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NASA Spaceflight • Aaron McCrea

Packed launch week: ULA's Vulcan to carry USSF-87 and SpaceX to fly Crew-12 amid eight scheduled missions

Eight launches are scheduled this week from multiple sites, led by United Launch Alliance's Vulcan carrying the USSF-87 national-security payload and SpaceX's Crew-12 Dragon bound for the International Space Station. The manifest mixes crewed, government and commercial missions across several providers.

2026-02-09T14:35:59.122500-08:00
Satellite   Middle East   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Es’hailSat and Telesat form strategic LEO partnership to deliver connectivity in Qatar and key international markets

By Via Satellite: Telesat has signed a strategic partnership deal in the Middle East with Es’hailSat to deliver Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity services to Qatar and across key international markets.

Also: Satellite Evolution
2026-02-09T12:52:46.853966-08:00
Satellite   Space Force   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization   NASA  
Via Satellite • Ben Ackman

Momentus to Demonstrate Multispectral Sensor During RPO Mission for Space Force With NASA Support in March

By Via Satellite: Momentus will undertake a rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO) demonstration mission with NASA next month, as the former moves to fulfill a contract signed with the U.S.

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2026-02-09T12:14:06.615952-08:00
Satellite   Europe   Commercial Space   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
Satellite Evolution

CMA CGM Group, Marlink, and Eutelsat partner to deploy OneWeb LEO connectivity across CMA CGM’s global maritime fleet

By Satellite Evolution: CMA CGM Group, Marlink and Eutelsat have announced a partnership to deploy OneWeb LEO connectivity across CMA CGM’s global maritime fleet. The solution integrates European-based Eutelsat OneWeb’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) services combined with existing LEO and GEO networks within a broader hybrid network architecture, enabled by Marlink’s purpose-built edge platform, XChange NextGen.

2026-02-09T04:34:46.632280-08:00