Topic: satellite manufacturing
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Startup Raises $250M for "Giga" Satellite Design
K2, a California startup, has raised $250 million to scale production of its high-power satellite platforms, bringing its total funding to over $400 million. The company is developing large "Mega" and "Giga" class satellites to capitalize on new heavy-lift rockets and meet future demand for subst...
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Schaeffler and Spire partner to build European satellites in Germany
Schaeffler AG and Spire Global have signed an agreement to co-develop space hardware and satellite platforms in Germany, targeting the sovereign European space capacity market. The partnership combines Schaeffler’s precision manufacturing and aerospace supply chain with Spire’s satellite platform...
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The Great American Satellite Age Has Begun
Basalt Space, a San Francisco startup with five young engineers, assembled its first satellite in March under grueling conditions, living and working in a hacker-house apartment setup to meet a critical launch window. The company aims to democratize satellite services by allowing clients to lease...
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Amazon’s rocket gamble pays off only in Europe
Amazon has hundreds of completed satellites stored in Florida, awaiting launch to expand its low-Earth orbit Internet constellation, while continuing to manufacture several satellites daily. The company’s next mission will launch 36 satellites on an Ariane 64 rocket from French Guiana, with Arian...
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SWISSto12 secures $70M for sovereign space infrastructure
SWISSto12 raised $70 million while turning a profit, a rarity in the satellite industry, and secured an additional $84.8 million from the European Space Agency for its HummingSat program. The company generated $140 million in revenue in 2025, holds over $500 million in signed contracts, and has g...
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The Brutal Economics of Orbital AI
The vision for orbital AI data centers is driven by the belief that space will soon be the cheapest location for AI compute, with major companies racing to develop prototypes despite significant technical and economic hurdles. The primary economic barriers are the immense costs of launch and sate...
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Space42 Delivers First UAE-Made SAR Satellites to U.S.
Space42 has delivered its first three UAE-made Synthetic Aperture Radar satellites to the U.S., marking a milestone in the nation's space sector and advancing its sovereign capabilities under the National Space Strategy 2030. These satellites join the Foresight Constellation, providing all-weathe...
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LiveEO secures €28M for satellite-based infrastructure monitoring
LiveEO secured a €28 million first close of a new funding round, led by defence venture capital firm Helantic, alongside existing investors and the European Innovation Council (EIC). The company’s core products,TradeAware, Treeline, and SurfaceScout,remain unchanged, but the strategic pivot is a ...
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Starlink In-Flight Wi-Fi Expands to Satellite Operators
SpaceX's Starlink is expanding to provide internet connectivity for satellites in low-Earth orbit, enhancing space-based communications infrastructure. The Polaris Dawn mission achieved the first commercial spacewalk and successfully used Starlink's laser links for continuous in-orbit communicati...
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Apple and Amazon Challenge Starlink's Satellite Phone Plans
Amazon is acquiring Globalstar's satellite network for $11.57 billion to integrate it with its own Project Kuiper, while committing to support Apple's existing satellite services like Emergency SOS. The deal positions Amazon to challenge SpaceX's Starlink by blending direct-to-device connectivity...
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