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CNBC • Elsa Ohlen

Arianespace expands commercial and sovereign-space partnerships with Amazon Leo, ICEYE and India

Arianespace has added six Ariane 64 launches to Amazon Leo’s contract, bringing the total to 24, while signing a cooperation agreement with ICEYE and supporting new India-France space-sector deals. The agreements reinforce Europe’s push to secure launch access and build sovereign satellite capabilities.

SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Amazon Leo Orders Six More Ariane 64 Launches From Arianespace

aviation-defence-universe.com • Harmeet Singh

ICEYE and Arianespace partner to strengthen Europe’s sovereign access to space

Also: Economic Times and ANI News Agency

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2026-09-10T04:36:46.680021-07:00

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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.

Also: resiliencemedia.co, resiliencemedia.co and satelliteprome.com

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2026-09-10T05:06:10.376869-07:00

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

TrustPoint Taps EnduroSat to Build 40-sat GNSS Constellation

By Payload: EnduroSat will build a 40-sat constellation for TrustPoint, the startup building a commercial GNSS service, the companies announced today.

SpaceNews.com

Navigation startup TrustPoint orders 40 satellites from EnduroSat

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2026-09-10T05:50:43.311277-07:00

ArianeGroup ESA Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

The Exploration Company Books Ariane 6 Flight for Nyx Demo Mission

By European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company has booked an Ariane 6 launch for its Nyx demonstration mission under ESA’s ALADDIN cargo programme.

1 Source

2026-09-10T04:05:54.458304-07:00

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Payload • Douglas Gorman

Inversion Space Wins NASA Contract to Study Aerocapture Flight

By Payload: NASA awarded Inversion a contract to study a new way of interplanetary travel, using planetary atmospheres to slow incoming spacecraft.

1 Source

2026-09-10T05:50:43.954179-07:00

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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.

European Spaceflight

Aerospacelab, Thales Alenia Space Secure €5.4 Billion in IRIS2 Contracts

SpaceWatch Global

Eutelsat And OroraTech Partner To Build Scalable European Thermal Intelligence Infrastructure

Also: Aviation Week, Payload and 3 more

8 Sources

2026-09-10T00:21:18.553009-07:00

LEO Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation Commercial Space

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.

SpaceWatch Global

Eutelsat And Infinite Orbits Partner On GEO Satellite Life-Extension Mission

Also: Satellite Evolution

3 Sources

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

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spaceanddefense.io

ALTA LUNA, Venturi Space’s New Lunar Utility Vehicle

By spaceanddefense.io: Aeronautics & Aircraft , Featured Stories , Space Exploration , Technology , Virtual Reality Venturi Space unveils ALTA LUNA, a compact and manoeuvrable rover designed for local operationsaround future lunar bases.

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