JAN 15
2 ITEMS
U.S. Military Seeks Guidance On Maneuverable Satellite Refueling Concepts
Reports emerginghighlight that the U.S. Space Force and Department of Defense stakeholders are evaluating requirements and guidance for maneuverable satellite refueling and serv...
AIAA
In-Orbit Servicing
Military
China Launches First 2026 Satellites in Strategic Missions
China initiated its 2026 launch campaign with the successful deployment of Yaogan reconnaissance and Guowang communications satellites, marking an early start to what analysts e...
SPACENEWS
China
JAN 14
1 ITEM
EU Raises Concern Over Starlink’s Spectrum Expansion
The European Union publicly expressed concern over the potential expansion of SpaceX’s Starlink into the 2 GHz mobile satellite spectrum currently held by Viasat and EchoStar an...
FT
Europe
Regulatory
Starlink
JAN 13
1 ITEM
Voyager Secures Patent For Microgravity Manufacturing Of Optical Communications Materials
Voyager Technologies announced it has been awarded a patent covering a microgravity manufacturing process that enables production of larger, ultra-pure optical crystals for high...
BUSINESSWIRE
In Space Manufacturing
Voyager
JAN 12
3 ITEMS
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth Visits SpaceX Starbase And Announces xAI Integration With Pentagon Systems
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Starbase in Brownsville, Texas, touring the facility alongside Elon Musk. During the visit, Hegseth delivered remarks to SpaceX em...
STATESMAN
Defense
SpaceX
Eutelsat Orders 340 OneWeb Satellites From Airbus
On January 12, 2026, Eutelsat disclosed an order with Airbus Defence and Space for 340 additional low-Earth orbit satellites for the OneWeb broadband constellation. With an earl...
REUTERS
Europe
Eutelsat
India’s PSLV Suffers Consecutive Failure; 16 Satellites Lost
On January 12, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) experienced its second consecutive launch failure, resulting in the loss of 16 satellites from various commercial an...
SPACEFLIGHTNOW
ISRO
JAN 11
2 ITEMS
SpaceX Launches First “Twilight” Rideshare Mission To Dawn Dusk Sun Synchronous Orbit
SpaceX launched its first dedicated “Twilight” rideshare mission, deploying a cluster of satellites into a dawn dusk Sun Synchronous Orbit (SSO). This orbital regime maintains n...
ISRO Invites Industry To Build First Space Station Module
On January 12, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) formally invited domestic industry partners to participate in construction of the first module of its Bharatiya Anta...
INDIATIMES
ISRO
Space Stations
JAN 10
1 ITEM
Pentagon Awards SpaceX $739 Million In New National Security Launch Contracts
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded SpaceX nine new national security launch task orders worth $739 million combined under the National Security Space Launch (N...
AIRANDSPACEFORCES
Launch
Military
SpaceX
