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Securing the Future of the Orbital Environment
News•Feb 23, 2026

Securing the Future of the Orbital Environment

Industry briefings under the "Securing the Future of Space" campaign stress a sovereign‑commercial nexus to protect an increasingly congested Low Earth Orbit. Experts like Dr. Moriba Jah advocate a shift from space conquest to environmental stewardship, leveraging AI to monitor over 30,000 orbital objects. Commercial players such as Voyager Technologies are building next‑generation stations and high‑thrust electric propulsion to enable debris removal and autonomous maneuvering. The roundtable also highlighted the need for a workforce versed in space law, circular economics, and interdisciplinary leadership.

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ArianeGroup and ESA Target Spring 2026 for First Themis Reusable Launcher Hop Test
News•Feb 23, 2026

ArianeGroup and ESA Target Spring 2026 for First Themis Reusable Launcher Hop Test

ESA and ArianeGroup are targeting a spring 2026 hop test for the Themis reusable launcher demonstrator, now installed at Esrange’s Launch Complex 3B. The test will involve the 30‑metre T1H stage powered by a 100‑ton Prometheus methane engine and equipped with...

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Google Spinout Aalyria Achieves $1.3 Billion Valuation in Series B Round
News•Feb 23, 2026

Google Spinout Aalyria Achieves $1.3 Billion Valuation in Series B Round

Aalyria, a Google spin‑out focused on space‑based networking, closed a $100 million Series B round that lifts its valuation to $1.3 billion. The funding, led by Battery Ventures and J2 Ventures, will fund a one‑third staff increase and accelerate rollout of its Spacetime...

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HEO and UNSW Partner for Australia’s First Active Propulsion RPO Mission
News•Feb 22, 2026

HEO and UNSW Partner for Australia’s First Active Propulsion RPO Mission

HEO and UNSW Canberra Space have teamed up to launch Australia’s first rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) mission that employs an active propulsion system. The project uses the recently acquired Continuum-1 satellite as an in‑orbit testbed to validate fuel‑efficient maneuver...

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The State of the “Legacy Primes” And a Few Billionaires
News•Feb 21, 2026

The State of the “Legacy Primes” And a Few Billionaires

Legacy aerospace primes are reshaping their business models as the U.S. Space Force pivots to faster, fixed‑price procurement. Northrop Grumman, after an 8% dip in 2025 space revenue, projects $11 billion in 2026 sales and is now the primary builder for...

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“It’s a GEO, Jim, but Not as We Know It”
News•Feb 21, 2026

“It’s a GEO, Jim, but Not as We Know It”

Geostationary satellite operators are confronting a paradigm shift as the traditional 6‑tonne GEO platform loses its economic appeal. SES, now the world’s largest GEO fleet after acquiring Intelsat, announced it will replace most of its 100‑satellite roster with sub‑1000 kg “HummingSat”...

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SPARC AI Integrates ML Optimization Into Overwatch to Mitigate Drone Telemetry Drift
News•Feb 20, 2026

SPARC AI Integrates ML Optimization Into Overwatch to Mitigate Drone Telemetry Drift

SPARC AI Inc. announced an upgrade to its Overwatch platform that embeds machine‑learning models to continuously calibrate and correct drone telemetry drift in real time, eliminating the need for hardware changes. The software‑only solution lets low‑cost inertial measurement units achieve...

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Geopolitical Analysis: China Challenges SpaceX Dominance with Massive LEO Governance Strategy
News•Feb 19, 2026

Geopolitical Analysis: China Challenges SpaceX Dominance with Massive LEO Governance Strategy

China has submitted ITU filings for roughly 203,000 low‑Earth‑orbit satellites, marking a strategic shift from technical catch‑up to regulatory flooding. By exploiting Equivalent Power Flux Density limits, Beijing aims to reserve large portions of the interference budget, forcing rivals such...

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Ovzon Reports Record 2025 Results Driven by NATO and Defense Breakthroughs
News•Feb 19, 2026

Ovzon Reports Record 2025 Results Driven by NATO and Defense Breakthroughs

Ovzon AB posted record 2025 results, with EBITDA climbing to over 290 MSEK and a 42% margin in Q4, driven by the full‑scale launch of its Ovzon 3 satellite. The company secured a 240 MSEK NATO contract and a 58 MSEK supplemental order from...

