Latin America

Satellogic launched Aleph Observer on February 23, 2026 — a new persistent geospatial intelligence product that enables ongoing monitoring of hundreds of sites daily with predictable delivery. Unlike traditional episodic EO tasking, Aleph Observer provides systematic monitoring of defined areas of interest over time, with embedded analytics to surface change signals. The product runs on Satellogic's active high-resolution constellation (53+ satellites). The announcement came alongside 2025 annual results showing revenue acceleration and the company's pivot toward "space-as-intelligence" rather than "imagery-on-demand."

Satellogic and Australian non-Earth imaging company HEO announced the sale and transfer of the operational NewSat-34 (Mark IV-g) satellite on January 27, 2026. HEO renamed the spacecraft Continuum-1 and became the first Australian entity to own and operate a sub-meter resolution satellite. The transaction, conducted under Satellogic's Sovereignty Government Program, provides HEO with immediate operational capacity and a dedicated on-orbit testbed for non-Earth imaging R&D. Satellogic continues providing operational support. Separately, Satellogic signed an $18 million agreement with CEiiA in Portugal for two NewSat Mark V satellites to be delivered in Q2–Q3 2026.

South Korean startup Innospace launched its Hanbit-Nano rocket from Brazil's Alcântara Space Center on December 22, 2025 — the first-ever commercial orbital launch attempt by a South Korean private company, and the first commercial launch from Alcântara. The 17.3-metre, hybrid-propulsion rocket lifted off normally at 8:13 p.m. EST carrying eight payloads (five satellites, three hosted experiments) from customers in Brazil, India, and South Korea. Approximately 30 seconds into flight an anomaly occurred and the vehicle fell within the pre-designated safety zone with no injuries or ground damage. CEO Kim Soo-jong wrote to shareholders that critical flight data was gathered and that the company plans a second attempt in H1 2026. Innospace shares dropped 29% on December 23.

The Alcântara Space Center (CEA) in Maranhão, Brazil hosted its first-ever commercial rocket launch on December 22, 2025 when Innospace's Hanbit-Nano lifted off. Although the mission failed ~30 seconds into flight, the event marked the operational debut of Brazil's equatorial spaceport for commercial partners — a strategic milestone that took decades and a bilateral agreement with South Korea to achieve. Brazil's Air Force and Space Agency actively supported the launch campaign. Alcântara's near-equatorial position (2.3°S) gives it a 10-15% payload advantage for equatorial LEO and GTO missions over higher-latitude pads.

Mexico's Agencia Espacial Mexicana (AEM) announced Mission Ixtli in late 2025 — a program to build and launch four CubeSat-based Earth observation satellites using domestically developed technology, the first of their kind for Mexico. Named after the Nahuatl word for "eyes to see," the satellites will be developed with contributions from UNAM, IPN, and CICESE. First launch is targeted for December 2026. The constellation will monitor forest fires, crops, and wildlife, replacing foreign Earth-observation data that costs the Mexican government ~$13.6 million annually. Year-one budget: $5.4 million. Goal is 50% Mexican domestic content by project completion.