PLD Space, the international space transportation company, has extended its Series C funding round, originally launched in March 2026, with an additional €108 million investment, bringing the total round size to €288 million and aggregate funding to €488 million.

Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, announced that its Tanager-2 satellite and the 18 SuperDove satellites of Flock 4J have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California ahead of their launch aboard the upcoming Transporter-18 rideshare mission with SpaceX.

The Department of War Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded an Other Transaction (OT) agreement to ALL.​SPACE as part of the Adaptive Space Manufacturing and Integration at Scale (10ⁿ) Project.

Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global leader in satellite communication technology, today announced that its ViaSat-3 F3 satellite has entered service, with capacity now available for customers operating across fast-growing markets in the Asia-Pacific region.

On August 27, 2026, at 5:11 pm local time, Arianespace successfully launched MTG-I2, the second Meteosat Third Generation Imager satellite, aboard an Ariane 62 launcher, the two-booster configuration of Ariane 6, from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana.

PLD Space, an international space transportation company, has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) under the European Launcher Challenge (ELC), a strategic initiative aimed at strengthening Europe’s autonomous, competitive, and resilient access to space.

Ovzon is further expanding its European presence by establishing a German partner ecosystem with two of Germany’s leading high-tech service providers, IABG Teleport and MBS, and will perform an initial test implementation with a German government customer.

Simera Sense, the leading European provider of optical payload solutions for small satellites, has supplied 10 HyperScape100 imagers to Loft Orbital (Loft).

ICEYE, the European leader in sovereign intelligence from space, today announced the formal establishment of ICEYE’s Netherlands entity, based out of Amsterdam, which launches a technology hub within the Netherlands Defence Technological Industrial Base (NLDTIB), and the appointment of Joost Elstak as CEO of ICEYE Netherlands.

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in aerospace and defense technology solutions, today announced a strategic investment in next‑generation phased array antenna technology to deliver faster, more resilient, and more scalable space‑based data networks for global warfighter communications.

Space Inventor has been selected by constellr, a pioneer in thermal Earth observation, to build two satellite platforms for the next critical phase of the High-Precision Versatile Ecosphere (HIVE) program.

Simera Sense, the leading European provider of optical payload solutions for small satellites, has launched the xScape200 Dual-Use, an enhanced high-resolution Earth observation payload designed for commercial, government and defence missions.

Kongsberg NanoAvionics (“NanoAvionics”), a leading small satellite manufacturer and mission integrator, has introduced its Gen-2 MP42 family of modular, ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) free microsatellite buses.

ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, today announced the formal establishment of ICEYE India, operating from New Delhi. This extends the company's presence into one of the world's most significant defense and space markets.

Leaf Space, a global leader in Ground Segment-as-a-Service, today announced the completion of its first ground station in Canada, built in partnership with Maritime Launch Services Inc. (MLS) (CBOE: MAXQ, OTCQB: MAXQF) at Spaceport Nova Scotia, near Canso, Nova Scotia.

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