Satellite News

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, 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, 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 Oct. 1, 2026, Indian spacetech startup TakeMe2Space will launch its MOI-1A orbital computing satellite aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission marks the operator’s transition to commercial flight […]

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 […]

On Sept. 28, 2026, UK media infrastructure and telecommunications provider Arqiva submitted its formal response to the UK Government’s Green Paper on the future of television distribution, setting out a […]

On Sept. 27, 2026, Earth observation satellite operator Planet Labs delivered its next-generation Pelican-12 satellite to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft will undergo final processing, fueling, […]

On Sept. 23, 2026, speaking during an industry webinar, Col. Scott Carstetter, director of servicing, mobility, and logistics at Space Systems Command (SSC), outlined military plans to execute two commercial […]