March 05, 2026

MICROSAT BLITZ UNSW Canberra team advances iodine propulsion for satellites Sydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 20, 2026 Thousands of satellites are launched every year to support navigation, telecommunications, weather forecasting and emergency warning services, and most rely on onboard propulsion systems to manoeuvre once in orbit. These propulsion systems are essential to change orbits, perform end of life de-orbiting, carry out collision avoidance with space debris or other satellites, maintain or adjust altitude, and counteract aerodynamic drag to keep spacecraft on station. Almost all systems in use toda ... read more

Mexican Gxiba-1 CubeSat Starts Mission After Kibo Deployment Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Feb 16, 2026 On February 3, 2026, the Mexican CubeSat Gxiba-1 was deployed from the Japanese Experiment Module Kibo on the International Space Station, beginning its on orbit mission. The small satellite was rel ... more Firefly prepares Alpha Flight 7 stairway to seven mission Los Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 10, 2026 Firefly Aerospace is preparing its next Alpha rocket mission, Flight 7 Stairway to Seven, as a dedicated return-to-flight test from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. ... more Sidus Space advances LizzieSat-4 payload integration with Maris-Tech edge computing system Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 29, 2026 Sidus Space Inc has reached a key integration milestone with Maris-Tech Ltd as the companies prepare to fly Maris-Tech's advanced payload aboard the LizzieSat-4 mission planned for launch later in 2 ... more In-space manufacturing, quantum projects part of all-Boilermaker suborbital spaceflight West Lafayette IN (SPX) Jan 28, 2026 Purdue University is expanding the scientific footprint of 2027's all-Boilermaker suborbital flight mission with the addition of onboard autonomous experiments in quantum technology and in-space chi ... more

SunRISE small satellites clear vibration tests ahead of launch Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 When NASA's Sun Radio Interferometer Space Experiment (SunRISE) launches later this year, six toaster-oven-size spacecraft will work together in orbit to form a single powerful radio observatory foc ... more Teledyne detector arrays power NASAs BlackCAT CubeSat X-ray mission Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jan 21, 2026 Teledyne Technologies has confirmed that its Space Imaging division has successfully deployed Speedster HyViSI Hybrid Visible Silicon Imager focal plane arrays ... more Axelspace sets multi launch framework with Exolaunch for AxelLiner mission growth Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 26, 2025 Axelspace Corporation has signed a multi-launch agreement with Exolaunch to support a series of missions using Axelspace microsatellites. The framework covers multiple launches and is intended to se ... more DiskSat flat satellite platform targets high power missions and very low Earth orbit Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 The Aerospace Corporation's DiskSat concept introduces a flat, disk-shaped small satellite bus designed to provide more power, surface area, and payload volume than a traditional CubeSat while keepi ... more Arab Satellite 813 launch deepens UAE China space partnership Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2025 A Kinetica 1 rocket has placed the Arab Satellite 813 into orbit from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, marking a new phase of cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and China in space acti ... more

ArkEdge boosts 6U micro-satellite fleet with three-satellite AE5R launch Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 12, 2025 Tokyo, Japan, December 1, 2025 - ArkEdge Space Inc., a Tokyo-based space technology company that designs, builds, and operates micro-satellite constellations, has launched three new 6U-class satelli ... more Leaf Space scales support for multi-satellite rideshare missions Berlin, Germany (SPX) Dec 03, 2025 Leaf Space is providing ground segment services for 31 satellites on a single upcoming SpaceX rideshare mission, the largest number of spacecraft it has supported on one launch to date and represent ... more Alen Space delivers ETRISat CubeSat to ETRI for upcoming launch on Korean Nuri rocket Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 Alen Space has completed and delivered ETRISat, a 6U CubeSat manufactured at its facility in Nigran, Spain, for the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) in South Korea. The s ... more Mexico to launch its first microsatellite on SpaceX mission Miami FL (UPI) Nov 26, 2025 Mexico's Alvaro Obregon borough plans to send first locally assembled microsatellite into orbit this week on SpaceX's Transporter-15 mission, a rideshare launch scheduled Wednesday from Vandenberg S ... more SatRev PW6U satellite checks in from orbit after Transporter 15 launch Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 28, 2025 SatRev reports that its PW6U Earth observation nanosatellite has completed initial commissioning steps after launch on SpaceX's Transporter 15 rideshare mission, with the first link from orbit confi ... more

Spire and Planet expand satellite fleets on Transporter 15 mission Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2025 Spire Global Inc and Planet Labs PBC have each reported new satellite deployments on SpaceXs Transporter 15 rideshare flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, expanding commercial constellations focused on Earth observation, weather, and radio frequency data. Planet confirmed that its AI enabled high resolution Pelican 5 and Pelican 6 satellites reached orbit alongside 36 SuperDoves from Flock 4H and that commissioning of the two new Pelican spacecraft is underway following initial c ... read more NASA Cost-Saving Technology Demo is Ready for Launch Vandenberg SFB CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2025 Teams encapsulated NASA's R5-S7 (Realizing Rapid, Reduced-cost high-Risk Research project Spacecraft 7) CubeSat, along with three other NASA funded CubeSats, inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 payload fairing ... more

South Korean team prepares BioCabinet payload for space biology research on Nuri rocket mission Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 Chan Hum Park and his research team from Hallym University Chuncheon Sacred Heart Hospital are sending their BioCabinet payload into orbit aboard the fourth Nuri rocket flight on November 27, launch ... more UAH CanSat and rover teams notch winning performances in 2025 national and international competitions Huntsville, AL (SPX) Nov 26, 2025 UAH students prepare CanSat payload for launch during 2025 International CanSat competition held in Monterey and Staunton, Va. Three CanSat teams at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UA ... more How small satellites can help the US win the space race Ithaca NY (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 Sending spacecraft into low Earth orbit could transform next-generation telecommunications, space exploration and national security. But that altitude - which begins roughly 60 miles above the plane ... more Next-generation GHGSat satellites to expand commercial greenhouse gas monitoring Los Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 13, 2025 SFL Missions Inc. has secured a contract from GHGSat, Montreal, to supply two additional commercial microsatellites for the GHGSat greenhouse gas monitoring constellation. The satellites, designated ... more ArkEdge Space validates global satellite messaging system for IoT coverage Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 10, 2025 ArkEdge Space Inc., based in Tokyo, has confirmed the operational capability of satellite short messaging using compact, battery-powered IoT devices. ... more

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