AAC Clyde Space has won a GBP 0.902 million (approx. SEK 12.1 million) order for a 3U satellite.

Planet Nine Private Air has selected Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, as its preferred connectivity supplier. The Van Nuys, California-headquartered operator, has acquired multiple Plane Simple Ku-band terminals to upgrade its fleet over a three-year period, with its Bombardier Global Express airframes already being equipped with the advanced connectivity solution.

Astroscale Japan Inc. (“Astroscale Japan”), a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), today announced it has been selected by the Japan Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (“MEXT”) for its Small and Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program to develop an on-orbit inspection demonstration mission that will image and diagnose a large, defunct satellite in space.

Arianespace’s next mission is targeted on Friday, October 6, 2023 at 10:36 p.m. local time (October 7, at 01:36 a.m. UTC), from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana with a Vega launcher. The mission, called VV23, will place its passengers into sun-synchronous orbit.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has extended its Blanket Purchase Agreement with Planet under the Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program with multiple orders totaling $18.5 million in funding through 2024.

Mynaric (NASDAQ: MYNA) (FRA: M0YN), a leading provider of industrialized, cost-effective and scalable laser communications products, today announced an important product milestone of its CONDOR Mk3 optical communications terminals.

Eutelsat Communications SA (Euronext Paris: ETL) (the “Company”), one of the world's leading satellite operators, announced the completion of its all-share combination with OneWeb, the global low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite communications network, following the approval today at the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting of Eutelsat shareholders. This combination forms Eutelsat Group.

Fleet Space Technologies, one of the world’s fastest growing space-enabled mineral exploration companies, is thrilled to announce Imelda Alexopoulos as the new Director of Exploration Strategy. Following Fleet’s continued exponential growth and successful Series C funding round, this appointment marks the latest in a series of strategic additions to the Fleet team since the beginning of 2023.

Artel LLC a provider of secure network communication services to U.S. government agencies, has been awarded a Commercial Satellite Communications Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (p-LEO) contract from the U.S. Space Force and is partnering with Rivada Space Networks to provide the next generation network critical to support U.S. Government communications.

The UK Space Agency has announced up to £65 million of funding for ground-breaking innovations that could boost UK leadership in space technologies and applications.

Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), a multi-faceted Space and Data-as-a-Service company, today announced the appointment of Leonardo Riera to the position of Chair of the Board of Directors and the promotion of Jared Novick to the role of Chief Operating Officer (“COO”).

Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), has launched new services in Brazil that combine local support, new teleport facilities, and broader satellite coverage to deliver connectivity services to more users across the region.

Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, announced Dr. Mark J. Lewis has joined the company’s advisory board. A renowned researcher, professor and former deputy undersecretary of defense, Dr. Lewis brings extensive expertise across national security, scientific discovery and academic research to Voyager.

Sierra Space, a leading pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space with $3.4 billion in customer contracts, announced today it has closed a $290 million Series B funding round.

Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) announces a partnership with Can Marine Systems, a prominent provider of maritime systems in Asia.

Marlink, the smart network and digital solutions company, has secured a contract to extend its innovative smart hybrid network solutions with Starlink LEO internet service to the owned fleet of leading Japanese shipowner Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line).