Satellite News

On Thursday, July 23, 2026, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced the delivery of its fifth next-generation Global Burst Detector (GBD) sensor payload to the U.S. Space Force. Designed […]

Addressing investors during Thales’ first-half financial presentation on Thursday, July 23, 2026, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Patrice Caine confirmed that development work on the European Union’s IRIS² secure satellite […]

Unveiled on Monday, July 20, 2026, at the Farnborough International Airshow, the UK Space Agency (UKSA) announced a £62 million ($83.3 million) funding package dedicated to advancing domestic satellite communications […]

Targeting strict size, weight, power, and cost (SWaP-C) constraints across aerospace and defense platforms, micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) developer Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd launched its next-generation CRG21 gyroscope on Wednesday, […]

Targeting the computational bottleneck of analyzing decades of spaceflight data and complex mission telemetry, NASA announced on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, its formal participation in the Genesis Mission. Established as […]

On Wednesday, July 22, 2026, defense contractor L3Harris Technologies announced the completion and shipment of four modified RS-25 main engines to NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans. The liquid-fueled […]

Marking a major operational milestone in In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM), SpaceLogistics—a wholly owned subsidiary of Northrop Grumman—successfully launched its Mission Robotic Vehicle (MRV-1) on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. […]

Viasat, Inc. confirmed on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, the successful mechanical deployment of the main boom and ultra-large reflector on its ViaSat-3 Flight 3 (VS-3 F3) broadband satellite. Visual verification […]