July 2026

  • SES, Sharp to Collaborate on Japan MEO Satellite Services
  • Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium in Historic Deal
  • Mitsubishi Electric Awarded Subsidy to Develop Full Digital Payload under JAXA’s Space Strategy Fund
  • Thales Alenia Space Awarded Contract by Es’hailSat to Build Cutting-edge Telecommunications Satellite in Geostationary Orbit

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Airbus Awarded Aeolus-2 Wind Sensing Satellite Contract

2 July 2026 – Airbus Defence and Space has signed the initial contract for the design and build of the Aeolus-2 wind sensing satellite from the European Space Agency (ESA) at a ceremony at ESA’s UK headquarters ECSAT at Harwell. Aeolus-2 will follow the first Aeolus wind sensing satellite built by Airbus and launched in…

Mitsubishi Electric Awarded Subsidy to Develop Full Digital Payload under JAXA’s Space Strategy Fund

1 July 2026 – Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has been awarded a subsidy for the Development of Internationally Competitive Full Digital Payload under the Development and Demonstration of Technologies for Internationally Competitive Communications Payloads, which is being financed by the 2nd phase of the Space Strategy Fund1 managed by the Japan Aerospace…

SES, Sharp to Collaborate on Japan MEO Satellite Services

30 June 2026 – SES and Sharp Corporation plan to collaborate on work to combine SES’s medium Earth orbit (MEO) satellite network with Sharp’s advanced communication technologies and user terminals to enable high-availability satellite communications services in Japan. As part of this collaboration, Sharp is advancing the development of a new compact MEO user terminal,…

Thales Alenia Space Awarded Contract by Es’hailSat to Build Cutting-edge Telecommunications Satellite

30 June 2026 – Thales Alenia Space announces the signing of a contract with Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, to develop a new generation software-defined satellite based on the Space INSPIRE (INstant SPace In-orbit REconfiguration) platform by Thales Alenia Space. Named Eshail-3/Türksat-Biruni, this satellite will offer high-speed broadband connectivity services across Europe, Africa, Central Asia…

Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium in Historic Deal

29 June 2026 – Rocket Lab Corporation and Iridium Communications, a leading provider of global voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, today announced they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Rocket Lab will acquire Iridium. Rocket Lab will acquire all the outstanding shares of Iridium common stock for $54…

SES and Tototheo Global Expand Multi-orbit FlexMaritime Services Worldwide

26 June 2026 – SES and Tototheo Global, a leading provider of advanced connectivity and technology solutions for the maritime, enterprise and government sectors, today announced an expanded collaboration to deploy SES FlexMaritime across global markets. Under the multi-year agreement, SES FlexMaritime will provide Tototheo Global with high-performance multi-orbit satellite and terrestrial connectivity. Combined with…

NASA Selects Rocket Lab to Launch Sun, Earth Sciences Missions

24 June 2026 – Rocket Lab Corporation announced it has been selected by NASA to provide three Electron launches for two separate NASA missions – PolSIR and TSIS-2 – from early next year. Rocket Lab’s extensive flight heritage across more than 90 launches, Electron’s proven deployment accuracy, and the company’s ability to meet the tight…

Gilat Receives Multi-Million Dollar Order for Customized SATCOM Terminals Supporting European Defense Communications

24 June 2026 – Gilat Satellite Networks announced that it received a multi-million dollar order to supply custom SATCOM terminals to a European Ministry of Defense, further demonstrating the Company’s expanding role in delivering resilient connectivity solutions for mission-critical defense applications. Delivery is expected over the next 12 months. Built for mission-critical performance, Gilat DataPath’s…

Sophia Space Selects Apex to Power Real-Time Computing in Orbit

23 June 2026 – Sophia Space, Inc., a leader in space-based edge computing, today announced it has selected Apex, the leading supplier of productized satellite platforms, to supply a satellite bus to bring real-time orbital computing to enterprise, government, and defense customers. Sophia Space will fly one of Apex’s Nova bus platforms for a demo…

Loft Orbital Selected by NASA’s JPL to Deploy Artificial Intelligence Software for Earth Science Applications

23 June 2026 – Loft announced an agreement with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to host and fly demonstrations of JPL artificial intelligence (AI) software on Loft’s AI-enabled space infrastructure. The demonstrations, part of the Federated Autonomous MEasurement (FAME) project funded by NASA’s Earth Science Technology Office (ESTO), will advance on-orbit AI capabilities for Earth…

Eutelsat and AST Networks Expand Partnership to Support Growing Maritime Connectivity Demand

22 June 2026 – Eutelsat and AST Networks, a provider of global satellite communications and network solutions, have signed a new multi-year, multi-million-dollar agreement for Eutelsat’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) connectivity services. The agreement builds on an established partnership between the two companies and reflects the successful deployment of Eutelsat’s LEO services within AST Networks’…

Eutelsat and Mercury Sign New Multi-year Agreement for LEO Connectivity in Angola

16 June 2026 – Eutelsat and Mercury, a subsidiary of Sonangol Group and leading provider of telecommunications services in Angola, have signed a new multi-year, multi-million agreement for Eutelsat’s LEO connectivity services. Building on the historic partnership between the two companies, Mercury, previously known as MSTelcom, will continue to expand the reach of Eutelsat’s LEO…

Gilat to Acquire Comtech’s Satellite & Space Communications Segment

15 June 2026 – Gilat Satellite Networks announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the majority of the Satellite & Space Communications segment of Comtech Telecommunications Corporation on a cash-free, debt-free basis for the purchase price of $157.5 million in cash, subject to adjustments for normalized working capital. Comtech Satellite &…

SKY Perfect JSAT Announces Agreement as an Authorized Reseller of Amazon Leo in Japan

12 June 2026 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation has announced an agreement for Amazon Leo, Amazon’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network. Under the agreement, SKY Perfect JSAT will serve as an authorized reseller, bringing high-performance satellite connectivity services to enterprise and public sector customers throughout Japan. The agreement combines Amazon’s next-generation satellite technology with…