SAN FRANCISCO – Albedo, the former Earth-observation startup now focused on satellite manufacturing, announced plans April 9 to send its second spacecraft into very low-Earth orbit (VLEO). Vicinity, scheduled to […]

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Torrance, California-based K2 was founded in 2022 to build large satellites with more onboard power and volume.

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Asset-financing specialist SLI plans to buy two small GEO satellites from U.S. startup AscendArc in a deal valued at more than $200 million, betting that operators will increasingly choose to lease spacecraft rather than buy them outright.

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An order for Oman’s first geostationary communications satellite has lifted the global tally for this year to six, matching all of 2024 with a month still to go but still well below the industry’s former double-digit annual pace.

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SAN FRANCISCO – French startup U-Space has raised €24 million ($27.8 million) to expand its role in the small satellite constellation market. With funding from the Series A round, Toulouse-based […]

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Bulgaria’s EnduroSat announced another $104 million in venture capital funding Oct. 30 to scale up its small satellite manufacturing capacity.

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Beyond Gravity is weighing expanding solar array drive mechanism production in Florida to support Golden Dome and other U.S. space projects, after doubling manufacturing space in Europe for hardware that keeps satellites pointed toward the sun.

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The company procured a dedicated Falcon 9 rocket to prove its “one satellite design for all orbits” concept

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The Maxar name is disappearing from the space industry as two successor companies emerge with distinct identities: Maxar Intelligence will now operate as Vantor, and Maxar Space Systems will go by Lanteris

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The U.S. space industry is several years away from having the capacity for continuous satellite production, according to prime contractors speaking April 8 during a Space Symposium panel in Colorado Springs.

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By 2030, Space Industries plans to assemble, integrate and test more than 220 satellites annually in a 3,000-square-meter clean room.

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Samara Aerospace is preparing for spaceflight testing of its satellite-pointing technology with funds raised in a pre-seed investment round.

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Despite rumors to the contrary, Boeing is not preparing to exit the space business, an executive said.

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York Space Systems plans to launch five missions in 2025 for commercial customers conducting classified experiments for the U.S. military

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Maxar Space Systems announced an order March 3 for a commercial geostationary communications satellite without disclosing its customer’s identity, a rare move for the industry.

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York Space Systems new M-Class platform is designed for payloads as large as 1,000 kilograms.

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California’s GITAI said Jan. 27 the robotics specialist has successfully demonstrated its first in-house developed satellite, a precursor to larger and more capable spacecraft for servicing and construction in space.

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A satellite manufacturer for China’s Thousand Sails megaconstellation has raised over 1 billion yuan in Series A+ funding.

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SAN FRANCISCO – German materials technology startup FibreCoat raised nearly 20 million euros ($21 million) in a Series B funding round announced Dec. 4. NewSpace Capital and Goose Capital jointly […]

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SAN FRANCISCO — Spectrum Advanced Manufacturing Technologies announced an agreement Nov. 26 to manufacture satellites and components for D-Orbit USA. D-Orbit USA, formed by Italian space logistics company D-Orbit, selected […]

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PARIS – Startup Samara Aerospace won a SpaceWERX contract to develop a unique approach to satellite pointing. Under a $1.25 million direct-to-phase two contract awarded in late August, Samara Aerospace […]

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Astranis has raised $200 million to fully fund its Omega program up to the launch of the first next-generation broadband spacecraft in 2026, the geostationary satellite maker announced July 24.

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D-Orbit, the European space transportation company, has established a joint venture in the United States to enter the satellite manufacturing business.

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Chinese commercial satellite maker MinoSpace has secured more than $137 million to further its design and production aspirations.

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