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Space tech news: launches, satellites and contracts

The space business: satellite internet for companies and agencies, launch contracts and the firms selling data from orbit.

SpaceOctober 23, 2026

HawkEye 360 Cluster 16 launch grows RF fleet to 39 spacecraft

The HawkEye 360 Cluster 16 launch put three formation-flying satellites into low Earth orbit on October 23, 2026, aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from New Zealand, bringing the Herndon, Virginia company's radio-frequency intelligence constellation to 39 spacecraft. It was the company's second deployment in 72 hours. For defense and commercial customers, the new cluster is sold as dedicated capacity: guaranteed access to radio-frequency data over chosen regions without owning a satellite.

4 min read · 2 sources · By Mike Mozg

October 1, 20263 min
NASA lunar 5G contract: Modulate Space wins $38 million award
Modulate Space won a NASA lunar 5G contract worth about $38 million to build a 5G and Wi-Fi 6 network for future Moon Base surface work.

HawkEye 360 Cluster 16 launch grows RF fleet to 39 spacecraft

NASA lunar 5G contract: Modulate Space wins $38 million award