# Category: News

## [Loft Launches Dedicated AI for Space Business Unit to Develop On-Orbit AI Infrastructure](/content/loft-launches-dedicated-ai-for-space-group-to-develop-on-orbit-ai-infrastructure/index.html)

Today, Loft announced the formation of a new AI for Space business unit within the company to focus on building scalable, reliable AI-enabled space infrastructure to support agentic and AI-at-the-edge applications. This investment reflects Loft’s long-term commitment to enabling governments and commercial partners to access and deploy algorithms directly on orbit, transforming how insights are B...

## [France taps Loft Orbital to develop nation’s first ‘sovereign’ SAR satellite](/content/france-taps-loft-orbital-to-develop-nations-first-sovereign-sar-satellite/index.html)

## [Loft Orbital Wins €50M Contract to Build French SAR Sat](/content/loft-orbital-wins-e50m-contract-to-build-french-sar-sat/index.html)

## [Loft Selected as a Prime Contractor for France’s First Space-Based Radar Imaging Program](/content/loft-selected-as-prime-contractor-for-frances-first-space-based-radar-imaging-program/index.html)

Loft today announced a notification by the French Space Agency (CNES) and the Directorate General of Armaments / DGA of a contract for the development and operation of the DESIR program (Sovereign Radar Imaging Elements Demonstration). The program aims to provide France with its first sovereign space-based radar imaging (SAR) capability and represents a major B...

## [Loft Selected as a Trusted Partner to Support France’s Sovereign Space Capabilities](/content/loft-selected-as-a-trusted-partner-to-support-frances-sovereign-space-capabilities/index.html)

Loft is proud to announce that a significant contract has been signed with CNES under the IOD-IOV (In Orbit Demonstration / In Orbit Validation) framework, a major step forward for France’s sovereign space ambitions. Three consecutive missions are scheduled to launch in 2026, 2027, and 2028, underscoring Loft’s long-term commitment to supporting national space infrastructure B...

## [La montée en puissance de Loft Orbital, pépite française du spatial](/content/la-montee-en-puissance-de-loft-orbital-pepite-francaise-du-spatial/index.html)

## [YAM-9: Advancing Missions, Compute, and Innovation in Orbit](/content/yam-9-benchmarking-the-future-of-ai-enabled-space-infrastructure/index.html)

November 28, 2025 Update: YAM-9 was deployed via SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission on November 28, 2025 at 10:44 AM PT. Loft has successfully made contact with the satellite and commissioning is underway. All systems appear nominal. It’s yet another launch for “Yet Another Mission.” Loft Orbital’s YAM-9 satellite is fully integrated and ready to B...

## [Former Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Joins Loft Board of Directors](/content/former-deputy-secretary-of-defense-kathleen-hicks-joins-loft-board-of-directors/index.html)

Dr. Hicks to bring advanced computing and AI investment experience to Loft’s vision for simple, fast and reliable access to space. Loft today announced that former Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks has been appointed to Loft Orbital’s Board of Directors. With more than 30 years of experience integrating advanced technologies into defense and B...

## [Loft Completes Payload Integration and Environmental Testing of First EarthDaily Satellite](/content/loft-completes-payload-integration-and-environmental-testing-of-first-earthdaily-satellite/index.html)

## [YAM-8: Entering the Longbow Era](/content/yam-8-entering-the-longbow-era/index.html)

May 16, 2025 Update: YAM-8 has safely reached its operational orbit at ~540 km following an orbit transfer from its initial deployment orbit at ~590 km. Since launching on March 14th, our satellite operations team has commissioned the Hub and key bus subsystems – and completed payload aliveness testing to confirm that all payloads are B...