China’s StarDetect raises Series A funding to expand on-orbit computing and space domain awareness services
HELSINKI — Chinese commercial firm StarDetect has raised early funding as it seeks to establish itself as a…
EnduroSat raises $104 million to scale production of larger small satellites
TAMPA, Fla. — Bulgaria’s EnduroSat announced another $104 million in venture capital funding Oct. 30 to scale up…
Rising demand and falling costs clear path for satellite servicing
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California – Satellite-servicing businesses are finally getting off the ground thanks in part to technological innovation…
Slingshot sells first sensors in UK deal as more nations seek space-tracking sovereignty
TAMPA, Fla. — Slingshot Aerospace is in talks with other countries to create or expand space-tracking capabilities after…
Malaysia and the Philippines sign Artemis Accords
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Malaysia and the Philippines have signed the Artemis Accords, which outline norms of behavior for…
China launches new Gaofen-14 stereo mapping satellite
HELSINKI — China added to its Earth observation fleet late Saturday, sending a second Gaofen-14 mapping satellite into…
HEO’s satellite-to-satellite imaging uncovers secrets of Chinese tech-test spacecraft
HELSINKI — Australian company HEO has imaged and modeled a mystery Chinese satellite prior to its reentry into…
H3 launches first HTV-X cargo spacecraft
WASHINGTON — Japan launched the first of a new generation of cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station,…
A soft power strategy to preserve non-sovereignty from Chinese land claims on the moonÂ
The United States’ goal of completing a crewed moon mission before China has been coined as the new…
SatLeo prepares to launch first thermal-imaging payload
SAN FRANCISCO – Indian startup SatLeo Labs is preparing to launch its first thermal-imaging payload early next year.…
Ion-X to supply upgraded thruster for Univity’s VLEO 5G constellation
TAMPA, Fla. — France-based propulsion startup Ion-X announced Oct. 23 it will provide an upgraded version of its…
China expands classified geostationary satellite series with Long March 5 launch
HELSINKI — China launched the latest in a series of clandestine satellites Thursday, using the country’s most powerful…