Simera Sense is a provider of optical payloads and data analytics for satellite Earth observation.

The collaboration targets commercial, civil, and defense Earth observation applications including environmental monitoring, infrastructure analysis, and situational awareness.

Direct in‑orbit data processing will improve operational responsiveness for Earth observation missions.

Simera Sense’s xScape product family enables small satellites to deploy compact, high‑performance cameras at an attractive cost‑benefit point.

Sidus Space is pursuing a strategy to move up the Earth observation value chain from data acquisition to actionable intelligence and to expand revenue opportunities across commercial, civil, defense, and international markets.

Direct in‑orbit data processing will shorten time to insight for Earth observation missions.

Onboard decision‑making capabilities such as near‑real‑time observations, event detection, and adaptive imaging are intended to prioritize the most relevant data and capture time‑sensitive events.

Deep Space Energy will use the new funds to continue research and development and expand its team to include systems engineers.

Deep Space Energy validated its power generation technology in laboratory conditions.

The UK Space Agency awarded contracts to three companies worth a combined amount of nearly £1 million to advance in-orbit manufacturing.

Deep Space Energy was founded in 2022.

The NRO is using the Commercial Solutions Opening contracting mechanism to bring on new partners and access novel remote sensing technologies.

Deep Space Energy built a modified Stirling engine that relies on a single piston to reduce the risk of failure in spaceflight applications.

Deep Space Energy is targeting a demonstration flight in 2029 using an electric emulator aboard the spacecraft instead of radioisotope fuel to gain flight heritage without flying nuclear materials.

Deep Space Energy is developing a radioisotope power generation system optimized for spaceflight that uses a dynamic converter and a modified Stirling engine.

Momentus and NASA will collaborate on a rendezvous and proximity operations demonstration mission.

The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office awarded contracts to three remote sensing companies to expand commercial remote sensing capabilities.

Deep Space Energy secured €930,000 to develop a radioisotope power generation system for lunar missions.

Deep Space Energy expects to begin flying operational missions in the early 2030s, subject to institutional demand and regulatory approval.

The Momentus–NASA rendezvous and proximity operations demonstration mission will test multispectral satellite inspection, formation flying, and WiFi-based inter-satellite links.

Deep Space Energy's radioisotope power generation system is four to five times more efficient than typical radioisotope thermoelectric generators.

ReOrbit partnered with Google Cloud to begin developing a space-based data network called "Space Cloud".

Ariane 6 launched on Feb. 12 placed 32 Amazon LEO broadband satellites into a 465-kilometer orbit.

All 32 Amazon LEO broadband satellites deployed by Ariane 6 on Feb. 12 are healthy.

The next Ariane 6 launch is planned to also carry Amazon satellites.

The Feb. 12 mission was the first flight of the Ariane 64 variant of the Ariane 6 rocket.

Space Epoch is a Chinese launch startup.

Space Epoch has secured Series B funding and aims for the debut flight of its reusable YXZ-1 (Hiker-1) rocket later this year.

The PRSC-EO2 satellite is for Pakistan.

China conducted its 10th orbital launch attempt of 2026 with the Jielong-3 mission on February 12, 2026.

Jielong-3 successfully placed the PRSC-EO2 satellite into orbit.

The Jielong-3 launch occurred off the coast of Yangjiang City in Guangdong province.

The Jielong-3 launch vehicle lifted off at 06:37 UTC on February 12, 2026.

Orbex is in the process of appointing administrators.

Orbex’s appointment of administrators follows fundraising and merger and acquisition opportunities.

The $729 million D++ series funding round is the largest funding round so far reported for a Chinese launch company.

iSpace raised $729 million (5 billion yuan) in a D++ series funding round.

iSpace has made no liquid rocket launch attempt to date.

Smart Dragon 3 Y9 launched seven satellites on the February 12, 2026 mission.

One of the payloads on Smart Dragon 3 Y9 was PRSC-EO2, a satellite for Pakistan.

Smart Dragon 3 Y9 liftoff occurred at 06:37 UTC on February 12, 2026.

The Smart Dragon 3 Y9 launch on February 12, 2026 lifted off from a sea platform near Guangdong, China.

i-Space raised approximately ¥5 billion in a D++ financing round.

i-Space completed a series of tests using a full-scale Hyperbola-3 mock-up to validate the launch system at the Hainan commercial launch site.

The Long March 10A performed a first stage recovery test.

Mengzhou underwent an in-flight abort test.

CNSPACE produced a video recap covering key moments of the Mengzhou in-flight abort test and the Long March 10A first stage recovery test.

Footage includes imagery of the Long March 10 booster after its splashdown.

SpaceLens captured footage of the Long March 10 Stage 1 test article's splashdown.

Footage shows the capsule separating from the launch abort system tower after the capsule was safely pulled away.