China   Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

Landspace’s improved Zhuque-2E Y5 flies as China lofts new Qianfan constellation satellites

Landspace carried out a return-to-flight milestone with the upgraded Zhuque-2E Y5 after flying on an inert customized test load to prove new systems. In parallel, China launched a new satellite group into orbit for its Qianfan megaconstellation, using Long March 6A for the batch update.

2026-05-14T03:09:16.277854-07:00
Satellite   Commercial Space  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

AST SpaceMobile inundates investors with its legitimate achievements, but launch contracts matter most for now

By Space Intel Report: JAKARTA — With direct-to-device broadband startup AST SpaceMobile, raising cash for a multibillion-dollar network, aligning terrestrial spectrum from mobile network operators (MNOs) with future satellite spectrum and deploying each satellite’s 223-square-meter antenna in low Earth orbit — all of them legitimate.

2026-05-14T02:25:01.920192-07:00
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Eutelsat: Revenue from OneWeb up 65% in Q1; government business grew 11.8% on GEO and LEO capacity

By Space Intel Report: JAKARTA — Satellite fleet operator Eutelsat reported an 11.8% increase in government revenue for the three months ending March 31 as global military demand more than offset the slack in US government business.

2026-05-13T05:23:24.336537-07:00