Open Cosmos has revealed that 192 satellites will form the foundational core of its connectivity backbone, ConnectedCosmos, a low Earth orbit constellation.

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered 32 latest-generation OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites to Eutelsat. The satellites are currently being prepared for shipment from Airbus’ constellation satellite production facility in Toulouse, France, ahead of an upcoming launch in the USA.

Five new small satellites manufactured by Alén Space have been successfully launched into orbit aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on SpaceX’s Transporter-18 mission. Developed for Sateliot, the European satellite telecommunications operator, the satellites are part of Draconis, its new mission to expand the capacity of its 5G NTN IoT network and increase connection frequency in areas without terrestrial mobile coverage.

Northrop Grumman is deepening its long-term commitment to Arizona’s advanced manufacturing and space engineering expertise with the opening of the new A1 building on the company’s Gilbert campus.

Starlab Space LLC has announced a payload reservation from Elethron, an advanced materials and process engineering company developing high-performance crystalline materials for semiconductor applications. The reservation will provide Elethron with a pathway to demonstrate and operate its ĀTAR in-space materials- processing platform aboard Starlab.

Ovzon has received a 12-month order from a new US government customer for SATCOM services. The order is for Ovzon's integrated SATCOM platform and includes service on the Ovzon 3 satellite, third-party satellite capacity and Ovzon mobile satellite terminals. The service is expected to start immediately.

Gilat Satellite Networks has announced that Gilat DataPath received an order valued at more than $32 million from the U.S. Department of War for DKET Systems that operate across Ku, Ka and X-band networks, with deliveries expected over the next 12 months.

Safeguarding national security and defence capabilities are the key pillars of a new strategy launched today (Tuesday 8 September) which puts the UK’s space sector to work in reindustrialising the country over the coming years.

SaxaVord Spaceport has welcomed UK Government plans to invest £30 million as part of a wider £60 million public-private investment programme to accelerate the UK’s orbital launch capability.

SCOTLAND’S growing space sector is helping to develop a pioneering rocket engine designed to consume part of its own structure as fuel, in a move aimed at making future space missions more efficient and affordable.