Satellite News

On Sept. 29, 2026, defense aerospace contractor L3Harris Technologies received an undefinitized contract valued at over $6 billion from Lockheed Martin. The seven-year award finances a multi-facility manufacturing expansion to […]

On Sept. 29, 2026, ground station management provider ATLAS Space Operations, in partnership with satellite manufacturer York Space Systems, activated a new ground antenna at their jointly operated teleport facility […]

On Sept. 29, 2026, satellite services provider Momentus Inc. confirmed the successful operational demonstration of an artificial-intelligence-enabled LiDAR and optical imaging sensor suite during an in-orbit Rendezvous and Proximity Operations […]

On Sept. 29, 2026, details presented during the Advanced Maui Optical and Space Surveillance Technologies (AMOS) Conference revealed that the U.S. Space Force’s Mission Delta 2 is building software systems […]

The National Reconnaissance Office awarded Pixxel a Strategic Commercial Enhancements contract in May to demonstrate what hyperspectral imagery can characterize that conventional imaging does not. Allyson Jenkins, the company’s Vice President of Public Sector, joins the final full panel of the MilSat Symposium at Silicon Valley Space Week.

On Sept. 28, 2026, launch provider SpaceX executed the maiden orbital test flight of its fully integrated Starship launch system. Designated as Flight 14, the uncrewed flight lifted off from […]

On Sept. 28, 2026, the U.S. Space Force posted a final solicitation opening a new competitive procurement for next-generation ground antenna infrastructure to manage military satellite command and control operations. […]

On Sept. 28, 2026, satellite communications developer Meridian Space announced its spin-out from kinetic launch provider SpinLaunch to operate as an independent commercial space company. Led by Chief Executive Officer […]