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 […]

12 February 2026 In 2008, the Vulcan rocket was launched from the Cape Canaveral spaceport. Despite the problem with the solid fuel accelerator, it launched cargo for the US Space Force into geosynchronous orbit. A version of the rocket in a high-performance configuration with four solid-fuel rocket boosters was involved for the mission, who worked approx 90 seconds, before separating from the main degree. Observers noted […]

10 February 2026 AST SpaceMobile operator announced, that the BlueBird satellite 6 successfully deployed its world's largest commercial antenna in low Earth orbit. Its area is approx 223 m². For reference: AST SpaceMobile is an American space company, which is creating the world's first satellite broadband cellular network, which works directly with the standard ones, unmodified smartphones. […]

13 February 2026 year Fr. 10:15 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US with the help of a rocket launcher “Falcon 9 Block 5" was launched by the US crewed space vehicle "Crew-12". "Crew-12" is the twelfth regular crew rotation mission to the ISS. Crew Dragon Endurance will deliver four astronauts to the station, where they will stay for nine months. Crew composition of the "Crew-12" mission: jessica […]

10 February 2026 of the National Intelligence Service (NRO), which projects, builds and operates a fleet of United States reconnaissance satellites, announced the signing of an agreement on strategic commercial improvements (SCE) with HEO companies, SatVu ta Sierra Nevada Corp. For reference: HEO is an Australian startup, which uses space sensors to survey and photograph satellites and other objects in orbit. British […]

12 February 2026 year Fr. 16:45 (UTC) from the Guiana Space Centre (Build it), French Guiana, launch was carried out using the Ariane 64 launch vehicle 32 US spacecraft "Amazon Leo" (THE-01)». «Amazon Leo (THE-01)» – This is a mega-constellation of satellites in a low Earth orbit, which will provide broadband online access, analogue of the American Starlink system. This constellation will be ruled by […]

12 February 2026 year Fr. 09:22 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, Vulcan VC4S launcher was launched 2 US space vehicles of the "USSF-87" mission - "GSSAP-7" and "GSSAP-8". "GSSAP-7" and "GSSAP-8" – it is a pair of satellites of the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program, intended for monitoring the situation near the geostationary orbit. The devices are equipped with optical and electronic means of observation and […]

12 February 2026 year Fr. 06:37 (UTC) From the Oriental Spaceport Launch Ship Starting Platform, China (Sea start) launch of Pakistan's PRSC-EO2 launch vehicle was carried out using the Smart Dragon 3 launch vehicle, Chinese spacecraft "CUHK-1" and five more satellites of unknown purpose. «PRSC-EO2» – main payload, satellite of Pakistan, developed by SUPARCO (Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission). […]

Australian Space Innovation Institute (Asia) announced the launch of six new projects, aimed at using space technologies to solve problems on Earth, in particular in the areas of health care, of agriculture, mining industry and natural disaster monitoring. 11 February 2026 In 2018, the institute published the list of winners of the second round of the program "Cosmos for Earth: The challenge of innovation". The total amount of funding for the six chosen […]