SpaceTech Weekly Recap – June 22–28, 2026
Major funding, new missions and setbacks that mattered in space innovation last week.
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“Across the week, sovereign space demand is evident as Canada funds a CHORUS-based RADARSAT upgrade and Germany upgrades its military ground stations, signaling ongoing modernization of national infrastructure. Commercial momentum follows with Vantor–BAE and Sophia Space–Apex partnerships, plus SpaceX Starfall tests and Rocket Lab’s ongoing Synspective deployment, highlighting faster launches and on‑orbit compute - yet execution risks and integration timelines remain key watch‑points for investors.“ - Commentary by Matej Pretković
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Here is a quick overview of news that happened this week:
M&A & Funding
OHB aims to raise up to €510.7 million for manufacturing expansion and acquisitions.
Launch
SpaceX launches Starfall reentry demo mission
Rocket Lab launches its 10th Synspective satellite
Contracts
MDA Space wins contract for Radarsat satellite replacement
Vantor chooses BAE Systems to build new imaging satellites
Sophia chooses Apex bus for on-orbit computing test
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