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The July-August 2026 issue of the Satellite Executive Briefing magazine featuring:
Update on the Small Satellite Manufacturing Market by Bernardo Schneiderman
The Asian Satcom Sector in Summer '26: Balancing Sovereignty and Economic Reality by Blaine Curcio
New Markets Watch: How Executives are Planning for the Future by Jason Bates
Washington, D.C., August 17, 2026
Lynk and Omnispace today announced the completion of their merger and the introduction of Elveo Mobile, the newly combined company that delivers mobile connectivity and elevated intelligence for a planet on the move. Elveo will bring reliable, next-generation connectivity directly from satellites to mobile phones, devices and machines everywhere on Earth in multiple frequency bands.
Executive Moves
More...Westminster, Colo., August 19, 2026
Vantor, announced today that Will Cocos has been appointed Executive Vice President and General Manager of its U.S. Government business. Cocos will lead Vantor’s work across the U.S. defense, intelligence and civil government communities, with a focus on accelerating the delivery of mission-ready capabilities to warfighters and other operators.
Leiden, the Netherlands, August 12, 2026
Iraklis Hatziathanasiou has joined Celestia in the newly created role of Product Director to boost its current growth trajectory and support its mission to develop the next generation of solutions for the space industry.
Market Trends
More...New York, NY, August 18, 2026
The global earth observation small satellite market is on track to expand from roughly US$ 2.14 billion in 2026 to $6.90 billion by 2034—a 15.76% compound annual growth rate according to Polaris Market Research. Buried inside that headline number is the more consequential trend: commercial end users are projected to grow at 17.3% annually, outpacing every other buyer segment, including the government programs that built this industry. For corporate strategists, investors, and procurement leaders, that inflection point—not the aggregate market size—is the number worth building a strategy around.
Paris, France, August 10, 2026
Novaspace’s latest In-Orbit Services Markets report projects that emerging in-orbit services will generate approximately US$3 billion in cumulative service revenues over the next decade, highlighting the early development of a more flexible, resilient, and sustainable space economy.
Products and Services
More...Holzkirchen, Germany, August 21, 2026
WORK Microwave, a leading provider of advanced RF and satellite communication technologies, has successfully completed another key milestone in the IRIS² System Validation Testbed (SVTB) project. During the review meeting with the European Space Agency (ESA) in Graz, Austria, a LEO-to-MEO handover was demonstrated live. The project is carried out in close collaboration with Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and JOANNEUM RESEARCH.
Richmond, Va., August 14, 2026
AVCOM of Virginia released white paper on "Architectural Principles for Modern RF Monitoring" The paper presents architectural principles for designing automated RF monitoring systems that can assist operators in detecting, diagnosing, and documenting RF events across complex satellite infrastructures. It draws from practical experience with RF systems engineering and reflects an informed perspective on how monitoring can evolve to meet operational demands. Click here to a link to the whitepaper: Architectural Principles for Modern RF Monitoring Systems - AVCOM
