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Astrolight and Greek University Partners Achieve Autonomous Space-to-Ground Lasercom Downlink

Astrolight and Greek University Partners Achieve Autonomous Space-to-Ground Lasercom Downlink

On October 8, 2026, Lithuanian optical technology firm Astrolight, alongside the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), announced the successful commissioning of an…

3 Days Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

Azercosmos Launches Platerra AI Platform for Automated Geospatial and Satellite Imagery Analysis

Azercosmos Launches Platerra AI Platform for Automated Geospatial and Satellite Imagery Analysis

4 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

Northrop Grumman Selects ThinKom ThinAir SATCOM Antennas for U.S. Navy E-130J Phoenix II TACAMO Fleet

Northrop Grumman Selects ThinKom ThinAir SATCOM Antennas for U.S. Navy E-130J Phoenix II TACAMO Fleet

5 Days Ago / MILSATCOM

x721 Unveils Heliblade Stratospheric Drone Platform and Establishes French Operations at Bordeaux UAV Show

x721 Unveils Heliblade Stratospheric Drone Platform and Establishes French Operations at Bordeaux UAV Show

6 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

Qorvo Unveils Integrated X-Band RF Front-End Solution for AESA Radar Systems

Qorvo Unveils Integrated X-Band RF Front-End Solution for AESA Radar Systems

October 3, 2026 / Satellite Communications

ESA Director General Outlines €10 Billion 10-Year Plan for Sovereign European Crewed Spaceflight

ESA Director General Outlines €10 Billion 10-Year Plan for Sovereign European Crewed Spaceflight

3hrs Ago / Exploration & Science Missions

Kratos Defense Demonstrates Multi-Vendor 5G Satellite Connectivity Using Virtualized OpenSpace Ground Platform

Kratos Defense Demonstrates Multi-Vendor 5G Satellite Connectivity Using Virtualized OpenSpace Ground Platform

7hrs Ago / Ground Segment & Teleports

Blue Origin Commits $550M to Texas Satellite Complex as Jeff Bezos Confirms $10B Equity Round and IPO Roadmap

Blue Origin Commits $550M to Texas Satellite Complex as Jeff Bezos Confirms $10B Equity Round and IPO Roadmap

9hrs Ago / Business & Finance

SpaceX Acquires Grain Management’s 800 MHz Spectrum Portfolio to Launch Standalone Starlink Mobile Carrier

SpaceX Acquires Grain Management’s 800 MHz Spectrum Portfolio to Launch Standalone Starlink Mobile Carrier

9hrs Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Patrick Shannon, TrustPoint

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Patrick Shannon, TrustPoint

2 Days Ago / Business & Finance

SpaceX Identifies Unshared Ephemeris Data as Primary Orbital Collision Hazard in Low Earth Orbit

SpaceX Identifies Unshared Ephemeris Data as Primary Orbital Collision Hazard in Low Earth Orbit

2 Days Ago / SmallSat

GAO Report Finds Full Deployment of Secure Military GPS Receivers Delayed to 2049 and Beyond

GAO Report Finds Full Deployment of Secure Military GPS Receivers Delayed to 2049 and Beyond

3 Days Ago / MILSATCOM

DOT Proposes Five FAA Rule Changes to Streamline Part 450 Commercial Launch Licensing

DOT Proposes Five FAA Rule Changes to Streamline Part 450 Commercial Launch Licensing

3 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

No U.S. Servicer Has Captured a Dead Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

No U.S. Servicer Has Captured a Dead Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

September 7, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

How ICEYE Turned Sovereign SAR Into a 12-Month Product

How ICEYE Turned Sovereign SAR Into a 12-Month Product

August 25, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Launch Manifests Are Becoming Spectrum Policy

Launch Manifests Are Becoming Spectrum Policy

July 29, 2026 / Launch Providers

Three LEO Operators Bet 2026 on a Supply Chain Built for 2027

Three LEO Operators Bet 2026 on a Supply Chain Built for 2027

June 9, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

SpaceX Granted U.S. Patent for Direct-to-Cell Beam Synchronization and Delay Compensation Technology

SpaceX Granted U.S. Patent for Direct-to-Cell Beam Synchronization and Delay Compensation Technology

3 Days Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Muon Space Appoints Chief Product Officer and Head of Strategy as Company Scales Constellation Operations

Muon Space Appoints Chief Product Officer and Head of Strategy as Company Scales Constellation Operations

3 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Tim Farrar, TMF Associates