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GomSpace Achieves Record Q4 Performance and Profitable Full-Year 2025 Growth
News•Feb 19, 2026

GomSpace Achieves Record Q4 Performance and Profitable Full-Year 2025 Growth

GomSpace Group AB reported record fourth‑quarter revenue of 145.6 million SEK, a 75% year‑over‑year jump, and delivered its first full‑year of profitable growth in 2025. Total 2025 revenue rose 72% to 441.8 million SEK, while adjusted EBITDA reached 17.5 million SEK and EBIT turned positive at...

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Geopolitical Analysis: U.S. Space Strategy in Africa Facing Chinese Competition
News•Feb 18, 2026

Geopolitical Analysis: U.S. Space Strategy in Africa Facing Chinese Competition

The Atlantic Council’s 2026 strategic analysis warns that the United States must overhaul its commercial partnership model with African nations to counter China’s accelerating foothold in the continent’s space economy. China’s 2025 handover of a telemetry, tracking and command station...

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Marlink Integrates Microsoft ExpressRoute for Managed Cloud Connectivity
News•Feb 18, 2026

Marlink Integrates Microsoft ExpressRoute for Managed Cloud Connectivity

Marlink announced that it will deliver direct, secure global access to Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 through the Microsoft ExpressRoute program. The service uses Marlink’s multi‑orbit satellite network and global Points of Presence to provide private, dedicated circuits that bypass...

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New Survey Highlights Shift From Leisure to Professional Mobile Starlink Use
News•Feb 17, 2026

New Survey Highlights Shift From Leisure to Professional Mobile Starlink Use

TRIO Flatmount’s 2026 Mobile Starlink Survey of roughly 600 users reveals a decisive shift from recreational to professional use, with 47% relying on mobile satellite connectivity to generate income. RVs remain the primary deployment platform at 37%, while marine vessels...

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EUSPA Selects Thales Alenia Space to Develop EGNSS Service Demonstrator
News•Feb 17, 2026

EUSPA Selects Thales Alenia Space to Develop EGNSS Service Demonstrator

On 12 February 2026, the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) awarded Thales Alenia Space a framework contract to design, develop and deploy the European Global Navigation Satellite System (EGNSS) Service Demonstrator. The demonstrator will serve as a...

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JAXA Awards Rakuten Mobile $71.9 Million to Advance Satellite-Terrestrial 5G Integration
News•Feb 16, 2026

JAXA Awards Rakuten Mobile $71.9 Million to Advance Satellite-Terrestrial 5G Integration

Japan’s aerospace agency JAXA has awarded Rakuten Mobile and the University of Tokyo up to 11 billion yen (about $71.9 million) to develop AI‑enhanced satellite‑terrestrial 5G integration. The five‑year project, running from 2026 to 2031, will create protocols for dynamic frequency sharing,...

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LMT Group and Sateliot Partner with ESA to Advance Dual-Mode 5G Satellite IoT
News•Feb 16, 2026

LMT Group and Sateliot Partner with ESA to Advance Dual-Mode 5G Satellite IoT

LMT Group and Sateliot have launched a 12‑month partnership with ESA to create a universal dual‑mode 5G IoT module that can switch between terrestrial cellular networks and Sateliot’s LEO satellite constellation. The module follows 3GPP Release 17 NB‑IoT NTN standards and...

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Space as a Sanctions Workaround: Financial Engineering & Shadow Procurement Networks
News•Feb 12, 2026

Space as a Sanctions Workaround: Financial Engineering & Shadow Procurement Networks

Iran’s civil space program is now a conduit for evading UN sanctions, channeling billions through a shadow banking network to acquire dual‑use microelectronics. FinCEN estimates the covert financial system handles over $9 billion annually, laundering oil revenues via Hong Kong, UAE and...

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High-Revisit CubeSats Drive Shift From Raw Imagery to Actionable Insights in 2026
News•Feb 12, 2026

High-Revisit CubeSats Drive Shift From Raw Imagery to Actionable Insights in 2026

The 2026 Earth Observation market is rapidly shifting from costly, large satellites to high‑revisit CubeSat constellations that deliver real‑time, actionable insights. 3U and 6U nanosatellites now provide sub‑daily coverage for weather, agriculture and maritime logistics, enabled by falling launch costs...

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D2D’s Hype Hangover: The Physics Finally Bite Back
News•Feb 11, 2026

D2D’s Hype Hangover: The Physics Finally Bite Back

The SmallSat Symposium highlighted that direct‑to‑device (D2D) satellite connectivity, once touted as a breakthrough, is now confronting hard limits of physics, spectrum allocation, and regulatory hurdles. Panelists warned that consumer phones lack the antenna gain and power to reliably link...

