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Brazil selects Vega C to launch Amazonia-1B in 2027

Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has chosen Arianespace's Vega C to launch the Amazonia-1B earth-observation satellite in 2027. The contract pins a mid‑size European launcher to Brazil's next optical-imaging mission and reserves Vega C capacity on the 2027 manifest.

2026-01-27T00:09:24.841948-08:00

Wall Street Journal

National satellite fleets surge as governments push for sovereign control

2026-01-26T22:39:17.745103-08:00

SpaceNews.com

Paris Space Week: Global B2B forum on partnerships, supply‑chain resilience and commercialization

2026-01-26T21:16:10.879349-08:00

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NASA seeks partners for Earth Science extended missions, updates INNOVATE solicitation

2026-01-26T18:59:56.679315-08:00

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Northwood Space raises $100M Series B led by a16z and Washington Harbour, wins $50M Space Force contract El Segundo-based Northwood Space closed a $100 million Series B led by Washington Harbour Partners and a16z, with Alpine Space Ventures participating, and announced a separate $50 million Space Force contract. It's the startup's second fundraise in under a year as it scales commercial and defense services.

2026-01-27T02:34:03.335650-08:00

Northwood Space raises $100M Series B led by a16z and Washington Harbour, wins $50M Space Force contract

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Brazil selects Vega C to launch Amazonia-1B in 2027 Brazil's National Institute for Space Research (INPE) has chosen Arianespace's Vega C to launch the Amazonia-1B earth-observation satellite in 2027. The contract pins a mid‑size European launcher to Brazil's next optical-imaging mission and reserves Vega C capacity on the 2027 manifest.

2026-01-27T00:09:24.841948-08:00

Brazil selects Vega C to launch Amazonia-1B in 2027

Wall Street Journal

National satellite fleets surge as governments push for sovereign control Governments worldwide are accelerating development and procurement of national satellite fleets to regain sovereign control over communications, sensing and space-based resilience. That demand is reshaping commercial markets, prompting defence-oriented architectures and raising new policy, spectrum and supply‑chain priorities for operators and contractors.

2026-01-26T22:39:17.745103-08:00

National satellite fleets surge as governments push for sovereign control

SpaceNews.com

Paris Space Week: Global B2B forum on partnerships, supply‑chain resilience and commercialization Paris Space Week convenes global space industry executives, suppliers and investors to focus on partnership‑building, supply‑chain resilience and commercialization strategies across satellites, launch and services. The B2B forum emphasizes deal‑making, industrial collaboration and export‑control‑aware sourcing to accelerate commercial scale‑up and cross‑border partnerships.

2026-01-26T21:16:10.879349-08:00

Paris Space Week: Global B2B forum on partnerships, supply‑chain resilience and commercialization

SpaceNews.com

NASA seeks partners for Earth Science extended missions, updates INNOVATE solicitation NASA has issued solicitations to find partners for Earth Science extended missions and published Amendment 41 updating the A.10 INNOVATE solicitation, inviting proposals that apply NASA Earth observations and models to value‑added technologies, applications and societal benefits. The actions aim to accelerate operational use of satellite data.

2026-01-26T18:59:56.679315-08:00

NASA seeks partners for Earth Science extended missions, updates INNOVATE solicitation

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Airbus adds China’s Spacesail (Qianfan) LEO constellation to HPCplus Airbus has added China's Spacesail (Qianfan) low-Earth-orbit constellation to its HPCplus portfolio, positioning Spacesail as a native LEO option within the OEM's inflight-connectivity offering. The move opens the door to commercial talks with airlines about deploying Spacesail services on HPCplus-equipped airframes.

2026-01-26T18:59:54.299276-08:00

Airbus adds China’s Spacesail (Qianfan) LEO constellation to HPCplus

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Packed orbital manifest: GPS, Starlink and Electron launches set for last week of January The final week of January features a packed manifest of orbital launches, including U.S. military GPS satellite missions, multiple SpaceX Starlink flights and Rocket Lab Electron launches. The concentrated cadence reflects continued constellation buildouts and accelerating small‑launcher activity across polar and equatorial trajectories.

2026-01-26T14:54:37.896385-08:00

Packed orbital manifest: GPS, Starlink and Electron launches set for last week of January

Space.com

Solar Orbiter reveals cascading 'magnetic avalanches' that trigger solar flares ESA's Solar Orbiter captured, in unprecedented detail, the precursor phase of a major solar flare, showing cascading 'magnetic avalanches'—small, initially weak magnetic disturbances that rapidly trigger large‑scale magnetic reconnection and explosive energy release. The observations identify a multiscale trigger mechanism with direct implications for improving space‑weather forecasts.

2026-01-26T14:15:44.290643-08:00

Solar Orbiter reveals cascading 'magnetic avalanches' that trigger solar flares

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Brazil selects Vega C to launch Amazonia-1B in 2027

National satellite fleets surge as governments push for sovereign control

Paris Space Week: Global B2B forum on partnerships, supply‑chain resilience and commercialization

NASA seeks partners for Earth Science extended missions, updates INNOVATE solicitation

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