BlackSky Signs Seven-Figure HEO Non-Earth Imaging Renewal Adding Gen-3
BlackSky Technology Inc. signed a seven-figure annual contract extension with HEO to enable fully automated, low-latency non-Earth imaging (NEI), the company announced on October 15, 2026. The renewal incorporates access to BlackSky’s next-generation, very high-resolution Gen-3 satellite imagery, which the…
Rocket Lab Targets 2027 for Neutron First Launch After Dome Defect
Rocket Lab Corporation said on October 14, 2026 that the first launch of its Neutron medium-lift rocket is now expected in 2027, moving past its previous fourth-quarter 2026 target after inspections found voids in a newly cured carbon-composite forward propellant…
Sinergise, a Planet Unit, Wins ESA Contract for Slovenian Resilience Node
Planet Labs GmbH announced on October 13, 2026, that Planet’s subsidiary Sinergise Solutions d.o.o. has been selected by the European Space Agency to build the Slovenia Space Resilience Node, a 12-month pilot project that will automate the link between wide-area…
Redwire Wins Follow-On Contract for Second Axiom Station Module Wings
Redwire Corporation said on October 5, 2026, that it has been awarded a contract by Axiom Space to develop and deliver two Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) wings for Axiom Station’s second space station module, according to the company’s announcement. The…
Spire Launches First Three Boulder-Built Satellites on Transporter-18
Spire Global announced on October 2, 2026 the successful launch of the first three satellites built at its manufacturing facility in Boulder, Colorado. The satellites were carried aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission, and in the company’s announcement Spire described the…
Rocket Lab Signs 20-Launch Electron Deal With Synspective
Rocket Lab Corporation announced on September 30, 2026 that it has signed a multi-year launch agreement for 20 new Electron missions with Tokyo-based Earth observation company Synspective, a contract Rocket Lab described as the largest commercial launch contract for Electron…
SkyFi’s Robinhood App Taps BlackSky as Inaugural Imagery Supplier
BlackSky Technology Inc. said on September 30, 2026, that it is the first satellite imagery provider for SkyFi’s “Satellite Intelligence,” a Robinhood Agent App expected to be available in the coming weeks that will deliver AI analytics and Earth observation…
Iridium Stockholders Approve Rocket Lab Acquisition at Special Meeting
Iridium Communications Inc. stockholders on September 24, 2026 adopted the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger under which Rocket Lab Corporation will acquire the satellite services provider, with approximately 99.6% of the votes cast in favor of the transaction,…
Planet Opens Berlin Satellite Plant Scaling to 60 Satellites a Year
Planet Labs GmbH opened a satellite manufacturing facility in Berlin on September 22, 2026, hosting Katherina Reiche, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, at the 5,700-square-meter site in the city’s Mitte district. Production of the company’s 300 kg…
Planet Wins German Satellite Services Tender Worth Up to €25 Million
Planet Labs Germany announced on September 15, 2026, that it has been awarded a Satellite Services tender by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI). The tender award includes options and carries a maximum possible value of 25 million…
Rocket Lab Completes $1.944B Share Sale, Secures Consent on $1.775B Iridium Term Loan
Rocket Lab Corporation has fully financed its pending acquisition of Iridium Communications , the company said in a September 15, 2026 announcement, completing an at-the-market equity offering that raised approximately $1.944 billion, securing lender consent to amend Iridium’s $1.775 billion…
Amazon Leo Expands Arianespace Order to 24 Ariane 6 Launches
Amazon said on September 10, 2026 that its Amazon Leo satellite business has ordered six additional Ariane 6 launches from Arianespace, expanding its contracted total from 18 to 24 launches and extending what the company described as the largest commercial…
BlackSky Wins Exclusive Optical Role in $1 Billion Altair-Next Gen
BlackSky Technology said on September 9, 2026, that it was named the exclusive provider of very-high-resolution electro-optical satellites for what the company described as the world’s first AI-enabled satellite constellation. The announcement was made at the International Space Summit in…
Planet Posts Record Revenue in Second Quarter of Fiscal 2027
Planet Labs PBC reported record quarterly revenue of $116.1 million for the second quarter of its fiscal year 2027, a 58% increase from the same period a year earlier, according to results the company published on September 3, 2026. The…
Intuitive Machines Awarded Contract to Build Two IM 300 Platforms
Intuitive Machines , Inc. said on September 1, 2026, that it has been awarded a contract to build two IM 300 series spacecraft platforms for a new customer the company did not identify. The Houston-based space technology, infrastructure, and services…
