Space News Digest 26 October 2026

This is SpaceEconomy's automated daily digest of the most interesting news related to our project. Published daily for your information and entertainment.

Monday 26 October 2026

1. Starlink row is a Finnish problem too, says former Defence Forces research chief
Jyri Kosola calls Musk's reason a pretext and says the answer is Finnish technology, such as ICEYE and Nokia's sovereign satcom for Ukraine.
https://yle.fi/a/74-20253203

2. Why did Russian satellites shadow ICEYE? Three possible reasons
National Defence University lecturer Juuso Liekkilä: intelligence gathering, a show of capability, or in theory physical harm.
https://www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art-2000012361661.html

3. Ovzon order intake jumps 65% as new defence customers sign on
The Swedish satcom operator adds NATO and US government clients and enters Germany; order book SEK 570m.
https://nordicdefencewatch.com/news/financials/article19755363.ece

4. Starcloud raises $250M at a $2.3bn valuation for orbital data centres
Led by Manhattan West Ventures with NVIDIA, Cisco and Benchmark; total funding now $450M.
https://www.mt.co.kr/en/future/2026/10/26/2026102609264544096

5. Eight orbital launches last week, all successful
China flew four, SpaceX two, Rocket Lab and JAXA one each; next up Starlink 15-16 on 27 Oct.
https://keeptrack.space/week-in-review/week-in-review-2026-10-25

Image: Jukka Lehto / Yle