Satellites

By Garrett Reim
Canada’s EarthDaily Analytics has received $60 million in equipment financing to help support its plans to build and launch its 10-satellite Earth observation constellation.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
EchoStar says it has selected MDA Space to build its low-Earth-orbit communications satellite constellation in a $1.3 billion deal.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
European states looking to boost defense spending are likely to help drive a large jump in business that SES does with governments, CEO Adel Al-Saleh says.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
The first-ever NASA-India Space Research Organization joint Earth science mission successfully launched early July 30.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has selected five companies to begin the process of building new space-based protected tactical satellite communications capabilities.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
NASA launched its Bard spacecraft mission on July 23 to demonstrate interoperability between gov-ernment and commercial satellite relay networks.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force plans to use its X-37B to conduct operational demonstrations of laser link communications and quantum-based navigation in space.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
As China and Russia flex their military muscles in space, Western defense officials are becoming punchier in their mindset around those operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
Blue Origin will fly a space domain awareness sensor built by Scout Space on its inaugural Blue Ring mission targeted for spring 2026, the company said.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
SES and the Luxembourg government plan to add a second GovSat communications satellite, again opting to use Thales Alenia Space for the system.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Spire Global is expanding its space systems offering to detect radio frequency signals, including efforts to disrupt global navigation satellite services such as GPS.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. may be losing ground in a global race to develop highly maneuverable spacecraft.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Tracer twin-satellite mission launched successfully with a handful of other small spacecraft payloads on July 23.
Satellites

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Iran has conducted a suborbital Qased launch in what may have been intended as a show of capability after the country’s 12-day conflict with Israel.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Thales CEO Patrice Caine says the outcome of talks with Leonardo and Airbus to merge some satellite operations is uncertain.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
As components decrease in size, more capability can be packed into small spacecraft.
Commercial Space

By Vivienne Machi
The service seeks to fortify the GPS architecture against such threats as jamming, spoofing and other adversarial actions.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The UK government plans to use Eutelsat’s OneWeb low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation for its global government operations.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
A first-ever joint NASA-Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Earth science venture is set for a July 30 launch.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Australia has kicked off a competition for a narrowband satellite communications system as part of a wider reset of its plans.
Satellites

By Fred George
From jam-resistant antennas to magnetic navigation systems, alternatives to GPS are in demand.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
ESA engineers are using a system testbed to prepare algorithms on the second generation of Galileo timing, positioning and navigation satellites.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The parent of space and defense technology company York Space Systems has agreed to acquire U.S.-based ground communications provider ATLAS Space Operations.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
China’s ambitious megaconstellation strategy positions it to become a satellite communications heavyweight.
Satellites

By Garrett Reim
The EU is pouring billions into sovereign satellite constellations.
Satellites