NASA continues to rely on Comtech for management of critical space components.

Daniel Gizinski is President of Comtech’s Satellite & Space Communications Segment.

Under the contract, Comtech will supply advanced electronic components and component engineering services to one of the United States’ leading aerospace and defense prime contractors contributing to the next generation of human space exploration.

Comtech has provided comprehensive parts procurement and supply chain management for space-bound customers since 1976.

The Department of Defense continues to rely on Comtech for management of critical space components.

Comtech and its end customer will deliver technologies intended to help the United States explore new areas of the lunar surface.

A follow-on contract worth over $5 million has been awarded to Comtech to support a key civil space exploration program.

The global space industry is projected to grow to $1.8 trillion by 2035.

Axelspace joined the Electronic National Land Basic Map project in fiscal year 2023 and has provided imagery and preprocessing support for analysis.

Axelspace supplies satellite imagery from its AxelGlobe Earth observation platform to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan for updating and improving the accuracy of national foundational map data.

AxelGlobe consists of five optical satellites that observe the same location every 2–3 days and capture imagery at approximately 2.5-meter resolution.

Axelspace intends to continue participating in the national foundational information project through next-generation satellites and advances in data provision technology.

The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan's Electronic National Land Basic Map is a standard digital map covering the entire country that is reflected in car navigation systems, smartphone map apps, and disaster hazard maps.

Axelspace's imagery is used in AI-based analysis to extract changes in roads and buildings and to reflect those changes in the Electronic National Land Basic Map.

On January 21, Axelspace signed a contract to continue providing satellite imagery data to the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan's Electronic National Land Basic Map project.

The Geospatial Information Authority of Japan regularly updates the Electronic National Land Basic Map and uses AI analysis of satellite images taken at multiple times to extract changes on the ground.

AxelGlobe imagery can be combined from multiple captures to produce cloud-free composite data for more accurate detection of nationwide terrain changes.

U.S. Space Command created a task force late last year to handle the logistics of relocating the headquarters to Alabama.

The Pentagon proceeded with initial steps to relocate US Space Command headquarters to Alabama despite the pending lawsuit.

During his December visit to US Space Command’s future home base, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth committed to cutting red tape and bureaucracy to establish the headquarters as quickly as possible.

The Trump administration announced the move of US Space Command headquarters from its interim home in Colorado Springs to Huntsville five years ago this month.

A lawsuit concerning the US Space Command basing decision is pending before the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado.

The Colorado Springs Chamber & Economic Development Corporation filed a brief opposing the State of Colorado’s lawsuit concerning the Trump administration’s decision to move US Space Command headquarters from Colorado Springs to Huntsville, Alabama.

Colorado Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in October alleging the basing decision was unconstitutional after Trump referenced Colorado’s use of mail-in voting when announcing the move.

The Biden administration announced in July 2023 that US Space Command would stay in Colorado.

The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners co-signed a decision to move on from the US Space Command basing dispute in the name of protecting national security space readiness.

The Colorado Springs City Council co-signed a decision to move on from the US Space Command basing dispute in the name of protecting national security space readiness.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited US Space Command’s future home base in Huntsville, Alabama in December.

Colorado Springs City Council President Lynette Crow-Iverson supports keeping US Space Command in Colorado Springs and opposes suing the president over the basing decision.

After Donald Trump returned to the White House, he reversed the Biden administration’s decision in September and directed US Space Command staff to move to Huntsville (Rocket City).

The first two Open Cosmos satellites were developed through a pan-European effort with teams across the U.K., Spain, Portugal, and Greece.

Open Cosmos secured Liechtenstein’s high-priority Ka-band radio spectrum filings, enabling it to build and operate a sovereign Low-Earth Orbit broadband satellite constellation.

The first two Open Cosmos satellites will operate under Spain’s regulatory framework for satellite registration and operational licensing.

Rivada Space Networks previously held the Ka-band spectrum rights that Open Cosmos secured from Liechtenstein.

Open Cosmos launched the first two satellites in its Ka-band satellite constellation.

The Rocket Lab Electron mission that launched Open Cosmos’ first two Ka-band satellites was named 'The Cosmos Will See You Now.'

Rocket Lab launched the two Open Cosmos Ka-band satellites from New Zealand on an Electron mission on Jan. 22 at 11:52 p.m. local time.

Rafel Jordà Siquier is the founder and CEO of Open Cosmos.

Open Cosmos is a satellite manufacturer that is developing a Ka-band satellite constellation to deliver scalable, resilient, and coordinated space-based services for Europe and the world.

The launch of the first two Ka-band satellites represents the first activation phase of Open Cosmos’ satellite network.

Space Vehicle SV09 is named in honor of U.S. Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut Col. Ellison Onizuka.

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Combat Forces Command confirmed the upcoming launch of the ninth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite.

SV09 was delivered to Florida via ground transport on July 31, 2025.

A 15-minute launch window for SV09 opens at 11:46 p.m. Eastern Time.

The Space Force pre-postured equipment and streamlined contractual vehicles to shorten the timeline for integrating high-value assets with launch vehicles.

The Space Force traded a GPS III mission from a Vulcan to a Falcon 9 and exchanged a later GPS IIIF mission from a Falcon Heavy to a Vulcan to retain mission flexibility.

SV09 will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex-40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

SV09 will undergo several months of on-orbit testing before being handed over for operational use by Mission Delta 31.

SV09 has undergone final checkouts and encapsulation in Florida prior to launch.

A live webcast of the SV09 launch will be available on SpaceX.com and via the X TV app starting ten minutes before liftoff.