BARCELONA, Spain - PLD Space, an international space transport company, and Sateliot, a leading 5G satellite telecommunications operator, have signed a commercial contract for the launch of their first two high-capacity 5G D2D (Direct to Device) satellites. The agreement covers the launch of two Tritó satellites, each weighing approximately 160 kilograms, and their subsequent deployment into LEO. The flight will take place on a dedicated MIURA 5 mission, scheduled for 2027.

This commercial contract consolidates the first 100% Spanish private space mission and highlights the strength of national capabilities by covering the entire industry value chain: manufacturing, launch, operations, and exploitation. It also demonstrates the dynamism of the Spanish space ecosystem, which is redefining access and communications from space.

Sateliot’s choice of PLD Space is based on MIURA 5’s ability to provide an independent, dedicated service tailored to the client’s specific needs, ensuring optimal launch conditions for deploying its space infrastructure. Thanks to this value proposition, Sateliot gains a competitive advantage over other operators that must share launches.

MIURA 5 is PLD Space’s two-stage reusable orbital launcher for small satellites, designed, manufactured, and operated by the company. Its mission is to provide reliable, customized launch services, guaranteeing European technological sovereignty in space transportation.

Sateliot’s next-generation Tritó satellites represent a significant leap in capacity and performance for defense and security, thanks to their increased operational payload power. Not only will they provide dual connectivity to IoT devices, but they will also enable D2D connectivity in Europe to link mobile units with data, voice, and video services based on the 5G standard. These capabilities will support critical applications in security, civil protection and defense, maximizing network resilience.

Source: PLD Space
Associated URL: https://www.pldspace.com/en/news/sateliot-pld-space-sign-first-commercial-contract-dedicated-launch-two-trito-satellites-miura5.html

HERNDON, Va. - BlackSky Technology Inc. secured a new eight-figure international contract for accelerated delivery of a Gen-3 sovereign space-based intelligence solution. The agreement combines the sale of one Gen-3 very-high resolution 35-centimeter satellite with recurring, multi-year on-orbit operations and subscription-based Assured imagery and analytics services, leveraging the company’s fully automated end-to-end architecture enabled by the BlackSky Spectra software platform and its ground network to deliver real-time insights at mission speed and scale.

Assured services provide the customer with immediate guaranteed access and priority tasking capacity through BlackSky’s proprietary, dynamic monitoring constellation over their national and regional areas of interest. Once operational, the Gen-3 satellite will work in parallel to BlackSky’s constellation to deliver mission-relevant insights at industry-leading speeds. Gen-3’s enhanced image clarity expands AI-enabled detection, identification and classification for a wide array of vehicles, aircraft, vessels and other objects of tactical relevance.

BlackSky possesses proprietary in-house satellite design and agile manufacturing, constellation operations and end-to-end advanced software development capabilities. This vertically integrated approach enables the company to quickly develop, produce and deploy reliable space-based intelligence solutions at disruptive speed, scale and economics. To meet global customer demand for guaranteed access to data, when and where customers need it, BlackSky offers On-Demand and Assured subscription access or full sovereign systems.

Source: BlackSky
Associated URL: https://blacksky.com/press-releases/blacksky-signs-new-eight-figure-international-contract-for-accelerated-delivery-of-gen-3-sovereign-space-based-intelligence-solution/

KOUROU, French Guiana - On February 12, 2026 at 1:45 p.m. local time (4:45 p.m. UTC, 5:45 p.m. CET), Arianespace successfully launched 32 Amazon Leo satellites with Ariane 64 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana. The satellites were delivered to a low Earth orbit, at an altitude of approximately 465 km. The mission lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes, from lift-off to separation of all the satellites.

The mission, called VA267 (LE-01 for Amazon Leo), initiated the first of 18 Ariane 6 launches booked to support the deployment of the Amazon Leo constellation. It also marked the first launch for the constellation performed by a European launcher.

For this new range of constellation-type missions, Ariane 6 incorporates various adaptations to accommodate the increased payload mass. Flight VA267, the first launch of Ariane 6 in its four-booster configuration, carried the heaviest payload ever placed into orbit by the European launcher. During this mission, Ariane 6 delivered around 20 metric tons into orbit - about twice the payload capacity of the two-booster Ariane 62 variant. It demonstrates the full-power capability of Ariane 6 and its ability to meet the requirements of large-scale constellation deployments.

Ariane 6 also flew for the first time with its long fairing configuration. During this mission, the 32 Amazon Leo satellites were accommodated under a 20-meter-high fairing, giving the launcher a height of 62 meters.

This flight VA267 is a major milestone for the development of Ariane 6 under the European Space Agency's oversight.

Source: Arianespace
Associated URL: https://newsroom.arianespace.com/arianespace-successfully-launches-32-amazon-leo-satellites-with-the-first-ariane-64/?lang=eng