Swissto12 to build small optical relay GEO satellite for Space Compass
TAMPA, Fla. — Swissto12, the Switzerland-based small geostationary satellite specialist, has signed a contract to build the first…
SpaceX offers details on orbital data center satellites
WASHINGTON — SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk revealed more technical, but not financial, details about his company’s plans…
Holistic space observation: the shift from SSA to SDA
Recent reporting on SpaceX’s proposal to deploy up to one million satellites in low Earth orbit — paired…
Some European Launcher Challenge funding remains in limbo
WASHINGTON — Nearly 140 million euros ($162 million) that European Space Agency member states allocated to a program…
OHB Sweden wins €248 million contract to build EPS-Sterna constellation
HELSINKI — OHB Sweden has won a record contract for Sweden’s space sector to build 20 satellites to…
Rocket Lab launches eighth Synspective radar imaging satellite
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched the latest in a series of satellites for Japanese radar imaging company Synspective…
Kayhan targets investors, insurers with expanded orbital intelligence platform
TAMPA, Fla. — Kayhan Space is branching out from providing orbital intelligence used to coordinate satellite fleets with…
ReOrbit sells two small GEO satellites to SLI
WASHINGTON — Finnish satellite manufacturer ReOrbit has signed a contract with asset-financing company SLI for two small geostationary…
Apex sells satellite for Japanese technology demonstration mission
WASHINGTON — Satellite manufacturer Apex has won a contract from a Japanese company to provide a spacecraft bus…
Rocket Lab wins $190 million Pentagon deal for hypersonic test flights
WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab, a provider of launch services and spacecraft, announced it won a $190 million Pentagon…
TransAstra aims to move 100-ton asteroid to stable orbit for processing
SAN FRANCISCO — TransAstra is performing a study, funded by investors and customers, to explore the technical feasibility…
China signals new target for 2027 asteroid deflection test
STOCKHOLM, Sweden — China has identified a new target near-Earth asteroid for its first planetary defense kinetic test…