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Eycore launches Eycore-1 SAR Earth-observation satellite on SpaceX CAS500-2 with NanoAvionics-built payload buses

Polish space company Eycore placed its first SAR Earth-observation satellite, Eycore-1, into orbit, leveraging the firm’s synthetic aperture radar technology. The launch also carried additional LEO smallsat payloads on SpaceX’s CAS500-2 mission, including three satellites using NanoAvionics satellite buses.

2026-05-05T10:53:13.855899-07:00

European Spaceflight

ESA awards Thales Alenia Space €26.1M phase-1 contract for LISA gravitational-wave observatory telescopes

2026-05-05T08:34:37.409747-07:00

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Loft Orbital expands to full-service Earth-observation constellation deals

2026-05-05T10:53:13.532350-07:00

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ESA selects Edge Aerospace to develop orbital data-center architectures and use-case road map

2026-05-05T05:51:38.709244-07:00

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Eycore launches Eycore-1 SAR Earth-observation satellite on SpaceX CAS500-2 with NanoAvionics-built payload buses Polish space company Eycore placed its first SAR Earth-observation satellite, Eycore-1, into orbit, leveraging the firm’s synthetic aperture radar technology. The launch also carried additional LEO smallsat payloads on SpaceX’s CAS500-2 mission, including three satellites using NanoAvionics satellite buses.

2026-05-05T10:53:13.855899-07:00

Eycore launches Eycore-1 SAR Earth-observation satellite on SpaceX CAS500-2 with NanoAvionics-built payload buses

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Loft Orbital expands to full-service Earth-observation constellation deals Loft Orbital is moving beyond delivering satellites to offering full-service constellation partnerships, aligning with a market shift where governments and data/analytics providers outsource Earth-observation build, operations, and access. The emphasis is on faster, analytics-ready data delivery rather than ownership of space and ground infrastructure.

2026-05-05T10:53:13.532350-07:00

Loft Orbital expands to full-service Earth-observation constellation deals

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ESA awards Thales Alenia Space €26.1M phase-1 contract for LISA gravitational-wave observatory telescopes ESA has awarded Thales Alenia Space a €26.1 million phase-1 contract to develop six optical telescopes for the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) mission. The work is tied to the future European gravitational-wave space observatory designed around detecting ripples in spacetime.

2026-05-05T08:34:37.409747-07:00

ESA awards Thales Alenia Space €26.1M phase-1 contract for LISA gravitational-wave observatory telescopes

SpaceNews.com

Space-enabled maritime intelligence goes persistent below the ocean with satellite-connected autonomous vessels Rising pressure to protect strategic waters is driving demand for persistent monitoring of subsea activity, beyond the latency and coverage limits of space-based sensing alone. Satellite-connected autonomous vessels are emerging as an option for long-duration surveillance in the underwater domain.

2026-05-05T07:58:06.602538-07:00

Space-enabled maritime intelligence goes persistent below the ocean with satellite-connected autonomous vessels

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ESA selects Edge Aerospace to develop orbital data-center architectures and use-case road map The European Space Agency has selected Edge Aerospace under an agreement to develop an orbital data-center architecture and a supporting use-case roadmap. The study is aimed at clarifying how on-orbit compute/data-center concepts could be packaged into credible, deployable services.

2026-05-05T05:51:38.709244-07:00

ESA selects Edge Aerospace to develop orbital data-center architectures and use-case road map

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Hancom InSpace commissioning Sejong-3 cubesat hyperspectral payload after SpaceX Transporter rideshare South Korea’s Hancom InSpace is expanding its Earth-observation constellation with Sejong-3, a cubesat carrying a hyperspectral sensor. The spacecraft launched in March on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare and is now in commissioning, marking another step toward broader spectral imagery capability.

2026-05-05T05:38:41.848988-07:00

Hancom InSpace commissioning Sejong-3 cubesat hyperspectral payload after SpaceX Transporter rideshare

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DoD weighs resilience vs. intelligence as satellite dependence grows The U.S. government is leaning more heavily on space-based satellites for critical intelligence, but doing so heightens operational tradeoffs between resilience and access to high-quality information. The dilemma centers on how to sustain dependable collection under increasing space contestation risks.

2026-05-05T04:24:05.552629-07:00

DoD weighs resilience vs. intelligence as satellite dependence grows

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Sweden fields first military reconnaissance satellite via Falcon 9, backed by SAR satellite deals with ICEYE and Planet Labs Sweden has placed its first military reconnaissance satellite into orbit, with launch carried out on a Falcon 9 mission. The Swedish Armed Forces’ initial sensor comes via Planet Labs’ Pelican series, following FMV agreements to procure a “dozen” SAR and electro-optical satellites from ICEYE and Planet Labs.

2026-05-05T02:07:18.245195-07:00

Sweden fields first military reconnaissance satellite via Falcon 9, backed by SAR satellite deals with ICEYE and Planet Labs

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Eycore launches Eycore-1 SAR Earth-observation satellite on SpaceX CAS500-2 with NanoAvionics-built payload buses

ESA awards Thales Alenia Space €26.1M phase-1 contract for LISA gravitational-wave observatory telescopes

Loft Orbital expands to full-service Earth-observation constellation deals

ESA selects Edge Aerospace to develop orbital data-center architectures and use-case road map

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