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Impulse GEO rideshare

The NSSL Phase 3 Lane 1 program opens door to newer companies competing for military missions

SAN FRANCISCO – Italian space logistics specialist D-Orbit will provide a series of launches aboard its ION Satellite Carrier for Japanese startup ArkEdge Space, under a contract announced July 8 […]

Orbit Fab refueling shuttle

With a new chief executive and funding round, satellite refueling company Orbit Fab hopes to make the transition from technology development to operations.

PHOENIX, AZ — June 09, 2026 — Spirit Electronics today announced a new managed-access offering that provides aerospace and defense customers with a secure pathway to advanced, U.S.

Apolink has made contact with its first satellite after launching on SpaceX’s July 7 rideshare mission, clearing the way for a data relay demonstration using a novel experimental license from the Federal Communications Commission.

Belgium’s Simera Sense has won a contract to provide multispectral imagers for a small constellation being designed to track wildfires, volcanic activity and other regional priorities for the Canary Islands off the coast of Spain.

First light from the Hellenic Fire System

The Hellenic Fire System has returned its first image, marking an important milestone in Greece's future national space-based wildfire monitoring capability.

Unpacking Europe’s new weather imagers

Tuesday, 07 July 2026 07:00
MTG-I2 was taken out of its protective casing at Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana

The second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite (MTG-I2) has begun its launch campaign, during which it will go through final inspections before being fitted inside the fairing of the Ariane 6 rocket that will launch it into space towards the end of the summer. So how will this 3800 kg satellite help improve weather forecasts for Europe and North Africa?

Spectrum launch

Isar Aerospace has signed a contract to develop a Canadian launch site for its Spectrum rocket, an agreement linked to a deal to sell submarines to the Canadian military.

Iridium Communications has completed its takeover of Aireon, bringing the aircraft-tracking venture fully in-house ahead of the satellite operator’s planned $8 billion sale to Rocket Lab.

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