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January 26th, 2026 — February 1st, 2026

ESA Expands IRIS² Low-LEO Component and Introduces Industrialization Cost Reimbursements

In a move to accelerate the deployment of Europe’s third flagship space program, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Monday, January 26, 2026, a significant expansion of the IRIS² [&hel [...]

Starlink vs AST SpaceMobile: Will the winner take it all?

Chris Forrester — CE Noticias Financieras (CENF), a well-regarded university-backed financial publication which focuses on Latino and Iberian financial news, suggests in a Jan 19 feature story th [...]


TeraWave: Blue Origin Enters the High-Capacity Backbone Market with 6 Tbps Constellation

In a strategic expansion that shifts its focus from launch services to orbital infrastructure, Blue Origin announced on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the development of “TeraWave”—a mu [...]

JAXA Trace H3 Flight 8 Failure to Payload Fairing Separation Anomaly

On January 20, 2026, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) released a progress report identifying a payload fairing separation anomaly as the root cause of the December 22, 2025, failure [& [...]

ESA Expands IRIS² Low-LEO Component and Introduces Industrialization Cost Reimbursements

In a move to accelerate the deployment of Europe’s third flagship space program, the European Space Agency (ESA) announced on Monday, January 26, 2026, a significant expansion of the IRIS² [&hel [...]

Oman Secures Dedicated Orbital Asset in Nine-Figure Deal with Astranis

On Monday, January 26, 2026, Oman’s MB Group and San Francisco-based Astranis Space Technologies Corp. announced a nine-figure agreement for the procurement of a dedicated, sovereign communicatio [...]

Australia Secures First Sovereign Sub-Meter Imaging Capability via Satellogic Asset Sale

On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, Satellogic Inc. (NASDAQ: SATL) and HEO (formerly HEO Robotics) announced the successful sale and transfer of NewSat-34™, an operational Earth Observation (EO) satell [...]

GAO Report Warns of Technological and Schedule Risks in SDA Missile Tracking Program

On January 28, 2026, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a critical report titled “Missile Warning Satellites: Space Development Agency Should Be More Realistic and Transparen [...]

U.S. Space Command Urges Pentagon Pivot to Sustained On-Orbit Logistics and Maneuver

On January 28, 2026, Gen. Stephen Whiting, Commander of U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM), delivered a keynote address at the Space Mobility Conference in Orlando, Florida, calling for a foundational s [...]

York Space Systems Raises $629M in Upsized IPO to Scale Defense Production

On January 29, 2026, York Space Systems (NYSE: YSS) made its trading debut on the New York Stock Exchange, successfully raising $629 million in an upsized initial public offering. Pricing [… [...]

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February 10-12, 2026

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