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Packed launch week: ULA's Vulcan to carry USSF-87 and SpaceX to fly Crew-12 amid eight scheduled missions

Eight launches are scheduled this week from multiple sites, led by United Launch Alliance's Vulcan carrying the USSF-87 national-security payload and SpaceX's Crew-12 Dragon bound for the International Space Station. The manifest mixes crewed, government and commercial missions across several providers.

2026-02-09T14:35:59.122500-08:00

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Es’hailSat and Telesat form strategic partnership to deliver LEO connectivity in Qatar and international markets

2026-02-09T12:52:46.853966-08:00

Via Satellite

Space Capital's Chad Anderson on 2025 investment trends and the 2026 outlook

2026-02-09T12:52:46.766988-08:00

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Amazon to boost Amazon Leo constellation spending by $1 billion in 2026

2026-02-09T12:52:46.498475-08:00

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Packed launch week: ULA's Vulcan to carry USSF-87 and SpaceX to fly Crew-12 amid eight scheduled missions Eight launches are scheduled this week from multiple sites, led by United Launch Alliance's Vulcan carrying the USSF-87 national-security payload and SpaceX's Crew-12 Dragon bound for the International Space Station. The manifest mixes crewed, government and commercial missions across several providers.

2026-02-09T14:35:59.122500-08:00

Packed launch week: ULA's Vulcan to carry USSF-87 and SpaceX to fly Crew-12 amid eight scheduled missions

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Es’hailSat and Telesat form strategic partnership to deliver LEO connectivity in Qatar and international markets Es’hailSat, Qatar’s satellite company, has signed a strategic partnership framework with Canada’s Telesat to cooperate on delivering low‑Earth‑orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services in Qatar and other key international markets, seeking to broaden high‑capacity, low‑latency network options across the Gulf and beyond.

2026-02-09T12:52:46.853966-08:00

Es’hailSat and Telesat form strategic partnership to deliver LEO connectivity in Qatar and international markets

Via Satellite

Space Capital's Chad Anderson on 2025 investment trends and the 2026 outlook Space Capital CEO Chad Anderson joins the On Orbit podcast to dissect 2025's space investment landscape, charting a shift "from skepticism to maturity," and to preview investor priorities for 2026 — signalling where capital and commercial activity may concentrate for startups, operators and investors.

2026-02-09T12:52:46.766988-08:00

Space Capital's Chad Anderson on 2025 investment trends and the 2026 outlook

Via Satellite

Amazon to boost Amazon Leo constellation spending by $1 billion in 2026 Amazon told investors in its recent financial reporting that it expects to increase 2026 operating expenses for the Amazon Leo low‑Earth‑orbit broadband constellation by $1 billion, a noteworthy uplift to program spending that will be reflected in the company's 2026 results.

2026-02-09T12:52:46.498475-08:00

Amazon to boost Amazon Leo constellation spending by $1 billion in 2026

Via Satellite

Momentus to demo RPO, multispectral sensor and in‑orbit servicing on Vigoride 7 with NASA Momentus has a Space Act Agreement with NASA to conduct an in‑orbit servicing and rendezvous demonstration using its Vigoride 7 OSV, targeting March 2026 on a SpaceX Transporter. The mission will perform RPO and formation flying, deliver a NASA CubeSat and demo a multispectral sensor for the U.S. Space Force.

2026-02-09T12:14:06.615952-08:00

Momentus to demo RPO, multispectral sensor and in‑orbit servicing on Vigoride 7 with NASA

Space Intel Report

Orange and Deutsche Telekom condition Iris2 purchases on competitive pricing and terms Orange and Deutsche Telekom, two of Europe’s largest telecom operators involved in Iris2 industry discussions, told Brussels they will only purchase capacity on the EU’s Iris2 satellite system if pricing and commercial terms are competitive. The declaration links private-sector participation in Iris2 directly to contract economics.

2026-02-09T10:39:55.874794-08:00

Orange and Deutsche Telekom condition Iris2 purchases on competitive pricing and terms

Space.com

Can current space law handle the new space age? The debate has moved from whether space governance must change to how fast laws, norms and institutions can adapt to the new space age. Rapid commercial activity, increased orbital congestion and rising geo‑strategic competition are creating legal gaps that threaten operations, investment and international cooperation.

2026-02-09T07:09:40.667321-08:00

Can current space law handle the new space age?

Universe Today

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030): CASC Outlines Ambitious National Space Priorities China unveiled its 15th five-year plan for 2026–2030; the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) issued a companion release that lays out ambitious priorities for the country’s space sector. The plan frames expanded state-led targets across civil, commercial and strategic space activities and sets the national direction through 2030.

2026-02-09T06:34:10.697944-08:00

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030): CASC Outlines Ambitious National Space Priorities

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Packed launch week: ULA's Vulcan to carry USSF-87 and SpaceX to fly Crew-12 amid eight scheduled missions

Es’hailSat and Telesat form strategic partnership to deliver LEO connectivity in Qatar and international markets

Space Capital's Chad Anderson on 2025 investment trends and the 2026 outlook

Amazon to boost Amazon Leo constellation spending by $1 billion in 2026

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