Eutelsat's US subsidiary is in active talks with defense and intelligence agencies to host government payloads on OneWeb's next-generation satellites. Eutelsat Network Solutions — Eutelsat's US proxy company — previously focused on selling bandwidth from Eutelsat's geostationary satellites and the OneWeb constellation. It now offers the integration of government sensors and other targeted payloads on […]

Sam Mehta, CEO of L3Harris Technologies, aims to change the way the traditional defense contractor approaches market competition, which is increasingly shaped by commercial speed and capital. He stated, that the company is directing resources to missile defense architectures, such as the Pentagon's Golden Dome program, which, as expected, will rely heavily on space sensors. For reference: L3Harris Technologies — це […]

Aerospace Corporation plans to provide industry with access to its expertise and equipment through a new program called "Government Personnel Resource" (DCR). Aerospace CEO Tanya Pemberton said, what, giving companies access to human resources, technologies, expertise and laboratory infrastructure Federally funded research and development center (FFRDC), Aerospace intends to accelerate the development of space capabilities. For reference: Aerospace […]

13 April 2026 2018, Amazon introduced an antenna, which its future constellation of satellites will use to provide gigabit speeds on commercial aircraft. According to the company's director of global business, Trevor Vieweg, Amazon Leo's electronically steerable aerial antenna is compatible with aircraft from regional jets to wide-body airliners. For reference: Amazon is the world's largest American technology company and […]

15 April 2026 year Fr. 04:29 (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 17-27". 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 […]

The global satellite industry has undergone a significant structural change in 2025 year: compact designs finally established their dominance in orbital manifests. According to the data of the analytical company BryceTech for 2025 year, satellites have less mass 1200 Kg, which are classified as small satellites, constituted 98% of all launched spacecraft. For reference: BryceTech is a leading American analytics and consulting company, what […]

Humanitarian organizations and journalists have expressed concern since, as a leading satellite imagery company has told its users, which restricts access to images of Iran and much of the Middle East at the request of the US government. California-based Planet Labs initially implemented a 14-day delay in providing new images from the region in March. Since then, the restriction has changed to "indefinite". This decision limited […]

14 April 2026 year Fr. 09:33 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 29 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 10-24". 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 […]

14 April 2026 year Fr. 04:03 (UTC) from the center of launch of Juzuan satellites, China was launched using the "Kinetica 1" launch vehicle 8 КА «Jilin-1 Gaofen 07 A». «Jilin-1 Gaofen 07 A» – this is a series of 8 Chinese optical satellites for remote sensing of the Earth, which are part of the large commercial group "Jilin-1" and are intended for receiving images […]

Publication date: 13 April 2026 year Author: Steven Chen, Beijing Chinese satellite, being at a height 35 800 km above the ground, recorded a Japanese oil tanker, which followed through the disputed waters of the South China Sea, north of the border of the Spratly Islands. The Towa Maru tanker is approx 340 meters (1115 feet) and widths 60 meters can be compared to an aircraft carrier in terms of its dimensions. […]

China has successfully launched a new experimental satellite, aimed at the development of space internet technology, as part of an ambitious plan to create a global satellite communication network. 11 April 2026 The satellite was launched into orbit aboard the Smart Dragon-3 rocket (also known as Jielong-3), which started from the water area near the coast of Yangjiang in Guangdong province in southern China. There is a mission […]

Sophia Space will begin deploying edge computing nodes on Kepler Communications satellites at the end 2026 year in accordance with the strategic agreement, announced 13 April 2026 year. As part of the partnership, Sophia Space will demonstrate its Orbital Data Center software (OTSOD), using Kepler's optical data relay network “to create a distributed, sustainable computing infrastructure in space". For reference: Sophia Space […]

10 April 2026 of the year HawkEye company 360 announced, that submitted an application for initial public offering of shares (IPO), becoming the last defense-oriented space company, which tests public markets. The company plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker "HAWK", although it has not yet disclosed the number of shares, which will be offered, and price range. Founded in 2015 year, HawkEye 360 […]

Research, представлене 8 April at the 5th IAA Conference on Situational Awareness in Space in Madrid by COMSPOC, showed, that most satellite operators eliminate only 7% potential collision risk based on the current accuracy of SSA data and those thresholds, which they use to define, when a potential rapprochement calls for action. This analysis is based on simulations of objects in orbit […]

The US Space Force signed a contract with Lockheed Martin to 105 million dollars to support the ground control of next-generation GPS satellites. This is happening against the background of that, that the Pentagon is winding down a long-running replacement program, which was headed by the RTX company. Contract, signed 8 April 2026 year, provides support for the launch and on-orbit testing of GPS IIIF satellites until March 2030 year […]

11 April 2026 year Fr. 11:32 (UTC) from Haiyan East Spaceport, China, the "SatNet test satellite" communication test satellite was launched using the "Smart Dragon 3" launch vehicle. "SatNet test satellite" - officially described as "experimental satellite of satellite Internet technology". One possible test satellite for China's state-owned LEO SatNet group of communications satellites. RN "Smart Dragon 3" – […]

11 April 2026 year Fr. 11:41 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US with the help of a rocket launcher “Falcon 9 Block 5" launched the US Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24 cargo spacecraft. «Cygnus CRS-2 NG-24» – it's a cargo spaceship, built by Northrop Grumman and named after NASA astronaut S.S. Steven R. Nagel. This spacecraft is designed for […]

11 April 2026 year Fr. 05:04 (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 17-21". 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 […]

Albedo announced its second mission to ultra-low Earth orbit (VLEO) called Vicinity, the launch of which is planned for 2027 year. Here are the key features of this new mission and platform: New Vicinity platform: Unlike the first satellite Clarity-1 (Precision base), which had built-in solar panels, Vicinity is equipped with deployable solar panels. High power: This upgrade allows you to generate significantly more energy, which is necessary for an energy-consuming payload, such […]