Cohort, the independent defence technology group, has appointed former Leonardo UK senior executive Chris Axcell as its first chief operating officer (COO) as it looks to accelerate the growth of its seven subsidiaries

Eutelsat announce the renewal of multiple capacity agreements with Viewsat, reinforcing a long-standing partnership and a shared focus on supporting the continued development of the broadcast market in Egypt and the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

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On February 12, 2026 at 1:45 p.m. local time (4:45 p.m. UTC, 5:45 p.m. CET), Arianespace successfully launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites with Ariane 64 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellites were delivered to a low Earth orbit, at an altitude of approximately 465 km. The mission lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes, from lift-off to separation of all the satellites.

U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command System Delta 80 and its mission partners successfully completed a National Security Space Launch after a pre-dawn liftoff at 4:22 a.m. EST (1:22 a.m. PST) today aboard a United Launch Alliance Vulcan Centaur rocket from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

iKO Media Group, a global leader in premium end-to-end broadcasting and teleport services, has partnered with China Global Television Network to distribute three of its flagship channels—GlobalBiz TV, China Travel and Discovery China—across iKOMG’s FASTonSAT, iKOFLIX and MENAFLIX platforms.

Under the agreement signed between 2Connect and Yettel Hungary, 2Connect provides Yettel with wholesale access to its broadband fixed infrastructure.

Gilat Satellite Networks, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, today announced that Gilat DataPath received an order for over $16 million to supply multiple units of the DKET 3421 transportable terminal to a European Ministry of Defense. Deliveries are expected over the next 12 months.

Eutelsat has announced the launch of the first military-grade manpack terminal, Intellian’s OW7MP, for the OneWeb network. Developed in partnership with Intellian Technologies, a global leader in satellite communication antennas, the terminal is now available to government and defence customers needing portable, resilient connectivity solutions.

Satellites are capturing more Earth observation data than ever, but limited bandwidth means only a fraction makes it back to Earth in time to be useful.

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The UK home-grown orbital launch services company and space rocket manufacturer, Orbex, is in the process of appointing administrators after fundraising, merger and acquisition opportunities all concluded unsuccessfully. 

Eutelsat announces that it has signed a €1bn Export Credit Agency (ECA) financing for the procurement of LEO satellites for its OneWeb constellation.