SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Southern Launch has agreed with US-based SpaceWorks Enterprises to host multiple orbital re-entry missions at the Koonibba Test Range. The pact signals expanding contracted re-entry access capacity for new-space operators using the range to support re-entry campaign requirements.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
By SpaceWatch Global: Unseenlabs has announced BRO-22's upcoming launch, which will be the first foreign private satellite to fly aboard Japan’s H3 Vehicle.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
By SpaceWatch Global: Defence dominated SmallSat Europe 2026 in Amsterdam: Germany's €35bn space push, a European Space Component Command bid, the EU Space Act and the dual-use dilemma.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: Apex has raised more than $200 million to expand in-house satellite production capabilities, announcing a funding round June 5 it says nearly doubled the four-year-old manufacturer’s valuation to $2.3 billion.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The House Armed Services Committee moved to preserve a Space Force missile-warning satellite program the Pentagon plans to cancel, authorizing $415 million for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar program in the markup of the fiscal 2027 defense policy bill.
Space.com
• Robert Z. Pearlman
By Space.com: A pair of SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets just placed more than 50 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit after liftoffs from California and Florida on June 3 and June 4, 2026.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: The Exploration Company has revealed plans for Yrene, a reusable heavy-lift rocket powered by its new Storm engines.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Mbryonics will collaborate with NTT on building a high-speed backbone for space communications, under a new MoU announced Thursday.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
