This research index records the primary sources used to build Orbital World’s launch edition. Individual articles include a claim-level source list. Information was last reviewed on 12 September 2026.
United States and lunar exploration
- NASA. Artemis II mission page. Updated 7 July 2026.
- NASA. NASA Adds Mission to Artemis Lunar Program, Updates Architecture. 27 February 2026.
- Federal Communications Commission. Order DA 26-380, Supplemental Coverage from Space. 22 April 2026.
Europe and the space economy
- European Space Agency. ESA Space Economy Portal and Report 2026.
- ESA. Launches from Europe’s Spaceport.
- ESA Space Debris Office. Space Environment Statistics. Updated 31 July 2026.
- ESA. Space Environment Report, Issue 10. 1 May 2026.
Asia
- JAXA MMX Project. Martian Moons eXploration. Launch notice 20 August 2026.
- ISRO. NISAR S-Band SAR Data Products Release. 24 July 2026.
- CNSA. Chang’e 7 international instruments. 26 April 2024.
Spain and commercial connectivity
- Agencia Espacial Española. Spanish Atlantic Constellation design. 14 May 2026.
- AEE. Wildfire Earth-observation projects. 3 September 2026.
- Amazon. Amazon Leo overview. Accessed September 2026.
- Starlink. Direct to Cell service overview.