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Payload • Douglas Gorman

TrustPoint Selects EnduroSat to Build 40-Satellite Commercial GNSS Constellation

TrustPoint, a startup developing a commercial global navigation satellite system, has selected EnduroSat to build a 40-satellite constellation. The agreement adds a defined spacecraft manufacturing partner to TrustPoint’s plans to establish an alternative commercial GNSS service.

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2026-09-10T05:50:43.311277-07:00
Satellite   ArianeGroup   Project Kuiper   Europe   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
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CNBC • Elsa Ohlen

Amazon backs Ariane with rocket launch orders as Europe battles to close its space gap

By CNBC: The deal hands the continent's space industry a commercial boost as governments push for greater sovereign capabilities.

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2026-09-10T04:36:46.680021-07:00
Satellite   AI   Europe   LEO   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
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Reuters

Aerospacelab wins €2.4 billion deal to build majority of IRIS² satellites

By Reuters: Belgium's ​Aerospacelab said on Thursday it had won a €2.4 ‌billion ($2.8 billion) contract to build 264 satellites for the European Union's IRIS² network, which is due to offer ​secure communications for governments, security agencies and ​commercial users by 2030.

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2026-09-10T05:06:10.376869-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   Satellite   AI   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Consortium announces plans for billion-dollar AI-enabled satellite imaging constellation

By SpaceNews.com: A group of companies announced plans Sept. 9 for a constellation of AI-enabled imaging satellites projected to cost $1 billion.

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2026-09-10T00:21:18.553009-07:00
LEO   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
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SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

NewOrbit claims launch slot for commercial VLEO mission

By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – UK startup NewOrbit announced plans Sept. 10 to send NEO-1, a rideshare mission, to very low Earth orbit (VLEO) in the third quarter of 2028.

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2026-09-10T01:30:41.568602-07:00