The bid notice for the 10.6-meter-diameter cylinder section ring seam welding system lists Haikou, Hainan, as the location and indicates 100.0% state investment funding.

Hainan’s government opened a bid for a 10.6-meter-diameter cylinder section ring seam welding system on 2026-06-06.

Tianwen-2 is expected to perform a burn on June 7, 2026 Beijing time to set up a rendezvous with the small, rapidly spinning asteroid Kamo'oalewa.

A factory blueprint for CZ-9 shows a 10.6 m body diameter.

A factory blueprint for CZ-9 shows an 11.6 m maximum engine diameter.

A three-stage CZ-9 variant could be as tall as 185 m.

A factory blueprint for CZ-9 shows a 15 m fairing diameter and a 37 m fairing length.

Voyager Technologies wants to strengthen its lunar business with capabilities that include landing, mission support, and infrastructure for sustained operations on the Moon's surface.

Astrobotic will join Voyager Technologies after the acquisition approval process is completed.

Voyager Technologies plans to acquire Astrobotic for up to $300 million.

Astrobotic develops technologies for lunar exploration and is one of the best-known operators in the Artemis ecosystem.

The CZ-9 project has started implementation in Wenchang.

The CZ-9 project in Wenchang includes phased land development blocks scheduled from March 2026 to March 2031.

Zhuque-3 Y2 is scheduled to launch on June 20, 2026 from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.

The June 2026 launch schedule lists 15 launch missions.

Amazon's next Leo launch is LE-03.

The upgraded P160C solid rocket boosters allow Ariane 6 to carry four additional satellites.

LE-03 will be the first Ariane 64 mission with upgraded P160C solid rocket boosters.

LE-03 is scheduled for NET June 17 at 11:53 UTC.

Analysts expect Starlink could target 18 million global users by the end of 2026.

Starlink’s global subscriber count grew from 2.3 million in 2023 to 4.4 million in 2024.

Starlink will also need next-generation hardware architectures to scale beyond 40 million broadband subscribers.

TMF Associates projected a Starlink bear-case subscriber base of more than 35 million by the end of 2030.

Starlink will need continued mass deployment of V2 Mini satellites on Falcon 9 to scale beyond 40 million broadband subscribers.

Amazon’s initial Low Earth Orbit constellation is projected to support around 1.5 million broadband subscribers.

TMF Associates’ bull-case scenario projects that Starlink could exceed 45 million subscribers by 2030.

TMF Associates projected a Starlink bull-case subscriber base of more than 45 million by 2030.

Starlink’s global subscriber count reached 8.9 million users in 2025.

TMF Associates’ bear-case scenario projects that Starlink could exceed 35 million subscribers by the end of the decade.

Scaling Starlink beyond 40 million subscribers will require continued mass deployment of V2 Mini satellites on Falcon 9 and the introduction of next-generation hardware architectures.

Analysts projected that Starlink could reach 18 million global users by the end of 2026.

Amazon’s initial Low Earth Orbit constellation of 700 satellites is projected to support around 1.5 million broadband subscribers.

Starlink had 10.3 million active subscribers at the end of the first quarter of 2026.

Amazon’s initial Low Earth Orbit constellation consists of 700 satellites.

The TMF Associates analysis uses weekly monitoring of active satellite terminals to project future Starlink subscriber bases and revenues across countries and regions.

Starlink’s global subscriber count increased from 2.3 million in 2023 to 4.4 million in 2024.

Starlink’s active subscriber base reached 10.3 million users at the end of the first quarter in March 2026.

Starlink currently has network capacity for approximately 20 million broadband subscribers.

Apex Space will use the latest funding to build satellites ahead of customer orders.

Apex Space has raised three $200 million funding rounds in about 14 months.

Apex Space aims to enable operators to buy a pre-made bus off the shelf.

Apex Space will use the latest funding to manufacture more subsystems in house.

Apex Space will use the latest funding to add 30,000 square feet to its California factory.

Project Shadow will be the first mission to launch aboard Apex Space’s mid-size Nova bus.

Apex Space closed a $200 million funding round at a $2.3 billion valuation.

Glade Brook Capital Partners led Apex Space’s $200 million funding round.

Washington Harbour Partners participated in Apex Space’s $200 million funding round.

Apex Space announced a $200 million Series D in September 2025.

Apex Space expects to launch Project Shadow, its commercial space-based interceptor demo, this summer.

Apex Space will work with Northrop Grumman to develop space-based interceptor satellites for Golden Dome.