https://www.spacebandits.io/industries/satellites Dated, sourced milestones from the satellites companies Space Bandits tracks. en https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/apex apex/2026-09-14/Agrees to set up a US factory to build direct-to-device satellites for Elveo Mobile, the operator formed by the merger of Lynk Global and Omnispace Mon, 14 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Agrees to set up a US factory to build direct-to-device satellites for Elveo Mobile, the operator formed by the merger of Lynk Global and Omnispace. Source: https://spacenews.com/apex-to-set-up-us-d2d-satellite-manufacturing-facility-for-elveo-mobile/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/kepler-communications kepler-communications/2026-08-24/Declares its optical data relay network in commercial service, with 33 satellites launched and more than ten optical ground stations Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Declares its optical data relay network in commercial service, with 33 satellites launched and more than ten optical ground stations. Source: https://kepler.space/kepler-delivers-optical-infrastructure-for-real-time-space-operations/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/starcloud starcloud/2026-08-21/Adds $250M to its Series A at a $2.3B valuation, led by Manhattan West with $25M from Nvidia Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Adds $250M to its Series A at a $2.3B valuation, led by Manhattan West with $25M from Nvidia. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/starcloud-raises-200-million-for-orbital-data-centers-as-launch-options-dry-up/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/k2-space k2-space/2026-07-30/Raises a $500M Series D at a $6.8B valuation, led by Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ, with about $1B of signed contracts Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $500M Series D at a $6.8B valuation, led by Kleiner Perkins and ICONIQ, with about $1B of signed contracts. Source: https://payloadspace.com/k2-space-raises-500m-series-d-at-6-8b-valuation/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2026-07-13/The Antariksh Venture Capital Fund, anchored by IN-SPACe, makes its first investment: ₹60 crore in Dhruva Mon, 13 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT The Antariksh Venture Capital Fund, anchored by IN-SPACe, makes its first investment: ₹60 crore in Dhruva. Source: https://www.dhruvaspace.com/press-releases/dhruva-space-becomes-first-recipient-of-investment-under-india-sovereign-space-tech-fund-the-antariksh-venture-capital-fund https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/iqps iqps/2026-06/An Electron launch carrying its Mikura-I satellite aborts at ignition; the satellite flies that August Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT An Electron launch carrying its Mikura-I satellite aborts at ignition; the satellite flies that August. Source: https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/rocket-lab-launch-iqps-radar-satellite-grain-goddess-provides https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2026-05-13/Receives a ₹105 crore grant from India's RDI fund to develop Project Garud, a 500 kg satellite platform Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT Receives a ₹105 crore grant from India's RDI fund to develop Project Garud, a 500 kg satellite platform. Source: https://www.dhruvaspace.com/press-releases/dhruva-space-secures-inr-105-crores-rdif-backing-to-develop-project-garud-advancing-india-private-sector-500-kg-class-satellite-capability-for-constellation-missions https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/minospace minospace/2026-05/STAR Market accepts its IPO application, seeking 5B yuan Fri, 01 May 2026 12:00:00 GMT STAR Market accepts its IPO application, seeking 5B yuan. Source: https://spacenews.com/chinese-satellite-maker-minospace-seeks-736-million-in-ipo/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/k2-space k2-space/2026-03-30/Gravitas, its first free-flying satellite, launches on Transporter-16: about two tonnes, a 40 m solar array span and 20 kW of power Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Gravitas, its first free-flying satellite, launches on Transporter-16: about two tonnes, a 40 m solar array span and 20 kW of power. Source: https://spaceflightnow.com/2026/03/30/live-coverage-spacex-to-launch-119-payloads-on-smallsat-rideshare-mission-from-california/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/aetherflux aetherflux/2026-03-27/Reported to be shifting from beaming solar power to Earth toward orbital data centres, and raising a Series B at a $2B valuation Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Reported to be shifting from beaming solar power to Earth toward orbital data centres, and raising a Series B at a $2B valuation. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/27/aetherflux-reportedly-raising-series-b-at-2-billion-valuation/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/starcloud starcloud/2026-03/Raises a $170M Series A Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Raises a $170M Series A. Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/21/starcloud-raises-200-million-for-orbital-data-centers-as-launch-options-dry-up/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2026-01-21/Signs the national Earth observation constellation agreement with IN-SPACe as one of four consortium members, led by Pixxel Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Signs the national Earth observation constellation agreement with IN-SPACe as one of four consortium members, led by Pixxel. Source: https://www.pixxel.space/news/pixxel-led-consortium-signs-agreement-with-in-space-to-build-indias-national-eo-constellation https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2026-01-12/Loses five deployers and the satellites inside them, including its own Thybolt-3, when PSLV-C62 fails in flight Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:00:00 GMT Loses five deployers and the satellites inside them, including its own Thybolt-3, when PSLV-C62 fails in flight. Source: https://www.etvbharat.com/en/technology/we-can-recover-quickly-hyderabad-space-startups-remain-confident-after-pslv-c62-launch-setback-enn26011401151 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/iqps iqps/2025-12/Wins a share of Japan’s Ministry of Defense satellite constellation tender Mon, 01 Dec 2025 12:00:00 GMT Wins a share of Japan’s Ministry of Defense satellite constellation tender. Source: https://i-qps.net/en/news/3379/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/starcloud starcloud/2025-11/Starcloud-1 reaches orbit carrying an Nvidia H100, which the company says is the only data-centre GPU operating in space Sat, 01 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT Starcloud-1 reaches orbit carrying an Nvidia H100, which the company says is the only data-centre GPU operating in space. Source: https://payloadspace.com/starcloud-announces-250m-series-a-extension/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/open-cosmos open-cosmos/2025-10/Completes the landmark MANTIS imaging mission Wed, 01 Oct 2025 12:00:00 GMT Completes the landmark MANTIS imaging mission. Source: https://satnews.com/2025/10/27/open-cosmos-celebrates-completion-of-landmark-mantis-mission/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2025-08-27/LEAP-1, its first commercial mission, launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 with payloads for Australia's Akula Tech Wed, 27 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT LEAP-1, its first commercial mission, launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 with payloads for Australia's Akula Tech. Source: https://india.entrepreneur.com/news-and-trends/pixxel-and-dhruva-space-launch-satellites-on-spacex-falcon-9/496405 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/axelspace axelspace/2025-08-13/Axelspace Holdings lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market under code 402A Wed, 13 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Axelspace Holdings lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market under code 402A. Source: https://www.utokyo-ipc.co.jp/en/news/2025/08/axelspace_exit/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/skylo skylo/2025-08/Pixel Watch 4 becomes the first smartwatch with standards-based two-way satellite messaging Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:00:00 GMT Pixel Watch 4 becomes the first smartwatch with standards-based two-way satellite messaging. Source: https://www.skylo.tech/newsroom/google-and-skylo-expand-satellite-connectivity-to-pixel-10-series-and-unveil-pixel-watch-4 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/lux-aeterna lux-aeterna/2025-06/Emerges from stealth with Delphi, a fully reusable satellite targeting a 2027 demo flight Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT Emerges from stealth with Delphi, a fully reusable satellite targeting a 2027 demo flight. Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/lux-aeterna-emerges-from-stealth-with-4m-in-pre-seed-funding-to-demonstrate-the-first-reusable-satellite-platform-302490124.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/orbitsedge orbitsedge/2025-06/Signs Syntilay and Copernic Space to put AI agents on its Edge1 module for a first orbital mission Sun, 01 Jun 2025 12:00:00 GMT Signs Syntilay and Copernic Space to put AI agents on its Edge1 module for a first orbital mission. Source: https://payloadspace.com/orbitsedges-first-mission-to-space-is-a-shoe-in/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/apex apex/2025-03/Aries SN1 marks a full year of on-orbit operation Sat, 01 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT Aries SN1 marks a full year of on-orbit operation. Source: https://spacenews.com/apexs-first-satellite-marks-one-year-in-orbit/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/skylo skylo/2025-02/Raises an oversubscribed $30M led by NGP Capital to scale direct-to-device service worldwide Sat, 01 Feb 2025 12:00:00 GMT Raises an oversubscribed $30M led by NGP Capital to scale direct-to-device service worldwide. Source: https://www.skylo.tech/newsroom/skylo-raises-30m-in-oversubscribed-funding-round-to-scale-direct-to-device-satellite-service-worldwide https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/k2-space k2-space/2025-01/Heritage, the company’s first demonstration satellite, reaches low Earth orbit Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:00:00 GMT Heritage, the company’s first demonstration satellite, reaches low Earth orbit. Source: https://www.thefastmode.com/technology-solutions/43098-k2-space-achieves-key-milestones-ahead-of-2026-gravitas-satellite-launch