VV30 is now scheduled to lift off from Kourou at 22:21 local time on 14 September 2026 (01:21 UTC on 15 September), carrying FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C on Avio-operated Vega-C.
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NASA updated the SpaceX Crew-13 schedule to no earlier than September 12, 2026, for a Falcon 9 and Dragon ISS crew-rotation mission.
Astroscale Holdings remains scheduled to announce FY2027 first-quarter financial results on September 11, 2026.
Avio's half-year report remains scheduled for 10 September 2026, when the Board is due to approve the consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30 June.
BlackSky scheduled its virtual 2026 annual meeting for September 10, 2026, with shareholder votes on three Class II director nominees, auditor ratification, and say-on-pay.
HEICO is expected to file its fiscal 2026 third-quarter Form 10-Q by September 9, 2026, the 40-day deadline following its July 31 fiscal quarter-end.
Planet scheduled fiscal Q2 2027 results for after market close on September 3, 2026, with a same-day earnings call at 5:00 p.m. ET.
Viasat scheduled its virtual 2026 annual meeting of stockholders for September 3, 2026, with director elections, auditor ratification and a say-on-pay vote on the agenda.
SiriusXM will launch SiriusXM Sports Pass for new U.S. subscribers on September 1, offering its sports audio lineup for $5 per month or $49 annually.
SiriusXM will add 23 Audacy local sports stations to its platform on September 1, 2026, under an agreement covering 42 stations across 29 U.S. markets.
Spire identified a September 2026 expected follow-on radio-occultation contract at a higher value than its $11.2 million existing award as a near-term revenue catalyst.
NASA completed Roman’s hydrazine fueling and now targets a 7:26 a.m. EDT Falcon Heavy launch from Kennedy Space Center on August 30, 2026.
A customer must cancel a suspension or terminate a Spire contract by August 29, 2026, putting approximately $15.3 million of expected next-12-month revenue at risk of delay or non-recognition.
The scheduled MTG-I2 VA270 launch has been operationally updated with a 16:10–18:40 Kourou launch window on 27 August 2026, while launch preparations continue in French Guiana.
Arianespace has scheduled the VA270 Ariane 62 launch carrying the MTG-I2 weather satellite for 27 August 2026.
Third-party earnings calendars now estimate that HEICO will report fiscal 2026 third-quarter results after market close on August 25, 2026, replacing the prior August 31 estimate.
Ofcom’s consultation on the future use of the UK 2 GHz Mobile Satellite Services band, including a proposed 3-5 year transitional authorization for incumbent Viasat and EchoStar access after May 2027, closes on August 18, 2026.
The August 10 bid deadline and conditional August 12 auction milestones have elapsed, leaving the combined DISH DBS plan-confirmation and DISH Wireless asset-sale hearing scheduled for August 17 as the next disclosed restructuring catalyst.
Third-party launch trackers now list Globalstar 2-R Mission 1 for 01:12 UTC on August 16, replacing the previously unconfirmed late-August timing.
Rocket Lab's Electron launch of NASA's Aspera astrophysics SmallSat is scheduled no earlier than August 15, 2026 from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand.
Sidus Space filed its second-quarter 2026 Form 10-Q ahead of its August 14 financial-results call, reporting $583,096 of quarterly revenue and a $4.78 million net loss.
Firefly’s current Blue Ghost Mission 2 page now states that the Riders 2 the Dark lunar far-side mission is set to launch no earlier than 2027, rather than during 2026.
Firefly announced a Defense Innovation Unit contract to design an Elytra deorbit system.
Intuitive Machines disclosed that its $500 million ATM program issued 8.26 million Class A shares and generated approximately $235.2 million of net proceeds during Q2 2026.
Intuitive Machines disclosed a contract for three commercial GEO satellites with an estimated total program value exceeding $600 million.
Intuitive Machines reported Q2 2026 revenue of $206.2 million and quarter-end backlog of $1.8 billion, while reaffirming 2026 revenue guidance of $900 million to $1.0 billion and positive adjusted EBITDA.
Rocket Lab filed its preliminary Form S-4/proxy for the Iridium acquisition, formally commencing the SEC registration and shareholder-approval process while leaving the special-meeting date blank.
Parker-Hannifin completed its $9.25 billion cash acquisition of Filtration Group Corporation on August 13, 2026.
Rocket Lab reported expiration of the HSR waiting period, filed the preliminary S-4 and FCC transfer applications for its Iridium acquisition, and outlined a financing plan including retention of Iridium’s existing term loan subject to lender consent.
Spire disclosed that it has submitted a WildFireSat termination-cost settlement proposal, with recoverability potentially affecting future gross margin.
