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 […]

10 February 2026 In 2018, the American company Amazon announced its first agreements with resellers of broadband communication in low Earth orbit (LEO) for the maritime sector, preparing to launch another batch of satellites this week on the maiden flight of Europe's Ariane rocket 64. The partnership was concluded with the American company MTN and the Emirati ELCOME, which also have international resale agreements […]

Startup Spaceium, which plans to create a network of orbital stations for refueling and repairs in space, demonstrated an actuator for its robotic manipulator in space. Intensive tests of the actuator, who flew on Transporter-15 (SpaceX Falcon missions 9 in November last year) confirmed its accuracy. 10 February 2026 year, the company said, that it is the most accurate robotic refueling actuator, which […]

11 February 2026 year Fr. 17:11 (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 17-34". 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 […]

9 February 2026 Serhii Beshrestnov, adviser to the Minister of Defense of Ukraine on technological areas, reported in Telegram, that Russia urgently supplies various satellite Internet terminals to the front, hoping to replace Starlink after that, how Kyiv and SpaceX found a way to prevent the Russian military from using this service. For reference: SpaceX is a private space company, founded by Elon Musk, which develops launch vehicles (Falcon […]

8 February 2026 year of Elon Musk, the owner of the American space company SpaceX, stated on his own page in the social network, which is the main goal of the company in the future 10 years now there is a Moon, not Mars. However, according to him, he does not finally give up his plans to fly to the Red Planet. This statement is different from that, that Musk stated less […]

4 February 2026 of the year of the Qualis company, InTrack Radar Technologies and Tektonux have announced a definitive merger to create a single defense technology company, specializing in the modernization of missile defense and awareness in the space domain. With the support of the private investment firm Bluestone Investment Partners, the new framework combines high-performance hardware with artificial intelligence-based software, to optimize […]