Missions & payloads
Ukraine reports Starlink speed limits disrupt drone operations
Ukrainian military units say unexplained Starlink speed limits on moving terminals have disrupted drone control and forced mission cancellations.
Missions & payloads
Missions & payloads on Burn and Coast: Copernicus and Sentinel, Galileo, EGNOS, IRIS2, Starlink and OneWeb.
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HawkEye 360 Demonstrates Satellite RF Detection Across LEO, MEO and GEO
HawkEye 360 successfully tested its commercial RF-sensing satellites to detect signals from spacecraft in LEO, MEO, and GEO under a $1.2 million AFRL Phase II SBIR contract awarded in 2024.
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Astro Digital to go public via $587 million SPAC merger
Satellite manufacturer Astro Digital will merge with Proem Acquisition Corp I in a SPAC deal valuing it at $587 million, expected to close in Q1 2027.
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SWISSto12 Pursues Profitable Growth with 3D-Printed Payloads
SWISSto12's CFO announced 200 million in revenue and profitability for 2026, driven by 3D-printed satellite payloads.
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Galileo Achieves First Civil Anti-Spoofing Fix
The EU's Galileo satellite navigation system has successfully demonstrated its first authenticated position fix for civilian users under real-world conditions.
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China Tests Earth-Moon Laser Link for Lunar Missions
China has successfully demonstrated a two-way laser communications link across 400,000 km between Earth and the Moon, a key technology for its planned lunar missions.
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Sierra Space Books Dream Chaser First Flight Payloads
Sierra Space has secured undisclosed national security and commercial customers to fly payloads on the inaugural mission of its Dream Chaser spaceplane.
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Open Cosmos wins UK contract for secure LEO connectivity
Open Cosmos is a UK government certified partner to provide satellite connectivity via its ConnectedCosmos LEO constellation under the TacSys framework.
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Blue Origin Wins $700 Million NASA Mars Telecom Contract
NASA awarded Blue Origin up to $700 million to build a Mars telecom orbiter by 2028 to support future missions.
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Viasat's ViaSat-3 F3 Enters Asia-Pacific
Viasat's third ViaSat-3 satellite, designated F3, entered service on Monday, adding 1 terabit per second of capacity to its network over the Asia-Pacific region.
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SRON creates CO2M satellite data test tools
SRON has created a new framework to test the performance of CO2M mission greenhouse gas data. The tool uses end-to-end simulations to ensure the satellite's CO2 measurements are precise enough for tracking human-made emissions.