The August 13, 2026 deadline to submit claims in Virgin Galactic's $8.5 million securities class-action settlement elapsed.
SpaceX completed Falcon 9 Starlink missions on August 11 and 12, launching 29 satellites from Florida and 24 from California, respectively.
Spire reported Q2 2026 revenue of $18.0 million, adjusted EBITDA loss of $8.6 million, and reaffirmed its $75.0-$85.0 million full-year revenue guidance.
Virgin Galactic moved its first new-Spaceship commercial flight from the fourth quarter of 2026 to February 2027, citing additional avionics and systems-installation time.
Virgin Galactic's August 12 Form 10-Q stated that its $2.75 million shareholder-derivative settlement remained subject to final court approval after the July 28, 2026 hearing.
Virgin Galactic's second-quarter update said its 50-seat $750,000-per-seat booking tranche was oversubscribed and closed, adding more than $50 million to expected future spaceflight revenue.
MDA Space opened its MDA CHORUS Control Centre in St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Québec, establishing the operational hub for the constellation ahead of its late-2026 launch target.
Firefly announced that its SciTec subsidiary received a $93.7 million U.S. Space Force agreement to modernize ground-based radar systems.
Firefly Aerospace reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $117.7 million, up 659% year over year, and maintained its $420 million to $450 million full-year revenue outlook.
Firefly disclosed that Lockheed Martin extended its Alpha multi-launch agreement for up to 25 Block II launches through 2031.
AST SpaceMobile reported second-quarter 2026 revenue of $31.5 million and reaffirmed full-year revenue guidance of $150 million to $200 million.
NYSE commenced delisting proceedings and immediately suspended trading in BlackSky’s BKSY.W warrants because of abnormally low selling-price levels, while BKSY common-stock trading remains unaffected.
Rocket Lab unveiled its containerized GHOST launch system, targeting its first operational Alaska suborbital mission in 2027.
Rocket Lab secured a dedicated Neutron launch for Kepler Communications no earlier than 2028 to deploy multiple satellites for Kepler’s constellation expansion.
Rocket Lab reported record Q2 revenue and backlog and issued Q3 guidance, without disclosing a change to its pending acquisition of Iridium.
Iridium adopted amended and restated bylaws adding exclusive-forum provisions while its acquisition by Rocket Lab remains pending.
Rocket Lab disclosed a $397 million U.S. Space Force SB-AMTI award to build multiple Flatellite spacecraft and launch them on Neutron.
Planet and the Government of Rwanda launched Planet’s first national satellite-data program in Africa, managed by the Rwanda Space Agency.
Rocket Lab disclosed that two contracts to build three geostationary satellites total more than $160 million, including its $90 million Space Force Heimdall contract.
Rocket Lab unveiled GHOST, a containerized deployable system for Electron and HASTE, and designated Kodiak, Alaska as Launch Complex 4 for its first deployment.
Rocket Lab formally established Rocket Lab Germany GmbH to pursue European satellite, payload, component-manufacturing, and launch-service opportunities.
Rocket Lab reported record second-quarter 2026 revenue of $234.1 million and record backlog of $2.36 billion, while guiding third-quarter revenue to $250 million-$265 million.
Rocket Lab announced a dedicated Neutron mission for Kepler Communications from Launch Complex 3 no earlier than 2028 to deploy multiple low-Earth-orbit satellites.
MDA Space reported Q2 2026 revenue of C$498.6 million and adjusted EBITDA of C$96.3 million, and raised the midpoints of its 2026 revenue and adjusted-EBITDA guidance.
Eutelsat reported FY2025-26 results, with LEO revenue up 69.5% to €297 million and FY2026-27 guidance for slight operating-vertical revenue growth and a broadly stable EBITDA margin.
Eutelsat’s FY2025-26 results clarified that its conditional $504 million pre-tax FCC Upper C-band incentive payment is expected in 2031 and that transition costs are expected to be fully reimbursed.
Eutelsat clarified its IRIS² execution economics, committing €3.39 billion through 2034 for more than twice its current OneWeb capacity and estimating more than €10 billion of related revenue in 2032-2040.
ispace received a ¥11.6 billion JAXA Space Strategy Fund grant for high-precision lunar-polar landing technology.
ispace reported fiscal 2027 first-quarter revenue of ¥168 million and a net loss of ¥6.336 billion.
Hughes Satellite Systems disclosed that its confidential negotiations with certain holders of its 2026 notes failed to produce a potential transaction.
SpaceX said recovery of the Starship Flight 13 upper stage from the Indian Ocean was threatened by rough seas, and Elon Musk said recovery was not looking good.