Satellite News

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.

On October 12, 2026, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) regarding a proposal by SpaceX to increase commercial operations […]

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, space and defense technology company Firefly Aerospace Inc. announced that it will release its financial results for the third quarter of 2026 on Tuesday, November […]

On October 13, 2026, Czech defense and industrial conglomerate Czechoslovak Group (CSG) announced the acquisition of a 9.5% equity stake in Canadian satellite manufacturer MDA Space Ltd., establishing the European […]

On October 12, 2026, Polish government officials announced that German law enforcement authorities arrested two Turkish nationals suspected of carrying out an arson attack against a Starlink satellite gateway ground […]

On October 11, 2026, NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover officially surpassed the record for the longest distance driven on the surface of another world. A 299.6-foot (91.31-meter) drive during the mission’s […]