contract to Kratos to provide ground management and integration services for its forthcoming MEO missile warning and tracking satellite program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Intuitive Machines CEO says the company’s deal to supply satellites for L3Harris’s work on the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Satellite bus builder Apex has signed a contract with Tokyo-based technology company NEC Corp. to support an on-orbit laser link demo launching in 2027.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
A U.S. Space Force program to boost the capacity of military satellite communications in Arctic regions has been operationally accepted.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
OHB has booked a €248 million ($285 million) contract for 20 Eumetsat Polar System-Sterna (EPS-Sterna) microsatellites.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Telesat plans to add 500 MHz of military Ka-band spectrum to its initial Lightspeed satellite constellation.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Nvidia is deepening its efforts to secure a share of the space economy, with the launch of a new GPU to deliver more edge computing horsepower on spacecraft.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
ESA is prepping to launch two low-Earth-orbit PNT demonstration satellites to lay the groundwork for an operational constellation to be lofted this decade.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
Mantis Space, a startup working on a proposed constellation of satellites that beam solar power around in orbit, said March 12 it raised a $10 million seed round of venture capital.
Commercial Space

Aviation Week Staff
Russian users from Kaliningrad to Siberia lost signals of their satellite television on March 4 after the Ekspress-AT1 broadcasting satellite went offline.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Leonardo plans to demonstrate elements of its new Michelangelo Dome in Ukraine this year, as it sets sights on networking air and missile defenses Europe-wide.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Iceye is targeting more than €500 million ($580 million) in sales this year aided by a €1.5 billion contracted backlog it recorded at the end of 2025.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force is sharpening plans to monitor and defend the region between Earth and the Moon as global competition extends deeper into space.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall Boss Armin Papperger is considering an €8-10 billion ($9.3-11.6 billion) German military satellites communications opportunity.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
AeroVironment is cutting its sales and earnings outlook after the Pentagon terminated the Satellite Commercial Communications Augmentation Resource program.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
National ambitions may hinder consolidation in the LEO constellation communications market.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Increased on-orbit activity by the U.S. and its adversaries is prompting an insatiable appetite for new space domain awareness sensors.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Denver-based Lux Aeterna reports a "$10 million oversubscribed seed round" intended to accelerate the development of the company's flagship spacecraft, Delphi.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Sierra Space has closed a $550 million Series C funding round as it zeroes its focus on the national security space sector, the company announced March 5.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
Airbus Defense and Space and Orbit Fab are teaming up to explore future refuelable satellites in geostationary orbit under a European Space Agency program.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco, Robert Wall
Spanish launch startup PLD Space’s latest funding round underscored how countries are trying to ensure access to space.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The UK is putting additional funding into its fledgling effort to expand the country’s space industrial base, this time targeting the low-Earth-orbit connectivity segment.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
Future SpaceX shareholders should be ready for a regular wild ride where the Elon Musk company’s stock price skyrockets or plummets 20-30%.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Intuitive Machines has secured another deal with L3Harris Technologies to support programs for the U.S. Space Development Agency.
Satellites