BEIT SHEMESH, ISRAEL – On Monday, March 9, 2026, a barrage of long-range precision missiles launched by Hezbollah targeted the SES Ha’Ela Satellite Station (also known as the Emek HaEla […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/11/missile-strike-targets-strategic-ses-haela-teleport-in-central-israel/

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA. – On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, MTN, a global provider of satellite and wireless solutions, announced the immediate availability of StarEdge Horizon on the Amazon Web Services […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/11/mtn-launches-click-to-deploy-staredge-horizon-satellite-service-on-aws-marketplace/

BROOMFIELD, COLORADO – On Wednesday, March 11, 2026, BAE Systems announced the successful completion of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/11/bae-systems-completes-preliminary-design-review-for-1-2-billion-space-force-epoch-2-program/

ISLAMABAD – On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, VEON Ltd. announced that its Pakistani subsidiary, Jazz (JazzWorld), emerged as the largest winner in the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s (PTA) historic Next Generation […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/11/jazz-secures-industry-leading-190-mhz-in-pakistans-landmark-507m-5g-spectrum-auction/

TAFUNA, AMERICAN SAMOA – On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, the Port Administration of American Samoa and Michigan-based ATLAS Space Operations finalized an agreement to host advanced satellite tracking antenna systems […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/11/atlas-space-operations-establishes-south-pacific-hub-with-new-ground-station-in-american-samoa/

Legacy satellite operators aren't mourning geostationary orbit. They're stripping it for parts. The transition is expensive, legally contentious, and — if you look at the earnings — working. Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/10/spring-forward-legacy-operators-are-killing-geo-thats-the-plan/

NUREMBERG, GERMANY – On Monday, March 9, 2026, Seattle-based Hubble Network announced a significant milestone in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector, demonstrating the first-ever direct-to-satellite connection using standard, off-the-shelf […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/10/hubble-network-debuts-global-bluetooth-to-satellite-connectivity-at-embedded-world-2026/

The re-entry of NASA’s Van Allen Probe A (formerly known as the Radiation Belt Storm Probe A) on March 10, 2026, marks the conclusion of a 14-year journey that transitioned […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/10/a-satellite-crashes-home-a-bit-too-soon/

SANTIAGO, CHILE – On Tuesday, March 10, 2026, SSC Space (Swedish Space Corporation) announced the operational readiness of its new Optical Ground Station (OGS) at its existing satellite station north […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/10/ssc-space-inaugurates-next-generation-optical-ground-station-in-santiago-chile/

SINGAPORE – As territorial disputes and illegal maritime activities intensify across Southeast Asia, a new market analysis released on March 10, 2026, by space consultant Omkar Nikam identifies the region […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/10/high-frequency-eo-constellations-target-southeast-asias-gray-zone-maritime-security-gap/

The strategic elevation of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites stems from their unique ability to maintain persistent surveillance over the world’s oceans under conditions that render traditional optical sensors and […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/10/synthetic-aperture-radar-as-the-modern-backbone-of-maritime-domain-awareness/

TOULOUSE, FRANCE – On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Astroscale France announced its participation in the ECO-Tethers project, a new system study under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) “FIRST!” (Technologies in […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/10/astroscale-france-joins-esa-eco-tethers-project-to-mature-propellant-free-deorbiting-technology/

DURHAM, UNITED KINGDOM – On Monday, March 9, 2026, Lockheed Martin announced a strategic investment of more than £100 million in the United Kingdom’s space sector, centered on a massive […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/09/lockheed-martin-commits-100m-to-uk-space-hub-new-manufacturing-plant-to-create-2000-jobs/

NUREMBERG, GERMANY – On Monday, March 9, 2026, Blues and Skylo Technologies announced the launch of the Notecard for Skylo, a first-of-its-kind system-on-module (SoM) that integrates satellite, cellular, and Wi-Fi […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/09/blues-and-skylo-debut-industry-first-hybrid-iot-module-with-seamless-satellite-failover/

HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA – While SpaceX continues to dominate the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) broadband market with over 11,000 active Starlink satellites, the company has officially pivoted its long-term strategy toward […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/09/spacex-evolves-beyond-broadband-with-million-satellite-ai-data-center-plan-amazon-mounts-legal-challenge/

ORLANDO, FLORIDA – On Monday, March 9, 2026, BAE Systems OneArc (OneArc™) announced that the Danish Army has selected its software suite as the foundation for Denmark’s next-generation enterprise virtual […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/09/danish-army-selects-bae-systems-onearc-for-7-year-simulation-modernization-program/

SAN FRANCISCO – Southern California startup General Galactic announced on Thursday, March 5, 2026, plans to launch its first tech-demonstrator satellite, Trinity, later this year. The 500-kilogram spacecraft will serve […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/08/general-galactic-to-demonstrate-water-powered-genesis-propulsion-on-2026-trinity-mission/

WASHINGTON – In a status update released March 5, 2026, the Space Development Agency (SDA) acknowledged significant hurdles in scaling its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). Despite the successful launch […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/08/space-development-agency-faces-growing-pains-as-pwsa-scaling-hits-chokepoints/

HERNDON, VIRGINIA – On Friday, March 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of Defense announced a major $99 million award to BlackSky Geospatial Solutions LLC for the development of a next-generation […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/08/blacksky-awarded-99m-air-force-contract-for-advanced-optical-testbed-lockheed-martin-expands-missile-production/

LANHAM, MARYLAND – On Thursday, March 5, 2026, a.i. solutions announced a formal partnership with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Technology Transfer Office (TTO) through a Cooperative Research and Development […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/08/a-i-solutions-partners-with-usgs-to-integrate-ai-into-landsat-flight-operations/

PARIS – As the satellite industry shifts from transmitting raw data to providing real-time “orbital answers,” the European Space Agency (ESA) and Axelera AI have solidified a strategic partnership to […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/05/orbital-edge-ai-axelera-ai-and-esa-partner-to-standardize-space-based-inference/

MIDLAND, Texas and ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar – On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, Axian Telecom and AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTS) announced a landmark partnership to deploy Africa’s first space-based cellular broadband […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/05/axian-telecom-and-ast-spacemobile-to-launch-africas-first-direct-to-device-mobile-network/

LUXEMBOURG – On Thursday, March 5, SES (Euronext Paris: SESG) announced that its newest pair of Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellites has officially entered commercial service. The activation of O3b […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/05/ses-activates-latest-o3b-mpower-satellites-constellation-reaches-10-unit-operational-milestone/

MUNICH – On Thursday, March 5, Rohde & Schwarz announced that it has successfully enabled the rapid validation of next-generation Wi-Fi 8 (IEEE 802.11bn) networking platforms in collaboration with Qualcomm […] Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/05/rohde-schwarz-and-qualcomm-validate-advanced-5x5-mimo-for-wi-fi-8-networking/

Operation Epic Fury tests the Law of Armed Conflict in space. How MizarVision's proxy ISR imagery — sourced from U.S. satellites — is straining the legal definitions of combatant, civilian object, and Direct Participation in Hostilities. Source: https://satnews.com/2026/03/04/the-iran-precedent-operation-epic-fury-and-the-law-of-armed-conflict-in-space/