Gilat expects to pass Boeing certification for the Sidewinder antenna in the first half of 2026 and to start Boeing deliveries in the third quarter of 2026.

Gilat completed the acquisition of Stellar Blu in mid-2025.

The system will be manufactured and tested in Steißlingen and is expected to be delivered and commissioned at the Munich campus later this year.

The Q/V-band ground station project will be executed through the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich (Universität der Bundeswehr München – UniBw M).

The contract expands the Munich Center for Space Communications to enable research into higher frequency ranges that offer larger bandwidths for feeder links and high-bit-rate data links for Very High Throughput Satellites.

The University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich operates one of Germany’s most versatile research facilities for over-the-air testing.

The Munich Center for Space Communications currently supports UHF, C, X, Ku, and Ka-band frequencies and currently lacks Q/V-band capabilities.

SatService GmbH is tasked with the end-to-end design, manufacturing, and testing of the Q/V-band ground station.

The new Q/V-band ground station will be integrated into the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich’s terrestrial laboratory to support scientific research and modern military satellite communications.

The investment in Q/V-band capabilities aligns with broader European initiatives to secure sovereignty in space communications by diversifying frequency band access.

The ground station will serve as an educational platform for German Armed Forces trainee officers by providing hands-on experience with high-throughput connectivity.

SatService GmbH, a subsidiary of Calian Group Ltd. (TSX: CGY), was awarded a contract by the German Federal Ministry of Defence to deliver a full-service Q/V-band satellite ground station.

The ground station will demonstrate operational benefits of geostationary orbit, including continuous regional coverage and improved resilience against electronic interference.

Leonardo is shifting to treat satellites as edge nodes in a military network rather than as bent-pipe relays.

Leonardo has launches for its proprietary constellation slated for late 2027.

Dr. Marco Brancati is the Technical Director of the Leonardo Space Division.

Leonardo decided to build and operate its own infrastructure rather than wait for institutional contracts.

Leonardo’s technical roadmap emphasizes Italian-built assets, including a smart digital factory in Italy capable of producing two satellites per day.

Leonardo is targeting a Critical Design Review by June for its new proprietary constellation.

Leonardo’s proprietary constellation is designed as a bespoke intelligence machine dedicated to maritime or defense intelligence rather than mass-market bandwidth.

Leonardo is deploying the davinci-2 supercomputer upgrade to increase both computing power and storage capability in orbit.

Dr. Marco Brancati delivered the Keynote By Leonardo at the SmallSat Symposium in Mountain View.

A massive merger codenamed Project Bromo involves Leonardo, Thales, and Airbus.

Leonardo is moving high-performance computing directly into orbit as part of its Military Space Cloud Architecture (MILSCA) strategy.

Leonardo is investing nearly half a billion euros to deploy a proprietary constellation of about 20 satellites.

Leonardo is securing its supply chain against geopolitical shocks by manufacturing and operating its own satellite assets.

China intends to use reusable heavy-lift vehicles to lower launch costs while maintaining state control over its lunar infrastructure.

The Feb. 10 test simultaneously validated a high-altitude launch abort system for the Mengzhou crew capsule and a controlled, propulsive landing of the Long March 10 first stage.

The Long March 10 features a reusable first-stage architecture similar to SpaceX’s Falcon 9 but optimized for the higher thrust requirements of a lunar trajectory.

The test booster for the Long March 10 was recovered using grid fins and a propulsive burn.

CMSA plans the first full-duration static fire test of the Long March 10 triple-core configuration later in 2026.

The China Manned Space Agency aims to land astronauts on the Moon by 2030.

The Feb. 10 test is the first public demonstration by China of a full-scale integration of lunar-class hardware in a high-dynamic flight environment.

The China Manned Space Agency completed an integrated flight test of the Mengzhou crew capsule and the Long March 10 reusable rocket on Feb. 10, 2026.

The successful recovery of the Long March 10 booster demonstrates China’s possession of vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) capabilities for heavy-lift vehicles.

A debut orbital flight of the full-scale Long March 10 is projected for 2027.

The International Lunar Research Station is a joint project involving China, Russia, and other partners.

The Long March 10 is a clean-sheet heavy-lift rocket design tailored specifically for deep-space exploration and lunar missions.

Satish Dhawan Space Centre primarily houses two launchpads called the First Launch Pad (FLP) and the Second Launch Pad (SLP).

The PSLV can lift about three times more mass to space at once than Skyroot’s planned Vikram-II upgrade.

The payloads lost in the January 12 PSLV failure included a national hyperspectral satellite, seven private Indian satellites, five Brazilian satellites, one UK satellite, one Nepalese satellite, and one European satellite named KID.

The First Launch Pad cannot support GSLV Mk II or LVM3 launches because the cryogenic upper stages of those vehicles require increased preparatory infrastructure that predates the FLP.

The First Launch Pad was built in the early 1990s for ISRO to launch the PSLV and also supports launches of the smaller SSLV rocket.

The European satellite KID briefly survived the PSLV failure and transmitted some information after experiencing loads up to 30 g.

ISRO plans a dedicated SSLV launchpad optimized for polar orbits, with the first orbital launch from that pad expected in 2028 after slipping from an earlier 2025 target.

The January 12 failure was the PSLV’s second consecutive failure following an earlier PSLV failure in May 2025.

SSLV and Vikram-class rockets are planned to use the First Launch Pad for launches.

The PSLV and LVM3 both use the liquid Vikas engine, creating a technological link in propulsion between the two vehicles.

The Second Launch Pad was built in 2005 primarily to launch the heavier GSLV Mk II and LVM3 rockets and can host PSLV launches less frequently.

ISRO is pursuing a technology transfer contract with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to productionize the SSLV.