https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astranis-space-technologies-corp astranis-space-technologies-corp/2024-12/Four MicroGEO satellites launch together on a dedicated Falcon 9 Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Four MicroGEO satellites launch together on a dedicated Falcon 9. Source: https://spacenews.com/four-satellite-astranis-launch-signals-shift-toward-scaled-geo-deployments/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/synspective synspective/2024-12/Lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, raising about ¥10.2B, with a dedicated Electron flight the same week Sun, 01 Dec 2024 12:00:00 GMT Lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, raising about ¥10.2B, with a dedicated Electron flight the same week. Source: https://synspective.com/press-release/2024/listed_tse/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/iqps iqps/2024-08/QPS-SAR-8 reaches orbit on Transporter-11 and makes contact two hours after liftoff Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT QPS-SAR-8 reaches orbit on Transporter-11 and makes contact two hours after liftoff. Source: https://i-qps.net/en/news/2190/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/skylo skylo/2024-08/Verizon adopts Skylo for satellite emergency messaging on NTN-capable Android phones Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT Verizon adopts Skylo for satellite emergency messaging on NTN-capable Android phones. Source: https://www.skylo.tech/newsroom/verizon-teams-up-with-skylo https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/skylo skylo/2024-08/Google’s Pixel 9 ships Satellite SOS over Skylo, its first Tier-1 smartphone integration Thu, 01 Aug 2024 12:00:00 GMT Google’s Pixel 9 ships Satellite SOS over Skylo, its first Tier-1 smartphone integration. Source: https://www.skylo.tech/newsroom/skylo-connectivity-enables-new-satellite-sos-feature-on-google-pixel-9-series https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2024-07-15/IN-SPACe authorises it to sell ground station services Mon, 15 Jul 2024 12:00:00 GMT IN-SPACe authorises it to sell ground station services. Source: https://www.dhruvaspace.com/press-releases/dhruva-space-authorisation-from-inspace-gsaas-ground-station-as-a-service https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/minospace minospace/2024-06/Raises a 1B yuan Series C led by Wuxi development-zone funds Sat, 01 Jun 2024 12:00:00 GMT Raises a 1B yuan Series C led by Wuxi development-zone funds. Source: https://spacenews.com/chinese-satellite-manufacturer-minospace-raises-137-million/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/minospace minospace/2024-05/Wins an 804M yuan contract to build Sichuan province a remote-sensing constellation Wed, 01 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT Wins an 804M yuan contract to build Sichuan province a remote-sensing constellation. Source: https://spacenews.com/chinese-commercial-company-lands-contract-to-build-provincial-satellite-constellation/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2024-04-22/Closes a ₹123 crore (about $15M) Series A, with Indian Angel Network Alpha Fund and Blue Ashva Capital among the investors Mon, 22 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT Closes a ₹123 crore (about $15M) Series A, with Indian Angel Network Alpha Fund and Blue Ashva Capital among the investors. Source: https://inc42.com/buzz/dhruva-space-marks-close-of-series-a-at-inr-123-cr-plans-spacecraft-manufacturing-unit/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astranis-space-technologies-corp astranis-space-technologies-corp/2024-04/Unveils Omega, a next-generation MicroGEO with five times the throughput Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT Unveils Omega, a next-generation MicroGEO with five times the throughput. Source: https://www.spacevoyaging.com/news/2024/04/16/astranis-introduces-a-new-and-more-powerful-geo-satellite/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/true-anomaly true-anomaly/2024-04/Awarded a $30M Space Force contract for Victus Haze, a tactically responsive space demonstration Mon, 01 Apr 2024 12:00:00 GMT Awarded a $30M Space Force contract for Victus Haze, a tactically responsive space demonstration. Source: https://spacenews.com/true-anomaly-gets-30-million-contract-for-space-force-tactically-responsive-mission/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/apex apex/2024-03/Aries SN1, the first production unit of its satellite bus, reaches orbit a year after clean-sheet design Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT Aries SN1, the first production unit of its satellite bus, reaches orbit a year after clean-sheet design. Source: https://www.satellitetoday.com/technology/2024/10/02/apex-sn1-satellite-launched-in-march-has-anduril-payload/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/true-anomaly true-anomaly/2024-03/First two Jackal autonomous orbital vehicles launch and deploy on Transporter-10 Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:00:00 GMT First two Jackal autonomous orbital vehicles launch and deploy on Transporter-10. Source: https://www.trueanomaly.space/newsroom/mission-x-successful-launch-deployment-of-first-two-jackal-aovs https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2024-01/LEAP-TD, a