The Orbital Report

Quantum imaging startup Diffraqtion raises $5M+ more; plans orbital demo for space debris tracking cameras.

ESA funds three European launch startups with €543M+ to strengthen Europe's independent access to space.

SpaceX to build $100B Louisiana spaceport for thousands of annual Starship launches by 2029.

SpaceX reveals $100B Louisiana spaceport plan to expand Starship launch capability.

York Space Systems wins new Space Force contract after delivering 42 satellites.

Saudi Arabia targets $31.6bn space economy by 2035, quadrupling current market size.

Rocket Lab joins USSF consortium, lands $12M in satellite contracts.

SpaceWERX awards $562.5M to 11 space startups via STRATFI, bridging prototype-to-scale funding gap.

Elve qualifies millimeter-wave amplifiers for space, enabling high-bandwidth satellite communications at scale.

AnySignal secures Space Force contract for next-generation on-orbit communications technology.

ARK Invest doubles down on Rocket Lab as Space Force contracts and insider confidence surge.

U.S. space supply chain struggles to scale: bottlenecks in specialized components threaten future growth despite strong innovation ecosystem.

China lands first-stage rocket recovery on solid ground, advancing reusable launch goals.

Viasat taps Rocket Lab for PTS-G military satcom bus production.

Rocket Lab joins US Space Force consortium, wins $12M in satellite contracts.

Viasat taps Rocket Lab to build compact GEO satellite bus for Space Force PTS-G program.

U.S. Space Force contracts Rocket Lab for military satellite network operations.

Viasat taps Rocket Lab for U.S. Space Force protected tactical SATCOM satellite.

Space Force opens $981M program, makes Rocket Lab eligible for national security space task orders.

Rocket Lab enters GEO market as prime and bus supplier for Viasat's anti-jam satellite mission.