2026 Issue Three
Navigating the New Space Era
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Eutelsat Expands Resilient LEO Connectivity across Portugal in Partnership with MEO
23 September 2026 – Eutelsat and MEO, Portugal’s leading telecommunications operator, today announced a new partnership agreement to expand the delivery of Eutelsat’s OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity services in Portugal. Under the agreement, MEO will integrate Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO services into its connectivity solutions, combining satellite, fibre and 5G technologies, to provide resilient…
UZ-SAT and APT Satellite Sign Cooperation Agreement in Satellite Communications
23 September 2026 – During ICT Week Uzbekistan 2026, Minister of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sherzod Shermatov met with senior management of APT Satellite Company Limited (APT Satellite) to discuss the development of satellite communications, telecommunications infrastructure, and expanded cooperation in Central Asia. The parties explored the satellite communications market in Uzbekistan,…
SES to Support JioStar’s Broadcast Service Expansion across India
21 September 2026 – SES and JioStar, South Asia’s largest media conglomerate, today announced a new multi-year deal under which SES will provide satellite distribution services for JioStar’s portfolio of television channels across India and the Indian sub-continent using the IS-20 satellite. The agreement enables JioStar to distribute its channels reliably to cable, DTH and…
CGWIC Successfully Launches PIESAT-02 13~16 Satellites by LM-2D Launch Vehicle
19 September 2026 – At 18:50 September 19th, 2026 BJT, Long March-2D (LM-2D) Launch Vehicle successfully launched PIESAT-02 1316 satellites from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center (TSLC). PIESAT-02 1316 Satellites are owned by Zhuzhou Space Interstellar Satellite Technology Co.,Ltd. and designed & manufactured by GalaxySpace, which are mainly used for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging, with…
Arianespace and Aerospacelab Sign MoU to Prepare for their European Customers’ Future Launch Needs
17 September 2026 – Arianespace and Aerospacelab have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their cooperation in launch services and identify new opportunities for Aerospacelab’s missions and those of its customers. Under the agreement, Aerospacelab plans in particular to use Arianespace’s Ariane 64 launch services to deploy satellite fleets, primarily for European institutional…
GMV Leads ARGUS to Enhance Europe’s Spectrum and Space Domain Awareness Capabilities
17 September 2026 – The European Space Astronomy Centre (ESAC), located in Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid, hosted today’s official launch event and contract-signing ceremony for the consolidation phase of the IRIS² Low-LEO Pre-Operational and De-Risk Activities under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Programme Related to EU Secure Connectivity. In this context, Enrique Fraga, GMV’s…