Japanese leasing company Sumitomo Mitsui Finance and Leasing (SMFL) and startup Astroscale, that specializes in servicing satellites, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in order to develop financial mechanisms for the secondary market of satellites. The main goals of the partnership: Creating a market for used satellites: Companies plan to develop business models, where are the satellites, that have exhausted their original resource or changed owners, may be resold, moved […]

On the platform of the National Satellite Information System (NSIS) two new products are available in the forestry category: monitoring of forest areas and the structure and biodiversity of forest plantations. The Polish Space Agency has released new nationwide satellite products, which allow actual and objective monitoring of forests and wooded areas. Based on satellite images, received under the Copernicus program, these products allow, among […]

Anglo-German startup Hypersonica officially came out of stealth mode in February 2026 year, announcing the successful raising of funding and the first test flight of a hypersonic rocket prototype. Series A financing The company has attracted 23,3 million euros in a Series A round: The leader of the round: Plural Venture Fund (London). Participants: Germany's Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovations (SPRINT), as well as General Catalyst funds and 201 Ventures. Allocation of funds: Funding will accelerate development and implementation […]

21 February 2026 year Fr. 09:04 (UTC) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 25 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 17-25". Satellites "Starlink v2" – these are larger and more powerful communication satellites of SpaceX. They weigh approx 750 kg and have a design with two solar panels to enlarge […]

On Thursday, NASA and contractor engineers pumped more than 750 000 gallons of supercooled fuel into the agency's massive space launch rocket (Space Launch System) without any signs of hydrogen leaks or other significant problems, which was an important step for the agency in preparation for the launch of four astronauts in a flight around the moon, which is planned 6 March. O 9:35 it was Thursday morning […]

Independent investigation of the Boeing Starliner mission (CFT) in 2026 revealed critical flaws in NASA management, by classifying the incident 2024 year as an accident of the highest level (Type A), comparable to the Challenger and Columbia space shuttle disasters, which highlights dramatic failures, which left two astronauts stranded in space for nine months. The report points to prioritizing app security over security, inefficient […]

SpaceX has officially introduced Stargaze – innovative space environment awareness system (SSA) and traffic management in low Earth orbit (LEO). Main characteristics of the Stargaze system: Using the existing network: The system is based on data from star sensor cameras (star trackers), which are equipped with almost 10 000 Starlink satellites. Scale of observations: Stargaze collects close 30 millions of object observations every day, which allows to calculate their orbits in real time. […]

Vantor company (newly rebranded Maxar Intelligence) оголосила про стратегічне партнерство з Google AI для радикального прискорення обробки розвідувальних даних для урядових структур. Basic details of the partnership (as of February 2026 year): Automation of reports: The joint solution allows automatic generation of text reports based on satellite images. This reduces analysis time from hours to minutes. Integration into closed networks: For the first time in the industry, Google Earth AI models will […]

The Pentagon is actively changing its strategy in the field of space intelligence, moving from the use of only ultra-expensive secret satellites to the large-scale involvement of the commercial sector. This initiative is coordinated primarily through the National Office of Military Space Intelligence (NRO) and the US Space Force. Key directions of the new strategy Hybrid architecture: The US Department of Defense is looking to connect government satellites “higher echelon” with huge constellations of commercial vehicles. This provides resistance: if the enemy kills […]

NASA engineers have implemented a new Mars Global Localization navigation system, which for the first time allowed the Perseverance rover to independently determine the exact coordinates on the surface of Mars without the help of operators from Earth. Previously, the rover could only roughly estimate its position and stopped regularly, sending panoramic images to mission specialists. They compared them with the orbital maps and transmitted new commands - the process continued […]

The Japanese company ispace has officially announced delays in the development of a new engine for its future missions to the moon. Basic details of the situation as of February 2026 year: Engine problem: The delays are related to the development of the VoidRunner system – new engine with higher thrust, which is jointly created by the American subsidiary ispace U.S. and Agile Space Industries. Influence […]

20 February 2026 year Fr. 01:41 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 29 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 10-36". Satellites "Starlink v2" – these are larger and more powerful communication satellites of SpaceX. They weigh approx 750 kg and have a design with two solar panels to increase the number […]

NASA is preparing for the second attempt at the dress rehearsal of the Artemis II mission - the first manned flyby of the moon in half a century. However, the preparation faces a technical problem, which already delayed the previous start: an elusive leak of hydrogen. Engineers will conduct a key test this week, which will determine, will the rocket be able to fly in March. Last week during the first dress rehearsal of the refueling of the super-powerful rocket […]

The Sateliot company will launch in 2027 year, two of its next-generation satellites with direct communication to devices on the Miura rocket 5 of the PLD Space company. For reference: Sateliot is developing the world's first global satellite network for direct connection of Internet of Things devices using 5G NB-IoT technology. She is working on the democratization of satellite communication, allowing standard devices to connect to satellites. […]

Constellr has announced a successful engagement 37 million euros within the series A investment round. The funds received will be directed to the development of the project to create the first satellite group of its kind, able to see the thermal signatures of objects with an extremely high level of detail. Previously, the technologies of the German startup helped farmers monitor the condition of their fields, but from now on the focus of the company is shifting to […]

In Russia, the first launch of the unmanned stratospheric platform "Barrage-1" was announced, which is positioned as a much cheaper alternative to traditional satellite communication systems. For reference: stratospheric platforms are vehicles, which operate at altitudes of approximately 20–40 km in the lower layers of the stratosphere. Such heights are beyond the capabilities of conventional aviation, but balloons can drift for a long time and stay over a certain […]

California-based defense technology company Wardstone has attracted close 5 million in seed funding and is preparing to test its first prototype interceptor this spring during a suborbital flight. Nova Threshold became investors, Liquid 2 Ventures, Bow Capital, B5 Capital та Allegis Capital. For reference: Wardstone - startup, which specializes in design, creation and deployment of satellites for US defense […]

12 February 2026 year NASA announced, which made it possible to carry out a private astronaut mission (PAM) commercial space station development company Vast. The mission will go to the International Space Station (ISS) not before the middle 2027 year and will spend two weeks there. For reference: private astronaut mission (English. Private Astronaut Mission) is a commercially organized and financed mission to the ISS, […]

13 February 2026 year, during a press conference after the launch of Crew-12, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said, who is interested in meeting with his Russian counterpart and attending the upcoming Soyuz launch, planned for the summer (from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan). The Soyuz MS-29 mission will deliver NASA astronaut Anil Menon and Roskosmos cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina to the ISS. The last ones […]

12 February 2026 Beijing Interstellar Glory Space Technology Ltd., also known as i-Space, announced a D++ funding round worth 5,037 billion yuan (about 705 – 730 million US dollars). This happened after a round of D+ on 700 million yuan (98 millions of dollars) In September 2025 year. For reference: i-Space is a Chinese private space company […]