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Orbital raises $5 million to join orbital data center race

10 June 2026 at 13:44
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A Los Angeles-based startup has raised $5 million to fund an in-orbit computing demonstration next year, ahead of plans to deploy more than 100,000 orbital data centers to meet surging demand for AI infrastructure.

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Arkadia Space to supply thrusters for Reflex Aerospace satellite

10 June 2026 at 13:26
Reflex Arkadia signing

Spacecraft propulsion startup Arkadia Space has signed a deal to provide thrusters for a satellite being built by Reflex Aerospace.

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After the launch: Why Europe’s space ambitions depend on what comes next

10 June 2026 at 12:00
An illustration of Orbit Guard satellites. Credit: Infinite Orbits

Satellites have become essential infrastructure. Financial markets rely on their timing signals. Military operations depend on their communications and surveillance. Navigation, disaster response, logistics, climate monitoring, most systems that underpin […]

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Iceye raises 1 billion euros to expand SAR satellite systems

9 June 2026 at 12:24

Iceye, a Finnish company that develops and operates radar imaging satellites, has raised more than 1 billion euros in a round that values it at more than 10 billion euros.

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Isar Aerospace raises 270 million euros for global launch expansion

9 June 2026 at 11:34
Spectrum launch

European launch company Isar Aerospace has raised 270 million euros ($312 million) to support its global expansion as it prepares for its next launch attempt.

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Let’s procure in-orbit services like Earth observation data and services

9 June 2026 at 11:00
ESA illustration of spacecraft docking in orbit. Credit: ESA - D. Ducros

The Chinese company MizarVision recently gained attention with its open source Earth observation data analysis over the Middle East which showed images of F-35sΒ  gathering 24 hours before Operation Epic […]

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FCC lets Amazon Leo miss deployment deadline with temporary spectrum penalty

8 June 2026 at 19:39
Schwarz at SmallSat Symposium 2026

Amazon no longer faces a July 30 cutoff for deploying half its planned 3,232 broadband satellites, but the reprieve comes with a temporary loss of spectrum priority that could give SpaceX and other rivals more leverage in orbit.

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Quantum Space to go public in SPAC deal

8 June 2026 at 15:19
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Quantum Space, a company led by a former NASA administrator developing highly maneuverable spacecraft for national security missions, will go public by merging with a special purpose acquisition company.

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Axiom and Prada advance design of spacesuit

8 June 2026 at 12:23
Axiom spacesuits

Axiom Space unveiled the design of another element of the lunar spacesuit it is developing for NASA in partnership with luxury designer Prada.

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UK startup NewOrbit raises $18.5 million in Series A round

8 June 2026 at 08:00

SAN FRANCISCO – NewOrbit Space, a UK startup developing satellites for very low Earth orbit (VLEO), has raised $18.5 million in a Series A investment round. With the funding, announced […]

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OQ Technology plans direct-to-smartphone demo with cellular spectrum

8 June 2026 at 07:30

Luxembourg’s OQ Technology plans to test direct-to-smartphone satellite connectivity next year in Germany using a local telco’s cellular spectrum, setting up a challenge to U.S.-led services in the emerging market.

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Leaf Space partners with D-Orbit and EnduroSat to test connectivity service

5 June 2026 at 19:12
Attendees gather around the Leaf Space booth at the 2026 SmallSat Europe conference. Credit: Leaf Space

MILAN – Italian ground segment operator Leaf Space unveiled a new space connectivity service May 27. The technology, named TreeNet, aims to make space communications more seamless by treating individual […]

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Qianfan constellation deployment hits 200 satellites with Long March 8 and 6A launches

5 June 2026 at 11:46

Construction of the Shanghai-led Qianfan constellation continued to accelerate this week with a pair of Long March launches, following on from two recent experimental flights.

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