Satellite News

NASA ran a scale model of SpaceX’s Super Heavy booster through the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel at Ames, and the data feeds the software that will guide it back through the atmosphere. Dr. Eugene Tu, the center’s director, gives the first talk of the second day at Silicon Valley Space Week, on what Ames will de-risk for industry.

On Sept. 18, 2026, industry reports confirmed that an engine turbopump anomaly detected during August ground evaluations has constrained the flight launch schedule for Europe’s Ariane 6 heavy-lift launch vehicle. […]

On Sept. 15, 2026, satellite audio operator SiriusXM confirmed that its SXM-11 geostationary communications satellite completed in-orbit testing and entered full commercial service. Built by Intuitive Machines on its IM […]

On Sept. 17, 2026, defense intelligence assessments revealed that Russian Earth observation and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellations are actively providing high-resolution imagery to Iranian military forces to assist […]

On Sept. 17, 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA) initiated the next technology development phase for the European Union’s Infrastructure for Resilience, Interconnection and Security by Satellite (IRIS²) multi-orbit constellation. […]

On Sept. 17, 2026, satellite bus manufacturer EnduroSat closed a $205 million Series B financing round to fund production scaling and expand its operational footprint into the United States defense […]

On Sept. 15, 2026, U.S. Space Force officials confirmed that the service is allowing SpaceX to define the satellite count and constellation architecture for the $2.29 billion Space Data Network […]

On Sept. 17, 2026, market evaluations of the U.S. launch sector underscored Rocket Lab’s position as a primary commercial candidate to address domestic launch capacity constraints. Led by Founder and […]