Satellite   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Commercial Space  
Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Frequency Electronics wins $18M across proliferated satellite and government programs, including $11M prime-funded satellite sys

Frequency Electronics (FEIM) reported $18 million in recent contract wins, including an $11 million award from an undisclosed major aerospace prime to support a proliferated satellite program. The total includes $7 million in follow-on awards tied to existing government and aerospace work.

Also: Seeking Alpha
2026-07-23T12:19:48.113734-07:00
Satellite   AI   Commercial Space  
Via Satellite • Zaheer Ali

Space Is Coming for Silicon

By Via Satellite: Orbital data centers are now taking shape enough to have brand names. SpaceX has put Starmind on the map, with Elon Musk describing it as an AI satellite megaconstellation that could eventually operate as “orbital data centers” at enormous scale.

2026-07-23T12:35:46.095966-07:00
Satellite   Europe   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

French-German ministers' meeting lauds Iris2 as 'Europe's digital backbone,' want 2-GHz spectrum reserved for it

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — The German government, whose skepticism about Europe’s Iris2 multi-orbit secure connectivity project is well-known and long-standing, accepted a remarkably pro-Iris2 statement following the July 17 Franco-German Council of Ministers in Brühl, Germany.

2026-07-23T09:05:45.643484-07:00
Museums   Satellite   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization   Thales  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Thales space division reports growing sales and profit despite $174.5M cost of cancellation of two satellites for SES

By Space Intel Report: LA PLATA, Maryland — Thales Group’s space business, run mainly through Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio, continued its recovery in the three months ending June 30, with increases in both sales and profit, despite a customer’s cancellation of two geostationary-orbit telecommunications satellites.

2026-07-23T07:55:15.120102-07:00
AI   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
Bloomberg • Sarah Frier

Google Says it Holds $94 Billion in SpaceX Shares After IPO

By Bloomberg: Alphabet Inc.’s Google said its equity holdings include $94.1 billion in SpaceX shares, after the space-and-AI company’s blockbuster initial public offering.

Also: Seeking Alpha and CNA
2026-07-23T05:05:24.001622-07:00