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AAC Clyde Space lands EUMETSAT EPS-Sterna contract, tripling backlog; 2026 revenue forecast rises 61% to ~49.9M

AAC Clyde Space said a long-awaited large contract—linked to EUMETSAT EPS-Sterna—has now been secured, tripling its backlog. The company forecasts 2026 revenue of about 475 million Swedish krona (~$49.9 million), up 61% from 2025, with a 10% EBITDA margin and positive operating cash flow.

2026-04-28T07:24:44.894996-07:00

Bloomberg

True Anomaly raises $650M Series D, hitting $2.2B valuation to scale autonomous orbital defense satellites

2026-04-28T03:23:11.839230-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

Gatehouse Satcom and Rohde & Schwarz expand GEO/LEO 5G NTN validation testing for IoT

2026-04-28T03:57:31.940176-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

Spaceflux raises £39 million seed to scale global space intelligence services

2026-04-28T02:24:31.556078-07:00

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AAC Clyde Space lands EUMETSAT EPS-Sterna contract, tripling backlog; 2026 revenue forecast rises 61% to ~49.9M AAC Clyde Space said a long-awaited large contract—linked to EUMETSAT EPS-Sterna—has now been secured, tripling its backlog. The company forecasts 2026 revenue of about 475 million Swedish krona (~$49.9 million), up 61% from 2025, with a 10% EBITDA margin and positive operating cash flow.

2026-04-28T07:24:44.894996-07:00

AAC Clyde Space lands EUMETSAT EPS-Sterna contract, tripling backlog; 2026 revenue forecast rises 61% to ~49.9M

SpaceWatch Global

Gatehouse Satcom and Rohde & Schwarz expand GEO/LEO 5G NTN validation testing for IoT Gatehouse Satcom is partnering with Rohde & Schwarz to strengthen validation and testing of 5G IoT-NTN and NR-NTN technologies. The collaboration targets faster, more standardized testing of device and network behavior across both GEO and LEO non-terrestrial network scenarios.

2026-04-28T03:57:31.940176-07:00

Gatehouse Satcom and Rohde & Schwarz expand GEO/LEO 5G NTN validation testing for IoT

Bloomberg

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True Anomaly raises $650M Series D, hitting $2.2B valuation to scale autonomous orbital defense satellites Colorado-based space defense startup True Anomaly secured a $650 million Series D led by Eclipse and Riot Ventures, valuing the company at $2.2 billion. The firm says it will invest the capital to build space-dominance capabilities at scale as it ramps hiring, manufacturing, and spacecraft deployment, after selection for Golden Dome.

2026-04-28T03:23:11.839230-07:00

True Anomaly raises $650M Series D, hitting $2.2B valuation to scale autonomous orbital defense satellites

SpaceWatch Global

Germany’s new military strategy signals counterspace and Satcom intent, but leaves a thin satellite roadmap as Europe’s space ef Germany’s first Military Strategy to 2039 flags threats and pushes for conventional leadership in Europe, yet its stated space emphasis is limited—raising questions about follow-through. The broader European push toward counterspace and satellite communications investments risks exacerbating duplication and fragmentation across national and EU programmes.

2026-04-28T02:37:57.480448-07:00

Germany’s new military strategy signals counterspace and Satcom intent, but leaves a thin satellite roadmap as Europe’s space ef

SpaceWatch Global

Spaceflux raises £39 million seed to scale global space intelligence services Spaceflux has raised €39 million in its seed round, increasing total proceeds to €35.5 million plus an additional €3.5 million, to accelerate its global expansion of space intelligence services. The financing adds to a broader wave of early-stage capital flowing into newspace data and analytics capability builders.

2026-04-28T02:24:31.556078-07:00

Spaceflux raises £39 million seed to scale global space intelligence services

SpaceNews.com

Startup pitches compact radios to move Golden Dome targeting data between satellites and interceptors A small startup is developing compact radios designed to rapidly transfer targeting data between space assets and missile interceptors, aiming to fill a critical communications link in the Pentagon’s “Golden Dome” missile-defense architecture. The effort targets faster, more survivable data exchange as the network shifts toward distributed space connectivity.

2026-04-28T02:09:29.493095-07:00

Startup pitches compact radios to move Golden Dome targeting data between satellites and interceptors

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SpaceX scrubs Falcon Heavy ViaSat-3 F3 launch; Falcon Heavy returns target set for April 29 SpaceX postponed its Falcon Heavy launch of the ViaSat-3 F3 satellite to an updated target date after unfavorable weather forced a last-minute scrub at Kennedy Space Center’s LC-39A. The rescheduled attempt is expected to follow shortly as Falcon Heavy returns after a hiatus since October 2024.

2026-04-27T13:34:36.097316-07:00

SpaceX scrubs Falcon Heavy ViaSat-3 F3 launch; Falcon Heavy returns target set for April 29

Space.com

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ULA Atlas V launches 29 Amazon Leo (Leo 6) satellites on Cape Canaveral mission United Launch Alliance deployed 29 Amazon Leo satellites on its Atlas V mission (Leo 6), marking the constellation’s sixth launch for Amazon via ULA. Liftoff occurred from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral, reinforcing Amazon Leo’s push to build in-orbit capacity for broadband service.

2026-04-27T08:04:50.804813-07:00

ULA Atlas V launches 29 Amazon Leo (Leo 6) satellites on Cape Canaveral mission

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AAC Clyde Space lands EUMETSAT EPS-Sterna contract, tripling backlog; 2026 revenue forecast rises 61% to ~49.9M

True Anomaly raises $650M Series D, hitting $2.2B valuation to scale autonomous orbital defense satellites

Gatehouse Satcom and Rohde & Schwarz expand GEO/LEO 5G NTN validation testing for IoT

Spaceflux raises £39 million seed to scale global space intelligence services

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