Jason Rainbow

TAMPA, Fla. — Investment in satellite companies reached $8.1 billion in the first half of 2026, already surpassing every previous annual total tracked by early-stage investor Space Capital.

TAMPA, Fla. — Swissto12 said it has raised $70 million in fresh funding to keep up with growing demand for its small geostationary satellite manufacturing business.

TAMPA, Fla. — Japan's IHI is considering adding next-generation hyperspectral satellites from Finnish startup Kuva Space to its planned 100-strong, multi-sensor sovereign Earth observation constellation.

TAMPA, Fla. — The British government and Florida's space-focused economic development agency have each committed $200,000 to support joint research, innovation and commercialization projects.

The FCC voted July 22 to push satellite operators out of more C-band spectrum for a 5G auction next year, while approving a licensing overhaul aimed at accelerating the commercial space economy.

TAMPA, Fla. — Satellite operators have welcomed the prospect of reaping more than $6 billion for quickly clearing upper C-band spectrum the FCC aims to auction next year, with billions more set to cover new geostationary spacecraft and other transition costs.

TAMPA, Fla. — EchoStar's Hughes geostationary satellite broadband business has filed for bankruptcy in the United States after years of mounting competition from SpaceX's Starlink constellation.

TAMPA, Fla. — Neuraspace, the Portuguese space traffic management startup, announced 15.6 million euros ($18 million) in fresh funding Aug. 5 to expand European space domain awareness (SDA) and defense capabilities.

TAMPA, Fla. — Europe risks becoming dependent on foreign orbital computing infrastructure as U.S. companies and China's government-led push accelerate the development of space-based data centers, according to the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).

Another wave of constellations has staked claims for communications satellites in non-geostationary orbit (NGSO), but what hope do newcomers have alongside the industry's entrenched, vertically integrated giants?