Airbus
Airbus UpNext has launched SpaceRAN, an in-orbit demonstrator to test advanced 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) capabilities and enable standardised global 5G connectivity for commercial aviation. The programme will validate NTN functions across two platforms, including Airbus’s Arrow satellite.
Space.com
• Josh Dinner
By Space.com: Coverage begins at 3 p.m. EST today (Jan. 14).
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
By Via Satellite: UK-based Open Cosmos is awarded Liechtenstein’s priority Ka-band spectrum filings previously held by Rivada, with plans for a constellation.
SpaceNews.com
• Sandra Erwin
By SpaceNews.com: SkyFi raises $12.7 million to scale satellite data marketplace SkyFi raises $12.7 million to scale satellite data marketplace.
Satellite Evolution
By Satellite Evolution: Astroscale UK Awarded ESA Contract to Develop World-First In-Orbit Refurbishment and Upgrading Service.
SpaceNews.com
• Andrew Jones
By SpaceNews.com: China’s first launches of 2026 send Yaogan spacecraft into unusual orbit, loft Guowang satellites China conducted a pair of Long March rocket launches Tuesday, kicking off what is likely to be a record-breaking year for the country.
NASA
• Jennifer M Dooren
By NASA: NASA, along with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), announced Tuesday a renewed commitment to their longstanding partnership to support the research and.
By Spaceflight Now:  The next Global Positioning System satellite is switching from a United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket to a SpaceX Falcon 9, a spokesperson for the U.S.
NASA Spaceflight
• Alejandro Alcantarilla Romera, Chris Bergin
Space.com
• Kenna Hughes-Castleberry