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The New Space Playbook Faces a Physics Cliff at the Moon
News•Feb 11, 2026

The New Space Playbook Faces a Physics Cliff at the Moon

The SmallSat Symposium highlighted a looming “physics cliff” as commercial space shifts from LEO to lunar operations. Engineers warned that the fail‑operational models and automotive‑grade components that powered mega‑constellations cannot survive the intense radiation of deep space, especially during Solar...

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The Golden Dome Grinds Into Gear: SDA Acting Chief Sovereign over the Supply Chain
News•Feb 10, 2026

The Golden Dome Grinds Into Gear: SDA Acting Chief Sovereign over the Supply Chain

At the SmallSat Symposium, Space Development Agency Acting Director Dr. GP Sandhoo admitted that commercial satellite buses are not the commoditized components the agency had assumed, causing delays in Tranche 0 and pushing stricter validation for Tranche 1. He outlined a $3.5 billion...

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KSAT Launches Hyperion Demonstration for In-Orbit Data Relay
News•Feb 10, 2026

KSAT Launches Hyperion Demonstration for In-Orbit Data Relay

At the SmallSat Symposium, KSAT unveiled Hyperion, a demonstration mission to transition its HYPER in‑orbit relay concept into operation. The 300 kg LEO satellites will act as “orbiting ground stations,” using S‑band TT&C and Ka‑band high‑throughput links to provide near‑real‑time data...

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IDirect Government Validates Live Over-the-Air (OTA) Point-to-Point Test on DVB-S2X Standard
News•Feb 10, 2026

IDirect Government Validates Live Over-the-Air (OTA) Point-to-Point Test on DVB-S2X Standard

iDirect Government demonstrated a live over‑the‑air point‑to‑point test that validates the DVB‑S2X standard on its 450 Software‑Defined Modem (SDM). The test used the company’s Virtualized Waveform Core (WCore) to run a 200 Mbps × 200 Mbps Ka‑band link, confirming stability across GEO, MEO, LEO...

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Untrusted Satcom: Dangers for Indian Tele-Education
News•Feb 10, 2026

Untrusted Satcom: Dangers for Indian Tele-Education

The Observer Research Foundation warned that India’s push to use foreign low‑Earth‑orbit constellations such as Starlink for tele‑education creates strategic and cyber vulnerabilities. Untrusted satellite devices could be denied, jammed, or used to inject false content, especially in remote border...

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ELCOME Brings Amazon LEO Satellite Connectivity to Maritime Operations
News•Feb 10, 2026

ELCOME Brings Amazon LEO Satellite Connectivity to Maritime Operations

Maritime technology firm ELCOME has signed an authorized reseller agreement with Amazon’s LEO satellite network, formerly Project Kuiper. The deal adds two Amazon‑Leo terminals – the 400 Mbps Leo Pro and the gigabit‑class Leo Ultra – to ELCOME’s portfolio serving over...

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Teledyne Advances U.S. National Defense with SDA’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Program
News•Feb 9, 2026

Teledyne Advances U.S. National Defense with SDA’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Program

Teledyne Technologies announced multiple contract awards from the U.S. Space Development Agency to supply infrared focal‑plane modules for the SDA’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer. The sensors will augment the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, providing low‑Earth‑orbit coverage against hypersonic glide vehicles and...

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Kepler Communications’ Next-Generation Optical Data Relay Constellation Launched
News•Feb 9, 2026

Kepler Communications’ Next-Generation Optical Data Relay Constellation Launched

Kepler Communications has launched the first operational tranche of its next‑generation optical data relay constellation, deploying ten 300‑kg satellites into a Sun‑Synchronous orbit via a SpaceX Falcon 9 "Twilight" rideshare. The Aether series carries SDA‑compatible laser terminals, multi‑GPU compute modules and...

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CMA CGM Group, Marlink, and Eutelsat Partnership
News•Feb 9, 2026

CMA CGM Group, Marlink, and Eutelsat Partnership

CMA CGM, Marlink, and Eutelsat have signed a multi‑year partnership to equip over 300 CMA CGM vessels with OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity. The rollout will be completed within nine months, using a hybrid LEO/GEO architecture via Marlink’s XChange NextGen edge...

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