8 July 2025 – MEASAT Global Berhad (“MEASAT”) – Malaysia’s premier spacetech solutions provider has secured the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre’s (“IN-SPACe”) authorisation on June 30, 2025, to offer its satellite services in India through NewSpace India Limited (“NSIL”). With IN-SPACe’s authorisation, MEASAT is now able to offer space-based communications and broadcasting…

8 July 2025 – Maxar Intelligence, the leading provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, today announced three new multi-year strategic contracts totaling $204.7 million that will help accelerate sovereign defense and intelligence capabilities and space leadership across the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The contracts, which expand on Maxar’s two decades-long leadership in the region,…

2 July 2025 – The European Space Agency (ESA) and its partners have confirmed the successful launch of the Airbus-built Sentinel-4, a cutting-edge air quality monitoring instrument hosted on the third generation Meteosat (MTG-S1) weather satellite. The launch proceeded as planned and marks a significant advancement in Europe’s Earth observation capabilities. Sentinel-4, developed in Germany…

1 July 2025 – National Telecom Public Company Limited (NT) has provided support for OneWeb low earth orbit satellite internet services to the Relief and Community Health Bureau of the Thai Red Cross Society during the National Crisis Management Exercise (C-MEX 25) held on June 26-27, 2025, in Satun Province, Thailand. NT received authorization from…

1 July 2025 – Eutelsat Group and Swiss broadcasting corporation SSR SRG are pleased to announce the multi-year renewal of their capacity agreement at Eutelsat’s leading HOTBIRD video neighbourhood, cementing a partnership spanning over 30 years. This new multi-year agreement assures the broadcast continuity of SSR SSG Group’s High-Definition television channels and radio stations to…

30 June 2025 – Thales Alenia Space has been selected by the French space agency CNES, as part of the space component of the France 2030 program launched by the French government, to develop a very-high-throughput laser communications demonstrator. Called SOLiS – for Service Optique de Liaisons Spatiales Sécurisées (secure optical space link service) –…

25 June 2025 – Intelsat announced a groundbreaking partnership with Academy Award-winning actor and humanitarian Forest Whitaker’s nonprofit, the Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI), to revolutionize access to education in conflict-affected regions across Africa. The collaboration will deliver for the first time high-speed internet connectivity to WPDI’s Community Learning Centers in South Sudan and…

25 June 2025 – Astroscale France SAS (“Astroscale France”), a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, has officially opened its new headquarters and advanced R&D lab in Toulouse, strengthening its commitment to domestic innovation and Europe’s sovereignty in space. The expansion marks…

25 June 2025 – Rocket Lab announced it has been selected to launch a dedicated Electron mission for the European Space Agency (ESA) for the first time, to deploy the first pair of satellites for a future navigation constellation for Europe, LEO-PNT. Rocket Lab will launch two “Pathfinder A” spacecraft for ESA, provided by European…

23 June 2025 – A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper 2 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on June 23 at 6:54 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission marks the next step in Amazon’s initiative to provide fast, reliable internet to…

19 June 2025 – ST Engineering iDirect announced a strategic partnership with solutions by stc to deliver advanced satellite communication services across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This collaboration directly supports Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030, enhancing the nation’s digital transformation ambitions by utilizing local satellite assets to provide flexible, resilient, and secure connectivity across diverse…

18 June 2025 – The European Space Agency (ESA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thales Alenia Space and Blue Origin to foster and facilitate commercial and industrial advancements in the area of space exploration in Low Earth Orbit. Through this MoU, the European Space Agency intends to develop a closer relationship with…

18 June 2025 – Eutelsat and France’s armed forces ministry (Direction générale de l’armement) have today announced a landmark framework agreement. The agreement is the embodiment of the NEXUS (Neo-Espace pour de multiples Usages Sécurisés) program launched by the French Ministry of Defence, which aims to reinforce the current French military space communications model by…

18 June 2025 – Maxar Intelligence, the leading provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, and Array Labs today announced an agreement to provide Maxar with dedicated capacity from Array Labs’ 3D radar imaging constellation, which is set to launch in late 2026. This partnership will combine very high-resolution 3D terrain generated from electro-optical imagery with…

17 June 2025 – Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, announced an expansion of its collaboration with iKO Media Group (iKOMG), a global leader in broadcast and media solutions, promoting the distribution of religious channels globally through their project, “Faith Beyond.” iKOMG’s Faith Beyond package is a fully…

17 June 2025 – On June 17, 2025, ArianeGroup signed a contract with the French Space Agency (CNES) in order to prepare and validate the technologies for a new generation of very high thrust engines. As part of its tender process, the French Space Agency, CNES, has awarded a contract to ArianeGroup for the development…