Payload
• Douglas Gorman
Eutelsat has agreed to task Infinite Orbits with extending the operational life of at least one of its geostationary-orbit satellites. The announcement highlights the use of in-orbit servicing to support continued utility from existing satellite assets.
Space Intel Report
• Peter B. de Selding
By Space Intel Report: PARIS — Satellite builder Loft Orbital and UAE-based Marlan Space announced a billion-dollar investment by Royal Group of Abu Dhabi into a 50-satellite constellation using AI to deliver optical and radar imaging products to Europe and the United Arab Emirates.
TechCrunch
• Anna Heim
By TechCrunch: The Exploration Company (TEC) has raised $450 million to build reusable spacecraft, in what it describes as “the largest-ever Series C by a European space company.”.
SpaceNews.com
• Jeff Foust
By SpaceNews.com: A high-level conference organized by the French government on space seeks international consensus on key issue and to bolster Europe’s space efforts.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has more than doubled the number of national security launch services it expects to procure, from 151 in its 2022 baseline to 337 under its latest estimate, as the U.S.
Universe Today
• Matthew Williams
By Universe Today: On Sunday July 5th, 2026, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) achieved the first-ever successful laser ranging experiment while making a flyby of an asteroid.
SpaceNews.com
• Jason Rainbow
By SpaceNews.com: The FCC is poised to cement its longstanding practice of excluding constellations from environmental reviews, amid an unprecedented wave of proposals covering more than a million orbital data centers.
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: Hyperspectral satellite startup Pixxel completed a $100 million funding raise that Pixxel says will fuel its growth in the U.S. and expansion into sensing.
The Daily Debrief
One concise daily briefing across aviation, defense and space—key developments, corroborating sources, and the context leaders need to act.
SpaceWatch Global
• Torsten Kriening
Bloomberg
• Carmen Reinicke, Yiqin Shen
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
CNBC
• Davis Giangiulio
