39+ min ago   (267+ words) satnews.com The agreement establishes a framework to evaluate the site selection, operational software orchestration, and commercial delivery of Cailabs’ planned Optical Ground Station-as-a-Service (OGSaaS) network across RBC Signals’ global ground facility footprint. Ground Segment Context and Managed Service Evolution…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (171+ words) On Thursday, September 10, 2026, satellite operator Eutelsat Group announced a €1 billion satellite procurement order to build and deploy its second-generation (Gen-2) OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. The major capital commitment expands the operator’s LEO constellation capacity, positioning the combined GEO-LEO…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (156+ words) On Thursday, September 10, 2026, satellite communications operator Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) and mobile network operator Deutsche Telekom IoT announced the successful transmission of a voice message over the Iridium NTN Direct service in a live demonstration with Toyota. Conducted during…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (213+ words) On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, satellite operator Eutelsat Group and French NewSpace ground station provider Skynopy signed a strategic partnership agreement at the International Space Summit in Paris. Global AKAR converts Eutelsat’s teleports into an on-demand, virtualized gateway infrastructure across S-, X…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (402+ words) satnews.com On Thursday, September 10, 2026, low Earth orbit positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) provider TrustPoint announced a manufacturing contract award to EnduroSat US to construct 40 commercial satellites. Under the agreement, EnduroSat US will manufacture and integrate the spacecraft across three…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (184+ words) On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, launch service provider Arianespace announced a commercial agreement for 10 Ariane 64 heavy-lift launch vehicles. The contract expansion—marking Arianespace’s largest single order addition for the Ariane 6 program in 2026—allocates six dedicated missions to deploy satellite broadband capacity for…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (205+ words) satnews.com On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, wireless link optimization company XipLink Inc. announced it secured a follow-on order valued at more than $1 million from a defense customer in Asia. Multi-Orbit Acceleration and Network Optimization Specifications The deployed network architecture utilizes XipLink’s…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (283+ words) Ground Control Highlights Satellite IoT as Essential Enabler for UK’s 2027 BVLOS Drone Mandate satnews.com On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, satellite connectivity provider Ground Control published an operational analysis evaluating the UK government’s mandate to establish routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight…...

4+ day, 39+ min ago   (151+ words) On Wednesday, September 9, 2026, in-space logistics provider Impulse Space published technical results detailing a series of close-proximity orbital maneuvers executed between its active LEO Express 2 and LEO Express 3 spacecraft. During the operational campaign, the company brought the original Mira orbital transfer…...

4+ day, 53+ min ago   (298+ words) satnews.com On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, satellite communications operator Eutelsat Group announced a commercial and defense distribution agreement designating Paris-based systems integrator Eclipse Global Connectivity (Eclipse) as its first European OneWeb Government Aviation Distribution Partner (DP). Program History and Multi-Orbit Expansion…...