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- Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027 SpaceNews · 18 Aug 2026 The company will use a Photon spacecraft to test interoperability with the Space Data Network's core infrastructure built by SpaceX
- Sophia Space and Caltech claim patent for space data centers SpaceNews · 30 Jul 2026 SAN FRANCISCO – Sophia Space announced the award July 30 of a patent, shared with the California Institute of Technology, covering large, modular space-based data centers. The patent, issued July […]
- SpaceX wins $2.29 billion Space Force contract for military data network SpaceNews · 26 May 2026 The contract is for the development of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Data Network backbone
- Telesat eyes defense role with laser comms test ahead of LEO debut SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2026 Canadian operator adds military Ka-band and plans 2027 NASA demonstration as Pentagon seeks faster space data transport
- Musk merges xAI into SpaceX in bid to build space data centers SpaceDaily · 3 Feb 2026 San Francisco USA (AFP) Feb 2, 2026 Elon Musk's SpaceX has taken over his artificial intelligence company xAI in a merger aimed at deploying space-based data centers, a statement said on Monday. The acquisition combines...
- Aalyria spacetime platform tapped for AFRL space data network trials SpaceDaily · 27 Jan 2026 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 26, 2026 Aalyria has been selected by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Rapid Architecture Prototyping and Integration Development program to advance software solutions for managing comple...
- Parsons buys Altamira for $375 million to expand space and intelligence portfolio SpaceNews · 15 Jan 2026 The acquisition brings missile-warning and space data analytics capabilities
- CNES Launches €1 Million AI Space Data Challenge European Spaceflight · 15 Jan 2026 The French space agency CNES and the Île-de-France region, which includes Paris, have partnered to launch a €1 million challenge focused on the use of artificial intelligence to analyse satellite data. Originally announc...
- Beyond the ground station: Why space data centers require a distributed RAID SpaceNews · 15 Dec 2025 Low Earth orbit is undergoing the fastest expansion in its history. However, the nature of the payload is changing. We are moving past simple “bent-pipe” communication relays — where a satellite simply receives a signal...
- Strengthened collision avoidance system boosts UK satellite safety for LEO constellations SpaceDaily · 21 Nov 2025 London, UK (SPX) Nov 20, 2025 GMV's UK subsidiary has taken a significant step in space safety with the development and deployment of an advanced collision avoidance system tailored for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite co...
- Kepler Communications CEO talks sovereignty, security, and space data SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2025 In this week’s special CEO Series edition of Space Minds, we're at the World Space Business Week in Paris. In today's episode, SpaceNews editor Mike Gruss talks with Mina Mitry, CEO of Kepler Communications.
- SDA picks GMV to build next-generation space safety system SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2025 The Space Data Association has picked Spanish technology provider GMV to upgrade and operate its global space traffic coordination platform starting early next year, the non-profit group of satellite operators announced...
- Long March 3B launches Tianlian-2 (05) satellite to boost space data relay network SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2025 China added a new satellite to its geostationary Tianlian data tracking and relay communications satellite series Sunday with its latest launch.
- Space data centers will connect us faster and more sustainably than ever before SpaceNews · 11 Dec 2024 Deep tech innovation is creating extraordinary business and societal opportunities in space — not least the prospect of space-based data centers and distributed network infrastructure that will connect humanity in […]
- Kayhan Space Satcat platform merges space data SpaceNews · 14 Jun 2024 Kayhan Space unveiled Satcat, a new source for information on objects and events in Earth orbit.
- After raising $9.5 million, startup OurSky sees strong demand for space data platform SpaceNews · 19 Dec 2023 Demand is strong for an online platform unveiled in early December by OurSky, a startup that raised $9.5 million to simplify tracking of objects and activities in space.
- Former White House space policy official Audrey Schaffer joins Slingshot Aerospace SpaceNews · 11 Sep 2023 Former White House space policy official Audrey Schaffer has joined Slingshot Aerospace, a space data analytics and tracking firm focused on spaceflight safety.
- Space Force selects 18 vendors to provide space data analytics and software services SpaceNews · 25 Mar 2023 The Space Systems Command announced March 24 it has selected 18 vendors to provide data analytics and software services to help decision makers analyze information about the space domain.
- How to Implement Open Architectures Faster in Ground Systems—Legacy, Now, and Next SpaceNews · 22 Feb 2023 As the evolution of space as a contested domain accelerates, defense and national security agencies must innovate—and both legacy ground systems and digital-first programs now have the chance to rapidly adapt. Every day,...
- Competition is growing in the space-data-relay sector SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2022 Companies reveal plans for optical and RF data relay networks to address growing demand from satellite operators for high-speed data transfer.
- Slingshot Aerospace rolls out free space-traffic control service SpaceNews · 13 Sep 2022 Slingshot Aerospace, a space data analytics company, announced Sept. 13 it is offering a free version of its space traffic control software to satellite operators
- U.S. Army signs agreement to test space data from HawkEye 360 satellites SpaceNews · 25 Aug 2022 The U.S. Army has signed an agreement to evaluate the use of space data from HawkEye 360, an Earth observation company that uses satellites to monitor radio-frequency signals emitted by electronic devices
- Slingshot acquires Numerica’s space-tracking business and UK space data firm Seradata SpaceNews · 3 Aug 2022 Slingshot Aerospace announced Aug. 3 it has acquired Numerica’s space-tracking business and UK space data firm Seradata
- Military looking for new ways to acquire and use commercial satellite data SpaceNews · 23 May 2022 Space Systems Command is trying to figure out how to exploit traditional and new types of commercial space data
- Government trying to streamline procurement of commercial space data SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2022 NGA is trying to match requirements with commercially available technology, said Frank Avila, commercial and business operations deputy director at the National Geospatial-intelligence Agency
- SpaceLink hires Axiom to support ISS communications demonstration SpaceNews · 17 Feb 2022 SpaceLink announced plans Feb. 17 to work with Axiom Space to conduct the first demonstration of its space data relay service on the International Space Station.
- Bluestaq gets new investor to fund growth in defense and space data management SpaceNews · 18 Jan 2022 The O’Neil Group, a real estate and asset management company based in Colorado Springs, announced Jan. 18 it is making a strategic investment in Bluestaq, a technology startup that is developing an enterprise data system...
- Spire CEO sees vast potential market for space data SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2021 Spire Global CEO Peter Platzer expects commercial and government demand for space data and analytics to surge in the coming years, offering enormous growth potential for the firm, which began trading shares publicly in A...
- SpaceLink hires OHB to build data relay satellites SpaceNews · 13 Oct 2021 SpaceLink has awarded OHB System AG a contract with an anticipated value of more than $300 million to manufacture four satellites for its commercial space data relay constellation.
- Space data used to detect sources of GPS disruptions SpaceNews · 5 Oct 2021 Radio-frequency data collected by Hawkeye 360 satellites can be used to locate GPS interference hotspots
- Numerica upgrades telescope network to track objects in LEO SpaceNews · 24 Aug 2021 Space data provider Numerica is upgrading its network of ground-based telescopes so they can track objects both in low Earth orbit and beyond.
- Software-as-a-Service model takes the space sector by storm SpaceNews · 24 Jun 2021 As the space sector expands, companies are adopting new business models, including Space Data as a Service, Satellite as a Service, and Ground Station as a Service, which promise the benefits of space without many of the...
- Bluestaq wins $280 million Space Force contract to expand space data catalog SpaceNews · 23 Mar 2021 Bluestaq received a $280 million contract from the U.S. Space Force to expand the Unified Data Library of space objects.
- U.S. Space Command signs space data sharing agreement with Peru SpaceNews · 20 May 2020