Satellite News

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 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 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 […]

Targeting the downlink bottleneck and computational constraints of orbital spacecraft, software venture Satlyt announced an $8 million seed funding round on October 13, 2026, to deploy artificial intelligence and edge […]

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 […]

On October 12, 2026, satellite manufacturer York Space Systems disclosed technical details regarding two previously awarded U.S. Space Force task orders supporting the service’s Space Data Network (SDN). Designated as […]

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 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 […]