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The Monday brief Sep 28, 2026

Four orbital launches flew, the change feed records an $843M award to Lockheed Martin, and our news records a $200M Series C at Hubble Network.

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The opportunity

A VICTUS space vehicle notice closes in October

Rendezvous, Proximity Operations (RPO) Threat Response (RTR) VICTUS Responsive Launch Space Vehicle (SV) entered the solicitations feed on 2026-09-24 and closes 2026-10-19. We hold the title and those dates and nothing further on scope.

The Department of the Interior posted D--SATELLITE SHORELINE PROCESSING SYS., described as Satellite Shoreline Processing System, closing 2026-10-01. The week's totals give 32 new solicitations.

The company move

Hubble Network raises a $200M Series C

Our news carries Hubble Network Raises $200M Series C at $1.6B Valuation, dated 2026-09-24. A separate story dated 2026-09-25 reports that Google just picked SpaceX for its first step into orbital AI.

On the market side, RKLB moved 7.8% between 2026-09-21 and 2026-09-27. Rocket Lab posted 27 job listings and removed 31. Our stories also include Rocket Lab CFO Adam Spice Predicts More M&A Deals on the Horizon, dated 2026-09-25.

The money

Lockheed's $843M award, ESA funding for RFA

The change feed records LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION awarded $843M and NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION awarded $84M, both on 2026-09-24; the week's summary totals list no new awards, which disagrees with the feed. Also in the feed, a LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION award moved from $83M to $425M on 2026-09-27, and LUNAR OUTPOST INC's award moved from $88M to $121M on 2026-09-23.

News records ESA Awards RFA €2.7 Million in New Funding for SaxaVord Operations, dated 2026-09-24. Iridium Communications filed an 8-K on 2026-09-25, and Curtiss-Wright did the same on 2026-09-23.

The launch record

Four flights flew and the schedule shifted

The totals record 4 orbital launches flown, all successful. Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-385 and Electron | Owlright, Owlright, Owlright (StriX Launch 13) flew on 2026-09-26. Long March 6A | Yaogan 40 Group 04 flew 2026-09-24, and Long March 8A | SatNet LEO Group 26 flew 2026-09-23.

Starship | Starlink Group 31-1 (Starship Flight 14) went from TBC to Go on 2026-09-27, with 2026-09-28 on the schedule. Ariane 64 Block 2 | Amazon Leo (LE-04) slipped 24 days and GSLV Mk II | IRNSS-1L (NVS-03) slipped 15 days. No failure appears this week.

The week in numbers

1,631 changes across the record in seven days
The full change record

Hiring 1,381

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1,381 in the week. The 10 closest to the top of the record are held with this issue; the rest are on the full page.

Solicitations 119

  • 14--RACK,LOADING,GUIDED MI is no longer listed2026-09-27
  • 14--MIRROR-DAMPER-SUNSHADE2026-09-27
  • 1440-010639703, RAIL ASSEMBLY/ 21F, AIRCRAFT, FREEDOM FIGHTER F-5 is no longer listed2026-09-26
  • 14--SHAFT,SUBASSY is no longer listed2026-09-26
  • 14--GYRO-OPTICS ASSEMBLY is no longer listed2026-09-26
  • 14--SABOT,SUBASSEMBLY is no longer listed2026-09-26
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119 in the week. The 60 closest to the top of the record are held with this issue; the rest are on the full page.

Awards 47

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Patents 36

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Launches 28

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Filings 19

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Events 1

Stories 131, not counted

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131 in the week. The 60 closest to the top of the record are held with this issue; the rest are on the full page.

131 news items shown above and excluded from the 1,631.

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32 new solicitations posted this week
The full RFP index
  • 14--RESTRAINT,HORIZONTA2026-09-29
  • Campus Wi-Fi for Dorms (Misawa AB)2026-09-29
  • 14--VANE,RIGHT HAND,GUI2026-09-30
  • 14--FAULT ISOLATION EQU2026-09-30
  • 14--DETENT ASSEMBLY,GUIDED2026-09-30
  • 20--OIL TRANSFER ASSEMB2026-10-01
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4 orbital launches flown this week
The full launch scorecard

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6 launches scheduled in the coming week
The full calendar

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Watch this week

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