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Intuitive Machines has secured a two-satellite order for an unnamed commercial customer. The order is for two IM 300 platforms, the same platform that has supported Space Development Agency missions.

Telesat will consider adopting space-to-ground optical communications capabilities through a new strategic collaboration agreement with Cailabs . Under

Kymeta secured an order from a branch within the U.S. Department of Defense for 100 Osprey u8 multi-orbit satcom terminals worth $20 million.

Boeing has delivered the final three satellites that will complete SES 's O3b mPOWER constellation. The satellites are set for launch later this month on a SpaceX Falcon 9 mission.

NASA awarded Blue Origin a contract worth up to $700 million to build the Mars Telecommunications Network, which will provide communications and navigation services for future Mars missions.

Japanese satellite imagery provider Axelspace signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to provide Airbus with the company's mid-resolution optical images. The partners plan to jointly develop and deliver satellite imagery solutions for customers.

Hungarian tech, telecommunications, and defense company 4iG Group will launch SpaceX 's Starlink Mobile in certain European markets.

KSAT , the company known for downlinking satellite data and operating the largest commercial ground station network, plans to expand its network to space with its upcoming Hyper network of relay satellites.

Planet grew revenue by nearly 60% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2026 and narrowed its net loss as the satellite imagery company sees growing momentum with sovereign deals for governments around the world.

ST Engineering iDirect reports it has demonstrated a pilot version of a multi-waveform 5G New Radio Non-Terrestrial Network (NR-NTN) user equipment