The SERV architecture generates nearly 13 kW of peak power.

In January 2026 ExLabs partnered with Japan’s Chiba Institute of Technology and its Planetary Exploration Research Center to deliver university-led payloads on ApophisExL.

ExLabs’ mission to Asteroid Apophis is named ApophisExL.

Amazon Leo agreed to supply internet connectivity services to AT&T.

Amazon Leo and AT&T will share more details about their collaboration at the Mobile World Congress technology conference in early March.

Amazon Leo is launching 32 new satellites with Arianespace in a mission targeted for Feb. 12.

AT&T plans to outsource some of its computing to AWS clouds and to use Amazon’s Q Developer AI software to expedite the process.

AT&T is pairing its expanding fiber infrastructure with AWS cloud capabilities to connect data centers and create a more resilient, scalable, and intelligent connectivity ecosystem.

AT&T will use Amazon Leo’s connectivity services to serve customers in broader areas.

Enterprise customers are a target market for Amazon Leo.

AT&T plans to outfit Amazon Web Services data centers with high-capacity fiber.

AT&T will use Amazon Leo to deliver fixed broadband services to business customers.

Last year, Amazon Leo introduced new programs for enterprise customers with integrated AWS functionality.

Viridian Space is developing air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) technology to operate satellites in very low Earth orbit (VLEO).

Viridian Space signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Air Force to co-develop Viridian’s ABEP technology and conduct studies leveraging VLEO.

Viridian Space is targeting an inaugural launch within the next three years for its ABEP-equipped satellite.

Viridian Space will share insights from its ABEP development to help create new concepts of operations for the U.S. military.

An ABEP satellite operating in VLEO can collect data on atmospheric conditions at very low altitudes.

Viridian Space aims to create a satellite system using ABEP in VLEO that is more capable than chemical propulsion systems operating in higher orbits.

The U.S. Air Force will provide facilities at Kirtland Air Force Base for Viridian Space to test its propulsion system.

The CRADA with the U.S. Air Force creates pathways for the Department of Defense to leverage VLEO and helps Viridian Space develop an offering for the commercial sector.

Data collected by Viridian’s VLEO platform could provide the Department of Defense with improved understanding of atmospheric drag at different altitudes and how space weather events impact satellite lifespans.

The Viridian-U.S. Air Force CRADA will be run out of Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

CesiumAstro plans to build a new 270,000-square-foot headquarters.

The Series C equity round included participation from Woven Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, Airbus Ventures, the Development Bank of Japan Inc., MESH, NewSpace Capital, and other global investors.

Proceeds from the Series C will support accelerated development of AI-enabled communications capabilities at CesiumAstro.

CesiumAstro raised $470 million in a Series C growth capital round.

Proceeds from the Series C will support growth of CesiumAstro’s global technical and program teams.

CesiumAstro is advancing multiple government and commercial programs and expanding its portfolio of flight-proven, software-defined communications systems.

CesiumAstro secured eight SpaceX rideshare launches over the past year to accelerate on-orbit validation.

Proceeds from the Series C will support scaled production of Element, CesiumAstro’s fully integrated LEO satellite.

The $200 million financing package from EXIM and J.P. Morgan is structured as a public-private partnership under the "Make More In America" Initiative.

Proceeds from the Series C will support expanded manufacturing capacity and the accelerated deployment of CesiumAstro’s software-defined, AI-enabled space communications platforms worldwide.

The Series C funding includes a $200 million financing package provided by the Export-Import Bank of the United States and J.P. Morgan.

The Series C funding includes $270 million in equity led by Trousdale Ventures.

The integrated security features enable mission operators to deploy, manage, and update software applications in orbit with significantly reduced development effort and mission risk.

The collaboration integrates OHB Hellas’ Versal Orbital HPC hardware with Parsimoni’s Satellite App Store powered by the SpaceOS operating system.

OHB Hellas and Parsimoni announced a strategic joint project on February 4, 2026 to launch a secure, sovereign in-orbit software platform for European space missions.

The initiative provides a flexible, high-performance foundation for next-generation software-defined satellites and in-orbit services.

The Satellite-as-a-Service model enabled by the platform allows real-time adaptation such as reconfiguring sensors for high-resolution imaging of disaster areas and optimizing resource utilization across a shared constellation.

Parsimoni’s Satellite App Store marketplace allows satellite operators to monetize unused onboard capacity by hosting third-party applications.

Parsimoni’s Satellite App Store was developed with support from the European Space Agency.

The first commercial offering from the OHB Hellas and Parsimoni collaboration will combine the Satellite App Store with OHB’s Versal Orbital HPC hardware and will feature OHB’s Fire and Cloud Detection applications.

The platform uses virtualization techniques and high-performance data processing to allow satellites to be repurposed mid-mission.

The joint solution is built on a Zero Trust architecture and incorporates Post-Quantum Cryptography, CCSDS/SLDS standards, and formal verification.

The sovereign in-orbit platform supports Europe’s strategic autonomy by enabling sensitive defense and governmental missions to operate on secure, locally developed infrastructure.

The ST Engineering iDirect 450 modem can host up to seven waveforms, including SCPC, sovereign, and traditional iDirect waveforms.

Bob Potter said Global Invacom is pursuing standards for control and data-plane interfaces to enable multi-network joining and beam-hopping.

Global Invacom developed the XY terminal to provide multi-orbit capability with an antenna made of four interchangeable major modules offering multi-band connectivity.

Stuart Sanders noted that governments ideally want resilient layered solutions that combine sovereign government-owned systems with commercial SatCom under open standards and orchestration.