Satellite News

On August 13, 2026, Los Angeles-based space systems developer Fortastra Corporation announced the appointment of Dr. Scott Klempner as Director of Product, National Security. Klempner, a 20-year veteran of the […]

On August 13, 2026, commercial lunar intelligence provider Lunar Station Corp announced the integration of NASA environmental datasets and software models into its MoonStation analytical platform. By converting public orbital […]

A White House request, not a shutter control order, kept high-resolution commercial imagery of Iran off the public market from March into July. Robert Cardillo, who directed the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for more than four years and now chairs Planet Federal, joins the MilSat Symposium track on the final day of Silicon Valley Space Week.

On August 12, 2026, defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation and specialized military communications provider Aeronix, Inc. announced a multimillion-dollar strategic joint investment agreement to engineer next-generation space-based cryptographic systems. The […]

On August 12, 2026, in-space transportation provider Impulse Space was awarded a $28 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract extension by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems […]

On August 12, 2026, space infrastructure provider Redwire Corporation announced a strategic teaming agreement with Japanese trading and commercial development firm Kanematsu Corporation. Under the agreement, Kanematsu will serve as […]

Eutelsat has committed €3.39 billion to build and operate the low Earth orbit segment of Europe’s IRIS² constellation. Ian Canning runs the subsidiary that sells the company’s existing constellation to the U.S. government, and he opens the Satellite Innovation track’s second day at Silicon Valley Space Week.

Following the formal execution of a definitive agreement and subsequent financial disclosures in early August 2026, space transport and satellite communications provider SpaceX is progressing toward the final closing of […]