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MDA Space lands digital payload contracts with Mitsubishi Electric for Japan’s defense satcom, plus a separate win for Canada’s

MDA Space secured a defense communications satellite digital payload contract with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation for Japan. In parallel, the company also won a separate contract involving the Canadian Space Agency, extending MDA’s role in major government-backed space capabilities spanning defense and national satellite continuity.

2026-06-25T13:27:22.904251-07:00

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SpaceComputer partners with SpaceManic on security demo mission for on-orbit shared compute and rideshare satellites

2026-06-25T06:07:49.431410-07:00

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ICEYE plans to double radar-satellite output to 100 spacecraft by end-2027

2026-06-25T01:55:26.110007-07:00

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R-Space unveils AT-Astra—Austria’s first commercial satellite—planned for launch on Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket

2026-06-25T00:47:54.806090-07:00

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MDA Space lands digital payload contracts with Mitsubishi Electric for Japan’s defense satcom, plus a separate win for Canada’s MDA Space secured a defense communications satellite digital payload contract with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation for Japan. In parallel, the company also won a separate contract involving the Canadian Space Agency, extending MDA’s role in major government-backed space capabilities spanning defense and national satellite continuity.

2026-06-25T13:27:22.904251-07:00

MDA Space lands digital payload contracts with Mitsubishi Electric for Japan’s defense satcom, plus a separate win for Canada’s

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Capella Validates Mynaric Optical Terminal on Latest SAR Satellite

2026-06-25T13:12:28.536105-07:00

Capella Validates Mynaric Opti

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SpaceComputer partners with SpaceManic on security demo mission for on-orbit shared compute and rideshare satellites SpaceComputer’s Space Fabric security solution is designed to address growing on-orbit hacking threats and to secure shared-compute modules used by rideshare satellites. The company is partnering with SpaceManic on a demonstration mission focused on protecting distributed space computing environments.

2026-06-25T06:07:49.431410-07:00

SpaceComputer partners with SpaceManic on security demo mission for on-orbit shared compute and rideshare satellites

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ICEYE plans to double radar-satellite output to 100 spacecraft by end-2027 ICEYE says it expects to expand production capacity from about 50 SAR satellites to 100 by the end of 2027, aiming to ramp to roughly two satellites per week. The increase is framed as a response to surging demand from European militaries, including clearer ISR capacity needs.

2026-06-25T01:55:26.110007-07:00

ICEYE plans to double radar-satellite output to 100 spacecraft by end-2027

SpaceWatch Global

R-Space unveils AT-Astra—Austria’s first commercial satellite—planned for launch on Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket Vienna-based R-Space says its AT-Astra mission will be its first fully in-house satellite and the first commercial satellite designed and built entirely in Austria. The company also frames the payload’s launch as the next step for Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum launch vehicle.

2026-06-25T00:47:54.806090-07:00

R-Space unveils AT-Astra—Austria’s first commercial satellite—planned for launch on Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket

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U.S. Space Force reopens competition for mobile satellite-control antennas after canceling AeroVironment deal The U.S. Space Force has restarted a procurement competition for mobile satellite-control antennas, after canceling a prior $1.7 billion contract with AeroVironment and pivoting toward a more commercial acquisition approach. The move signals renewed effort to modernize deployable ground-control capacity for satellite operations.

2026-06-24T14:40:02.183650-07:00

U.S. Space Force reopens competition for mobile satellite-control antennas after canceling AeroVironment deal

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Shield Space teams with ClearSpace on integrating autonomous satellite-defense software with in-orbit servicing capabilities British startup Shield Space will partner with ClearSpace to combine Shield Space’s autonomous satellite-operations software with ClearSpace’s in-orbit servicing capabilities. The integration is aimed at improving protection of satellites against emerging orbital threats, leveraging autonomous decision-making alongside on-orbit intervention.

2026-06-24T14:25:37.301283-07:00

Shield Space teams with ClearSpace on integrating autonomous satellite-defense software with in-orbit servicing capabilities

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Hegseth: Golden Dome directed-energy milestone test defeats drones and cruise missiles Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the first Golden Dome milestone test used directed energy to defeat drones and cruise missiles, marking the program’s initial major counter-UAS and counter-cruise capability validation. The result adds a kinetic/energy kill approach to Golden Dome’s broader, layered air-and-missile-defense architecture.

2026-06-24T12:57:06.475265-07:00

Hegseth: Golden Dome directed-energy milestone test defeats drones and cruise missiles

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MDA Space lands digital payload contracts with Mitsubishi Electric for Japan’s defense satcom, plus a separate win for Canada’s

SpaceComputer partners with SpaceManic on security demo mission for on-orbit shared compute and rideshare satellites

ICEYE plans to double radar-satellite output to 100 spacecraft by end-2027

R-Space unveils AT-Astra—Austria’s first commercial satellite—planned for launch on Isar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket

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