version of its P-30 platform on ISRO's POEM-3, completes its experiments in orbit Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT LEAP-TD, a version of its P-30 platform on ISRO's POEM-3, completes its experiments in orbit. Source: https://www.isro.gov.in/POEM-3_Mission_achieves_Payload_objectives.html https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/iqps iqps/2024-01/Releases first-light images from QPS-SAR-5 after a month of on-orbit calibration Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT Releases first-light images from QPS-SAR-5 after a month of on-orbit calibration. Source: https://i-qps.net/en/news/1756/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/minospace minospace/2024-01/Five satellites launch at once, including the first Ku-band phased-array radar imaging satellite Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT Five satellites launch at once, including the first Ku-band phased-array radar imaging satellite. Source: https://www.space.com/china-rocket-launch-cas-space-kinetica-1-january-2024 https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/skylo skylo/2024-01/Opens commercial direct-to-device service across the US and Canada on the 3GPP NTN standard Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:00:00 GMT Opens commercial direct-to-device service across the US and Canada on the 3GPP NTN standard. Source: https://www.skylo.tech/newsroom/skylo-launches-its-direct-to-device-service-in-the-us-canada https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/iqps iqps/2023-12/Lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market under code 5595 Fri, 01 Dec 2023 12:00:00 GMT Lists on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market under code 5595. Source: https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ISPACE-INC-152054167/news/Japanese-satellite-imagery-startup-iQPS-untraded-with-glut-of-bids-in-Tokyo-debut-45507644/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/open-cosmos open-cosmos/2023-11/MANTIS and PLATERO reach orbit on Transporter-9, joining the shared OpenConstellation Wed, 01 Nov 2023 12:00:00 GMT MANTIS and PLATERO reach orbit on Transporter-9, joining the shared OpenConstellation. Source: https://news.satnews.com/2023/11/13/open-cosmos-mantis-platero-satellites-reach-orbit-with-openconstellation-launch/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/oneweb oneweb/2023-09/Merger with Eutelsat completes, forming Eutelsat Group with OneWeb as its LEO arm Fri, 01 Sep 2023 12:00:00 GMT Merger with Eutelsat completes, forming Eutelsat Group with OneWeb as its LEO arm. Source: https://spacenews.com/eutelsat-completes-multi-orbit-oneweb-merger-after-shareholder-vote/ https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astranis-space-technologies-corp astranis-space-technologies-corp/2023-07/A solar array drive failure on Arcturus derails the Alaska broadband service; a spare satellite is promised Sat, 01 Jul 2023 12:00:00 GMT A solar array drive failure on Arcturus derails the Alaska broadband service; a spare satellite is promised. Source: https://www.astranis.com/blog/solar-array-drive-issue-causes-delay-to-alaska-service-first-of-its-kind-spare-satellite-to-be-on-next-astranis-launch-579ec https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/alen-space alen-space/2023-06/GMV acquires a majority stake; the company keeps its brand and management Thu, 01 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT GMV acquires a majority stake; the company keeps its brand and management. Source: https://www.gmv.com/en/communication/press-room/press-releases/space/startup-alen-space-consolidates-its-position-joining https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/astranis-space-technologies-corp astranis-space-technologies-corp/2023-05/Arcturus, the first MicroGEO satellite, reaches geostationary orbit and beams first signals to Alaska Mon, 01 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT Arcturus, the first MicroGEO satellite, reaches geostationary orbit and beams first signals to Alaska. Source: https://www.astranis.com/blog/first-astranis-satellite-successfully-deployed-to-geo-beams-first-signals-down-to-alaska-257ba https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/k2-space k2-space/2023-03/Comes out of stealth with the Mega Class bus, promising 20 kW satellites at a fraction of legacy cost Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT Comes out of stealth with the Mega Class bus, promising 20 kW satellites at a fraction of legacy cost. Source: https://aviationweek.com/space/commercial-space/k2-space-plans-mega-class-satellite https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/oneweb oneweb/2023-03/The final 36 satellites complete the 648-strong first-generation constellation Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:00:00 GMT The final 36 satellites complete the 648-strong first-generation constellation. Source: https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/oneweb https://www.spacebandits.io/startups/dhruva-space dhruva-space/2022-11-26/Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2, its first satellites, reach orbit on PSLV-C54 Sat, 26 Nov 2022 12:00:00 GMT Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2, its first satellites, reach orbit on PSLV-C54. Source: https://dhruvaspace.com/pslv-c54-thybolt-mission