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 […]

16 February 2026 year Fr. 07:59 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 29 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 6-103". 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 […]

12 February 2026 year, a more powerful version of the European Ariane rocket 6 successfully placed the Amazon Leo group of broadband satellites into orbit on its first launch. Ariane 64 started from Kuru, French Guiana, as part of the Arianespace mission VA267. The European heavy launch vehicle has demonstrated its ability to perform the most difficult missions of deploying large-scale groups. The launch was the first of 18 missions, […]

The manufacturer of satellite antennas ThinKom Solutions reported, that its contract with the US military to demonstrate portable phased-array ground stations had been extended. Previous Small Business Innovation Research contract in the amount $1,9 million was increased to $3,9 million, to ensure the supply of portable ground stations, able to provide satellite communication without fixed infrastructure. The new agreement provides for studying the characteristics of "portable […]

The American company BlackSky showed its latest 3rd generation reconnaissance satellite at the international defense exhibition World Defense Show in Riyadh. The company's representatives clearly demonstrated the operation of the Spectra platform and third-generation satellites, which are currently only beginning active operation. According to the developers, Ukraine has made decisive changes in approaches to the use of satellite data. It was the experience of Ukrainian special units that proved to the world […]

11 February 2026 2018, during a panel discussion at the SmallSat Symposium, the heads of several rocket companies acknowledged the difficulty of competing with SpaceX, which in 2025 carried out approximately half of all orbital launches in the world, despite the high demand for launch services. This problem is especially acute for developers of small launch vehicles, which are trying to compete on price with the joint launch program […]

American startup General Galactic, founded by ex-SpaceX engineer Galen Mattison and ex-Varda Space engineer Luke Nyse, preparing the Trinity demonstration mission. The company plans to launch a satellite with a mass close to 500 kg on a joint Falcon launch 9 in October 2026 year, to prove, that water can be the only working body for maneuvers in orbit. The key idea of ​​Trinity is to check […]

14 February 2026 year Fr. 23:01 (UTC) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 24 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 17-13". 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 […]