Spanish space propulsion startup Arkadia Space has signed an agreement to supply engines for a satellite, which is built by the German company Reflex Aerospace. For reference: Reflex Aerospace specializes in development, design and rapid production of high-performance satellite platforms for commercial and defense applications. Under the terms of the contract, Arkadia will supply 5-newton engines on ecological fuel — hydrogen peroxide, fuel tank […]

Orbital, founded by e-scooter entrepreneur Evin Poon in February 2026 year, attracted 5 million dollars to fund an in-orbit computing demonstration next year. The startup plans to deploy over 100 000 orbital data centers to meet the rapid demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure (NE). The company will invest part of the funding from the pre-seed round in the initial design of Orbital-1. Running this first one […]

The British startup Applied Atomics collected 4 million dollars in the pre-seed round and entered the US market. The company seeks to gain a foothold in the field of space mobility, in which the military is increasingly interested in increasing the maneuverability of satellites. For reference: Applied Atomics is a British aerospace and defense startup, which develops advanced technologies for mobility in space. The company creates infrastructure and orbital […]

16 June 2026 year Fr. 09:45 (UTC) from the Sichan Launch Center, China launched the Chinese space vehicle Shijian 31 using the Long March 3B/E launch vehicle. According to official reports, "Shijian 31" is intended for researching the space environment and working out new technologies, which can be used in future space missions. The actual purpose is unknown. «Long March 3B» – disposable […]

12 June 2026 SpaceX held the largest IPO in history. The company sold 555,6 million shares for 135 dollars, attracting 75 billions of dollars. Торгівля на Nasdaq розпочалася зі 135 dollars, а закрилася на 160,95 доларах — зростання на 19,2%. SpaceX's market capitalization reached 2,1 trillion dollars. This surpassed Saudi Aramco's previous record (29,4 billion dollars in […]

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin and Stanford (Todd Humphries and others) analyzed the data of the International GNSS service (IGS) and discovered 75 days from 2019 through April 2026 year, when receivers across Europe, Greenland and Canada simultaneously recorded a sharp short-term (Less 10 seconds) drop in GPS signal level. For reference: The International GNSS Service is a global voluntary association, consisting of […]

15 June 2026 year Fr. 15:34 (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 17-54". 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 […]

15 June 2026 year Fr. 03:44 (UTC) from the center of launch of Juzuan satellites, China was launched using the "Kinetica 1" launch vehicle 8 KA of China including Jilin-1 HR-07C-04. In recent years, China has actively used Kinetica-1 for cluster launches of small Earth remote sensing satellites, experimental platforms, IoT-satellites and technological demonstrators. Previous missions of this rocket regularly launched series satellites […]

Thales Alenia Space and Airbus Defense and Space have been awarded contracts to build next-generation radar satellites for Europe's Copernicus Earth observation program. 10 June 2026 European Space Agency (THIS) reported, which selected Thales to build two Sentinel-1 Next Generation satellites (of), and Airbus will provide the radar payloads. These two companies performed […]

10 June 2026 LeoLabs announced the deployment of the Scout-S mobile radar in the Indo-Pacific region to monitor Chinese satellites and other spacecraft. The California company said, that Scout-S tracks maneuvering objects in low Earth orbit, particularly the Chinese Yaogan reconnaissance satellites (800–1000 km) and the Chinese space plane. The system is housed in a standard 20-foot container and becomes completely […]

Satellite data provider Spire Global has partnered with one of Germany's largest defense contractors, Diehl Defense, to develop space-based missile warning and hypersonic threat detection capabilities. 10 June 2026 the company announced the signing of a memorandum on cooperation in the field of satellite intelligence. The purpose of the partnership is to study the possibilities of creating ballistic and hypersonic early warning systems […]

11 June 2026 China launched the country's largest missile, the Long March 5 from the starting complex of Venchan (Hainan Island) in the direction of the transition geosynchronous orbit (GTO). Chinese Aerospace Scientific and Technical Corporation (Hull) confirmed the success of the launch, having informed, that the payload was the Tongxin Jishu Shiyan-25 satellite (TJS-25). The main task of the satellite is to test multi-band and high-speed communication technologies. Series […]

The Indian government has frozen the deployment of Starlink satellite internet in the country, worried that, that SpaceX will not comply with network control requirements. The reason was an unauthorized connection to the network on the territory of Iran. The government also took into account the experience of Ukraine, where SpaceX single-handedly restricted access to the network in the midst of a war. The company SpaceX received a license to work in India in 2025 year […]

12 June 2026 year Fr. 12:37 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 29 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 10-54". 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 June 2026 year Fr. 00:53 (UTC) from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, six payload units were launched using the H3-30 launch vehicle. The main cargo of the rocket is "VEP-5" – weight-size payload simulator with a weight of approx 1500 Kg. It does not perform independent space missions, and is used to check the characteristics of the rocket during flight: dynamic loads, […]

Asteroid mining startup AstroForge has announced the completion of the assembly of the DeepSpace-2 spacecraft. It is scheduled to launch later this year as an accompanying payload on a Falcon rocket 9 along with Intuitive Machines' IM-3 lunar lander mission. AstroForge CEO Matt Jialik said, that the company has a series of asteroids, to which they will fly depending […]

During an official presentation at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, NASA announced the names of the four astronauts of the Artemis III mission. The crew will go into Earth orbit in 2027 year, to practice docking with commercial landers and test key systems before the upcoming lunar landing. Artemis III crew will be led by Randy Breznik, this flight will be his third […]

British startup NewOrbit Space, which develops satellites for very low Earth orbit (VLEO), attracted 18,5 million dollars in a Series A investment round. 8 June 2026 year the company announced, that with the funds received will carry out his first mission, attract customers, which seek access to VLEO, and will create a production site for manufacturing affordable satellites. For reference: NewOrbit was co-founded […]

NASA is working on a simplified approach to managing the Space Reactor demonstration mission 1 (SR-1) Freedom is the first flight demonstration of nuclear electric propulsion. The launch is planned for the end 2028 year. The mission involves the use of a nuclear reactor to power electric motors, which will allow sending the device to Mars. To speed up development, NASA is repurposing an off-the-shelf PPE electric propulsion system (designed for […]

ESA and China recently successfully launched the SMILE joint magnetospheric mission after ten years of collaboration. However, despite successful launch, further deep cooperation between Europe and China in space seems unlikely. SMILE spacecraft (Researcher of the interaction of the solar wind with the magnetosphere and ionosphere) started 19 May 2026 year by the Vega-C rocket from Kuru (French Guiana). The mission turned out to be unique […]