M&A   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

EQT Private Equity buys Exolaunch, backing rapid growth in rideshare mission management for SpaceX

EQT Private Equity (Sweden) is purchasing Germany-based Exolaunch in a transaction dealroom.co estimates at $339 million, with value not disclosed. Exolaunch—described as a SpaceX satellite launch partner and rideshare mission manager—expects a 250% revenue increase this year.

SpaceNews.com • Jeff Foust

EQT to acquire Exolaunch

Also: CNA
2026-06-18T09:20:38.853943-07:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Brian W Smith, Davide Barbuscia, Gowri Gurumurthy

SpaceX Bankers Preparing for Bond Sale of at Least $20 Billion

By Bloomberg: Bankers for Elon Musk’s SpaceX are preparing to hold calls with investors as soon as next week to discuss a potential bond offering on the heels of the company’s record IPO, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Also: CNA and Seeking Alpha
2026-06-18T09:50:27.617610-07:00
Satellite   Middle East   Europe   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
Space.com • Tereza Pultarova

'It's quite a bit more than we expected': Satellite reveals immense scale of GPS signal tampering

By Space.com: For the first time, an experimental satellite has mapped the scale of GPS jamming across Europe and the Middle East from space.

2026-06-18T06:21:52.894727-07:00