Rendering of Applied Atomics “Star Reacher Network” satellite architecture that allows multiple spacecraft equipped with multimode propulsion to work in tandem. Credit: Applied Atomics By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 10 June 2026 Company opens Virginia office, announces $4 million pre-seed funding WASHINGTON — U.K.-based startup Applied Atomics has
The GPS market in space for commercial satellite constellations is gaining a new set of competitors, such as TrustPoint and Xona, looking to join Iridium who was the first-ever low-Earth orbit constellation: Iridium By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 10 June 2026 After years of talking about
By Alex Nadal, Published by Space News, 3 June 2026 Europe is rapidly rewriting its security architecture. Faced with Russian aggression, mounting doubts about long-term American commitment and growing pressure to shoulder more of its own defense burden, European states have embraced minilateralism: smaller, flexible coalitions built around shared strategic priorities and operational
By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 29 May 2026 The low-orbit satellite constellation is intended to track aircraft, cruise missiles and other airborne threats WASHINGTON — The U.S. Space Force awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build a constellation of satellites designed to track airborne targets from orbit,
The NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar can bounce radar signals off the planet's solid surfaces to track movements down to fractions of an inch. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech By Jeremy Hsu, Published by arsTechnica, 27 May 2026 NASA science satellites show dual use in locating sources of GPS interference. NASA satellites designed to
Image: zamin.uz By Stephen Bryen, Published by Asia Times, 25 May 2026 Between May 14 and 20, Russia repositioned five of six recently launched Cosmos military satellites from an orbital inclination of 97 degrees to 97.8 degrees, putting the Cosmos satellites on the same orbital plane as a satellite known as ICEYE-X36.
By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 22 May 2026 A new software system designed to track threats to British satellites has reached operational status six months ahead of schedule, the Ministry of Defence has announced, as the UK also released the first images captured by its Noctis-1 military
The Russian satellites, COSMOS 2581 and COSMOS 2583, passed within 3 metres of each other on 28 April, 2026 (COMSPOC) By Anthony Cuthbertson, Published by The Independent, 7 May 2026 The incident raises concerns about space surveillance and orbital collisions Astronomers have observed two Russian military satellites passing within 3
