Satellites

York Space pursues acquisitions, faces classified program cost increases and manages supply-chain delays.

Are the trillions of investment pouring into artificial intelligence a speculative bubble? Are orbiting data centers the frothy peak of that financial hubris?

Intuitive Machines acquires Goonhilly Earth Station to expand its space-to-ground network and support lunar and deep space missions with resilient communications.

Landspace's ZQ-2E rocket achieves readiness for constellation deployments after delivering payload to polar orbit during its latest launch.

Innospace plans Hanbit-Nano rocket relaunch in Q3 with SpaceBey deployer after first mission failure and aims to strengthen South Korea's space ambitions.

Telecommunications heavyweights AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon want to work more closely together to deploy satellite-provided direct-to-device communications.

China’s megaconstellations threaten to shift the balance of power in space.

A U.S. Space Force-led on-orbit refueling demonstration is now slated for next year.

Startup Star Catcher Industries plans to demonstrate orbital optical power beam before the end of the year.

SES reviews IRIS² participation as financial viability remains key, cancels two satellites and adjusts fleet plans to align with return criteria.

SkyFi secures SOCOM contract to develop imagery tools for troops and explores Asia-Pacific partnerships for sovereign intelligence and shared imagery platforms.

Asian startups are building new intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance satellite fleets to meet growing military and commercial demand.

Swissto12 To Use Unfurling Antenna For GEO Broadcast To Phones

The stand-up and operation of a notional Golden Dome missile defense architecture would cost about $1.2 trillion over the next 20 years, the Congressional Budget Office says in a new report.

The National Reconnaissance Office’s proliferated satellite architecture is supporting a new mission area for space-based sensing and targeting.

AST SpaceMobile plans satellite launches with Blue Origin and SpaceX, aiming to expand its constellation and integrate AI tools for better performance.

United Launch Alliance (ULA) is preparing for the first launch of its Vulcan rocket in support of Amazon’s Leo broadband constellation deployment.

Cowboy Space says it plans to build launch vehicles and orbiting data centers for artificial intelligence.

Italian plans to develop an airborne satellite launch system have moved a step closer after the successful launch of a suborbital rocket from a jet trainer in the U.S.

The Dutch military explores penetrating ISR and satellite upgrades to enhance intelligence capabilities and address vulnerabilities in space systems.

Tianzhou-10 docks with Tiangong hours after launch, delivering new technologies, life science experiments and supplies for future missions.

Rocket Lab has signed an agreement to buy Motiv Space Systems, a specialist in planetary robotics and solar array motors, for $40 million in cash.

Government intel agencies must move faster than ever to satisfy operators’ growing appetite for remote-sensing data.

Spire Global has opened its satellite manufacturing facility in Munich.

The government of Uruguay is looking to rebuild its satellite communications capability, particularly with an eye on military needs.