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Space, Trade, New Orbit: US-India Ties Lift Off With Commercial Space Push

NDTV 13 Feb 2026
The first US trade delegation to India after the announcement of the US-India trade deal has signalled a decisive shift in bilateral engagement, with commercial space collaboration emerging as a... .
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AST SpaceMobile deploys record low orbit cellular array on BlueBird 6

SpaceDaily 13 Feb 2026
... as the largest commercial communications array antenna yet placed in low Earth orbit.
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Swift observatory changes operations ahead of planned orbit reboost

SpaceDaily 13 Feb 2026
... atmospheric drag and prepare the spacecraft for a planned orbit-raising mission.
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Iran puts ‘Jam‑e Jam 1’ into orbit in milestone for national broadcasting

Press TV 13 Feb 2026
Jam-e Jam 1 was placed into orbit minutes after liftoff aboard a Proton-M carrier rocket, alongside a Russian meteorological satellite ... The designated orbital slot is expected to provide optimal coverage for IRIB’s communications requirements.
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US firm unfolds largest-ever commercial communications array in low Earth orbit

Interesting Engineering 13 Feb 2026
Measuring roughly 2,400 square feet, the satellite now holds the record for the largest commercial communications array ever deployed in low Earth orbit (LEO).
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University of Münster participates on new European lunar orbiter (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster)

Public Technologies 12 Feb 2026
© NASA University of Münster participates on new European lunar orbiter ... Now, the University of Münster is part of an international consortium preparing a new lunar orbiter for the European Space Agency (ESA).
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The largest-ever satellite of its kind just unfurled its wings in low-Earth orbit

Scientific American 12 Feb 2026
BlueBird 6 features the biggest commercial communications array antenna ever deployed in orbit around Earth, spanning some 2,400 square feet ... .
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Europe's most powerful rocket launches for 1st time, carrying 32 Amazon internet satellites to orbit (video)

Space 12 Feb 2026
The most powerful version of Europe's Ariane 6 rocket flew for the first time ever on Thursday (Feb. 12), launching 32 of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit ....
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AST SpaceMobile Unfolds the Largest Commercial Communications Array Antenna in Low Earth Orbit

Gizmodo 12 Feb 2026
The first of the company's next-generation satellites stretches across 2,400 square feet (223 square meters) ....
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ULA's Vulcan rocket suffers another booster problem on the way to orbit

Ars Technica 12 Feb 2026
Seconds later, the rocket twisted on its axis before recovering and continuing the climb into orbit with a batch of US military satellites ... The rocket recovered from the malfunction and still reached the mission's planned orbit ... Read full article.
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Wausau-based EO Johnson acquires Orbit Technologies in Feb. 9 deal

Wausau Daily Herald 12 Feb 2026
WAUSAU − EO Johnson Business Technologies, headquartered in Wausau, has acquired Orbit Technology, a company based in Iron Mountain, Michigan ... We are excited to welcome Orbit employees into the EO Johnson family.".
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Proton-M lifts new weather satellite into orbit

The Arabian Post 12 Feb 2026
The heavy-lift rocket blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, operated by Russia under a long-term lease, placing the satellite into a designated orbit after a multi-stage ascent.
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PowerBank Announces Strategic Investment in Orbit AI Following Successful Satellite Rocket Launch of the "Genesis" Space Mission

PR Newswire 12 Feb 2026
A Technological Breakthrough in Orbit ... Additional opportunities span orbital infrastructure, in-orbit data centers, and satellite data services, representing a combined market potential of USD$115.64B over the next decade2-4.
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