Satellite News

NASA and the Department of Energy signed an agreement on October 8 to accelerate space nuclear power and propulsion, three months after a Miami company flew a tritium-powered payload on a SpaceX rideshare. Peter Cabauy, co-founder and chief executive of City Labs, gives the technical brief on nuclear power for satellites at the MilSat Symposium.

On Saturday, October 10, 2026, a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 3:39 a.m. Eastern, successfully deploying 21 Northrop Grumman satellites […]

On Friday, October 9, 2026, telecommunications operator Banglalink—a subsidiary of global digital operator VEON Ltd.—announced an agreement with SpaceX to introduce Starlink Mobile direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity across Bangladesh. The […]

On October 12, 2026, Greek industrial conglomerate METLEN Energy & Metals, satellite manufacturer Thales Alenia Space, and Thales Hellas executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on the development […]

During the Futurecom 2026 conference in São Paulo, global connectivity provider floLIVE and non-terrestrial network (NTN) operator Skylo Technologies announced an integrated cellular and satellite IoT connectivity service across Brazil. […]

On October 8, 2026, defense technology contractor Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced the successful demonstration of end-to-end connectivity across a native, multi-vendor 5G New Radio Non-Terrestrial Network (5G NR […]

On October 5, 2026, European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Josef Aschbacher outlined a 10-year, €10 billion ($10.9 billion) proposal to establish an independent European crewed spaceflight capability. Presented ahead […]

On October 11, 2026, defense logistics contractor Sierra Space demonstrated the flight recovery capabilities of its Ghost reentry vehicle during high-altitude drop tests conducted under U.S. Space Command’s Apollo Nexus […]