The International Telecommunication Union’s Radio Regulations Board found that Globalstar had not completed sufficient risk assessments and supply-chain due diligence for its contracted manufacturing sites.

Globalstar Inc. sought an administrative modification to change its launch and deployment obligations for its French-licensed non-geostationary satellite orbit fleet under the HIBLEO-X and HIBLEO-4 designations.

Don Quijote is designed to land and operate on the surface of asteroid Apophis.

Emxys leads an industrial consortium for Don Quijote with GMV and Gomspace.

Emxys has completed the first analysis and design phase of the CubeSat Don Quijote.

Don Quijote includes eight thrusters and requires tightly controlled center-of-mass management for autonomous landing efficiency.

Don Quijote will be the first spacecraft developed in Spain to perform a controlled landing on an asteroid.

Don Quijote will monitor Apophis in situ with a seismometer, a gravimeter, and a magnetic sensor.

The Don Quijote development project has a budget of nearly 10 million euros.

Gomspace has a 2 million euro contract to provide attitude and orbit control systems and onboard software for Don Quijote.

China launched the first Long March 10B from Wenchang on Jul 10, 2026.

The first Long March 10B first stage was successfully caught at sea.

Long March 10B Y1 launched from Hainan at 04:15 UTC on July 10, 2026.

The Long March 10B Y1 launch carried CX-26.

Long March 10 is a Chinese launch vehicle family.

The launch carried CX-26.

Long March 10B Y1 launched at 04:15 UTC on July 10 from Hainan.

The Rassvet-4 mission's second launch is likely scheduled between July 11, 21:00 UTC, and July 16, 21:00 UTC.

Anil Menon, Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina are expected to spend about eight months aboard the International Space Station as Expedition 74/75 crew members before returning to Earth in April 2027.

Anil Menon will test ultrasound using augmented reality and artificial intelligence methods during the mission.

Anil Menon, Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina will join NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, and Chris Williams, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, Sergei Mikaev, and Andrey Fedyaev on the station.

Astronaut Anil Menon will launch to the International Space Station aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft on Tuesday, July 14, with cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina.

Hatches between the Soyuz spacecraft and the International Space Station are expected to open shortly after docking.

The Soyuz MS-29 crew is scheduled to lift off at 10:47 a.m. EDT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The Soyuz MS-29 mission will be the second spaceflight for Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina.

Anil Menon, Pyotr Dubrov, and Anna Kikina will join the Expedition 74 crew.

The Soyuz MS-29 mission will be Anil Menon’s first spaceflight.

The Soyuz spacecraft is expected to automatically dock about three hours after launch at 1:56 p.m. to the Prichal module.

Anil Menon will work on refining in-space production of semiconductor crystals during the mission.

NATO Deputy Secretary-General Radmila Shekerinska said HALO would help high-speed communications, intelligence, and missile tracking by overcoming the cost, time, and coverage limitations of single-nation satellite fleets.

Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace built three Earth-observation satellites that Norway uses for defense-related purposes.

HALO aims to integrate sovereign surveillance and communications capabilities from Denmark, Canada, Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, and the Netherlands.

Germany operates eight to ten defense satellites, mostly focused on reconnaissance and surveillance.

The Netherlands launched its first experimental military satellite in 2021.

Eight NATO allies plan to combine their national defense satellites into a single network called HALO.

Germany has announced plans to build a communications and reconnaissance constellation of up to 1,200 satellites by 2030.

Sweden launched its first sovereign military reconnaissance satellite in May.

Norway has three military satellites, including a research satellite and two radar-detecting satellites in partnership with the Netherlands.

Each contributing nation would retain control and ownership of its sovereign constellation under the HALO proposal.

Canada has one dedicated military satellite called Sapphire.

Finland launched its third dedicated military satellite, an ICEYE synthetic aperture radar satellite, this week.

Turkey operates at least ten satellites in total, including Earth-observation and communications satellites that support the country's defense.

The HALO coalition would make the participating satellite systems interoperable.

The Netherlands has signed a contract for ICEYE to build four synthetic aperture radar satellites.

Denmark and Sweden launched a joint defense satellite in 2025.

Space Norway operates two broadband satellites that carry defense-focused payloads.

CZ-10B was on the launch pad 1.5 hours before launch.

Long March 10B Y1 was associated with CX-26.

SITAEL develops small satellites, electric propulsion systems, avionics, and space electronics.

SITAEL has built an industrial model that covers the full life cycle of satellite systems from mission analysis and design to production, integration, testing, and operational management.