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SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

Momentus tests low-cost sensor suite for future satellite servicing

Momentus has successfully tested a low-cost sensor suite designed to support proximity operations for future satellite-servicing missions. The test advances the company’s effort to develop lower-cost sensing capabilities for spacecraft rendezvous and servicing, though no performance results or deployment timeline were provided.

2026-09-29T05:45:49.478472-07:00
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SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

SpaceX Prepares Starship for its First Orbital Flight and In-Orbit Starlink Deployment

By SpaceWatch Global: SpaceX prepares Starship for its first orbital flight, aiming to deploy 26 Starlink V3 satellites and test orbital operations and reentry.

2026-09-28T02:54:41.481896-07:00
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

Northrop Grumman delivers 21 data-relay satellites for military constellation

By SpaceNews.com: GTON — Northrop Grumman said it delivered its first 21 satellites for the U.S. Space Force’s proliferated low Earth orbit constellation, putting the company in line to join York Space Systems and Lockheed Martin in deploying the military’s space-based data network.

2026-09-28T08:06:17.967174-07:00