Satellite   Africa  
SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

SPACEBEL to supply and support DRC’s RDC-SAT Earth observation satellite under Kinshasa ministry agreements

SPACEBEL has signed contractual agreements in Kinshasa with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ministry of Higher Education, Universities, Scientific Research and Innovation to supply, commission, service and maintain the Earth observation satellite RDC-SAT. The deal covers end-to-end lifecycle support from commissioning through ongoing maintenance.

2026-06-18T02:21:46.730565-07:00
Leadership   North America   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Carmen Arroyo

SpaceX Picks Sequoia’s Roelof Botha to Board Days After IPO

By Bloomberg: SpaceX said it had elected Roelof Botha, a long-time Sequoia Capital investor, to join the board as an independent director, less than a week after the Elon Musk-led company’s record-setting initial public offering.

Also: Fortune and Bloomberg Law
2026-06-17T14:34:48.739720-07:00
ArianeGroup   ESA   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

ESA assesses what it would take to increase Ariane 6 cadence to 15 missions or more per year, before 2030

By Space Intel Report: BRUSSELS — The European Space Agency (ESA) is examining ways to increase the launch rates of its Ariane 6 heavy-lift and Vega-C medium-lift rockets to capture what’s almost certain to be a surge in demand starting now and continuing through the end of the decade.

Also: Aviation Week
2026-06-17T11:23:25.674910-07:00