15+ hour, 58+ min ago   (135+ words) On Sept. 13, 2026, Boeing completed the 13-satellite O3b mPOWER constellation for operator SES following the launch of the final three spacecraft—designated F11, F12, and F13—aboard a SpaceX rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The successful deployment marks the fulfillment of the Medium…...

22+ hour, 58+ min ago   (267+ words) satnews.com The agreement establishes a framework to evaluate the site selection, operational software orchestration, and commercial delivery of Cailabs’ planned Optical Ground Station-as-a-Service (OGSaaS) network across RBC Signals’ global ground facility footprint. Ground Segment Context and Managed Service Evolution…...

22+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1207+ words) By Nick David, Editorial Lead, SatNews Bhatt’s own public numbers imply 400,000 to 500,000 tonnes of spacecraft. The world launched 3,193.4 tonnes in 2025. Neither figure appears in the application, because Schedule S has no field for either one. The Bureau could not ask…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (156+ words) On Thursday, September 10, 2026, satellite communications operator Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) and mobile network operator Deutsche Telekom IoT announced the successful transmission of a voice message over the Iridium NTN Direct service in a live demonstration with Toyota. Conducted during…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (213+ words) On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, satellite operator Eutelsat Group and French NewSpace ground station provider Skynopy signed a strategic partnership agreement at the International Space Summit in Paris. Global AKAR converts Eutelsat’s teleports into an on-demand, virtualized gateway infrastructure across S-, X…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (184+ words) On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, launch service provider Arianespace announced a commercial agreement for 10 Ariane 64 heavy-lift launch vehicles. The contract expansion—marking Arianespace’s largest single order addition for the Ariane 6 program in 2026—allocates six dedicated missions to deploy satellite broadband capacity for…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (205+ words) satnews.com On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, wireless link optimization company XipLink Inc. announced it secured a follow-on order valued at more than $1 million from a defense customer in Asia. Multi-Orbit Acceleration and Network Optimization Specifications The deployed network architecture utilizes XipLink’s…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (131+ words) On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operator ICEYE announced the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with launch services provider Arianespace. Under the agreement, the two organizations will evaluate the integration of ICEYE’s radar Earth observation satellites…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (298+ words) satnews.com On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, satellite communications operator Eutelsat Group announced a commercial and defense distribution agreement designating Paris-based systems integrator Eclipse Global Connectivity (Eclipse) as its first European OneWeb Government Aviation Distribution Partner (DP). Program History and Multi-Orbit Expansion…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (129+ words) On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, small satellite manufacturer GomSpace A/S and King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The strategic agreement outlines plans to design and deploy a dual 8U Earth Observation…...