Event   Satellite   LEO   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX to launch 45 satellites from California on May 3 (Falcon 9)

SpaceX is scheduled to launch 45 satellites into orbit from California in the early hours of May 3, with live coverage available. The planned multi-satellite deployment underscores continued cadence growth in orbital satellite delivery and constellation expansion efforts.

2026-05-02T09:39:35.973820-07:00
Satellite   Europe   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
Via Satellite • Mark Holmes

Loft to Build 10 EO Satellites for French Constellation With Magellium Artal Group

By Via Satellite: Loft is to play a key role in an ambitious next-generation Earth Observation (EO) constellation project in France. It is to partner with Magellium Artal Group after winning a multi-year contract worth up to tens of millions of euros from the French Space Agency (CNES) for the deployment of this constellation.

2026-05-01T12:57:12.526351-07:00
Satellite   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

As EU raises its military space profile, EU Satellite Centre prepares to move to center stage

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The European Union Satellite Centre (SatCen), which for more than two decades has been producing satellite imagery-based security and military reports for EU nations, is on the threshold of a major increase in responsibility as the EU prepares to manage a constellation of high-revisit,.

2026-05-01T12:57:11.339180-07:00
Satellite   AI   LEO   Commercial Space  
SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

The opportunity beyond orbital data centers

By SpaceNews.com: Investor attention is starting to shift toward ventures that could be enabled by orbital data centers, even as the massive computing networks proposed by SpaceX and others remain years from reality.

2026-05-01T12:58:32.803645-07:00