Satellite News

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, satellite communications operator Viasat, Inc. was named the recipient of the “Connected Car Innovation of the Year” award in the 7th annual AutoTech Breakthrough Awards […]

On October 12, 2026, Polish space technology manufacturer Scanway S.A. announced that it has officially joined the International Astronautical Federation (IAF). The company’s membership was approved on October 5, 2026, […]

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, the U.K. government awarded Luxembourg-headquartered in-orbit servicing company ClearSpace a prime contract valued at approximately £61 million ($80 million) to deliver the final operational phase […]

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, Upland, Indiana-based small satellite manufacturer NearSpace Launch Inc. (NSL) announced plans to launch its TROOP-F6 spacecraft aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-6 rideshare mission in April 2027. Operating […]

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, Chinese commercial launch provider LandSpace successfully launched a Zhuque-2E carrier rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, deploying 10 satellites into sun-synchronous orbit. The vehicle […]

WASHINGTON, October 14, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE) — TrustPoint, the world leader in C-band GNSS building the most advanced satellite navigation system in low earth orbit, today announced that Calian has successfully demonstrated the […]

On September 28, 2026, a coalition of 20 European governments approved plans to invest up to €24 billion ($27 billion) in SPACE, a joint military space program establishing sovereign defense […]

The FAA licensed fewer launches in fiscal 2026 than the year before, the first decline since 2019, while Transporter-18 alone carried 130 spacecraft to orbit on October 1. Austin Spiegel, who worked on Starlink’s telemetry platform before founding Sift, gives the technical brief on mission software at Silicon Valley Space Week.