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Dr. Tim Farrar, TMF Associates

4 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Rocket Lab Challenges NASA’s $700M Mars Orbiter Award to Blue Origin While Scaling Vertical Integration via $8B Iridium Acquisition

Rocket Lab Challenges NASA’s $700M Mars Orbiter Award to Blue Origin While Scaling Vertical Integration via $8B Iridium Acquisition

4 Days Ago / Launch Providers

SDA and DIU Award Deorbit Vehicle Contracts to Firefly, D-Orbit, Katalyst, and Starfish Space

SDA and DIU Award Deorbit Vehicle Contracts to Firefly, D-Orbit, Katalyst, and Starfish Space

4 Days Ago / Mission Deployments & Manifests

U.S. and Japan Formally Designate AST SpaceMobile and Rakuten LEO Infrastructure Under Bilateral Technology Prosperity Deal

U.S. and Japan Formally Designate AST SpaceMobile and Rakuten LEO Infrastructure Under Bilateral Technology Prosperity Deal

4 Days Ago / International Space Agreements

FCC Grants SpaceX Approval for 15,000-Satellite Very Low Earth Orbit Direct-to-Device Constellation

FCC Grants SpaceX Approval for 15,000-Satellite Very Low Earth Orbit Direct-to-Device Constellation

4 Days Ago / Missions & Constellations

GlobalData Forecasts Fiber Dominance Across APAC Communications Through 2031 as SatComms and Direct-to-Device Address Regional Coverage Gaps

GlobalData Forecasts Fiber Dominance Across APAC Communications Through 2031 as SatComms and Direct-to-Device Address Regional Coverage Gaps

4 Days Ago / Market Forecasts

U.S. Department of Defense Awards Contract to Upgrade Kymeta Osprey u8 Terminal into Multi-Mission Edge Platform

U.S. Department of Defense Awards Contract to Upgrade Kymeta Osprey u8 Terminal into Multi-Mission Edge Platform

5 Days Ago / Military & Defense

HawkEye 360 Adapts Commercial Satellite RF Sensors for Space Domain Awareness Under AFRL Contract

HawkEye 360 Adapts Commercial Satellite RF Sensors for Space Domain Awareness Under AFRL Contract

5 Days Ago / MILSATCOM

BAE Systems Awarded $16 Million Collins Aerospace Contract to Deliver M-Code GPS for U.S. Navy Carrier Landings

BAE Systems Awarded $16 Million Collins Aerospace Contract to Deliver M-Code GPS for U.S. Navy Carrier Landings

October 1, 2026 / Business & Finance

Novaspace Releases Defense and Security Satellite Communications Report

Novaspace Releases Defense and Security Satellite Communications Report

October 1, 2026 / Military & Defense

Open Cosmos Seeks One-Year ITU Regulatory Extension After Missing Constellation Deployment Milestones

Open Cosmos Seeks One-Year ITU Regulatory Extension After Missing Constellation Deployment Milestones

5 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

SSPI Explores US-China Space Law, Export Controls, and Cross-Border Regulatory Frameworks

SSPI Explores US-China Space Law, Export Controls, and Cross-Border Regulatory Frameworks

6 Days Ago / International Space Agreements

FCC Votes to Exempt Satellite Licensing from NEPA Environmental Reviews and Opens 1,000 MHz of Spectrum

FCC Votes to Exempt Satellite Licensing from NEPA Environmental Reviews and Opens 1,000 MHz of Spectrum

October 1, 2026 / Government & Regulation

Taylor Jordan Puts a $2.35 Billion Price on NOAA’s New Commercial Data Vehicle.

Taylor Jordan Puts a $2.35 Billion Price on NOAA’s New Commercial Data Vehicle.

September 27, 2026 / Climate & Environmental Monitoring

FAA Licensed Launches Decline in FY2026 as Bottlenecks Drive High-Density Satellite Design Alternatives

FAA Licensed Launches Decline in FY2026 as Bottlenecks Drive High-Density Satellite Design Alternatives

5 Days Ago / Launch Providers

TELUS and AST SpaceMobile Complete In-Orbit Network Integration Testing for Canadian Direct-to-Smartphone Broadband

TELUS and AST SpaceMobile Complete In-Orbit Network Integration Testing for Canadian Direct-to-Smartphone Broadband

6 Days Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

GomSpace Prepares 8U CubeSat GOMX-5 for SpaceX Transporter-18 Launch to Demonstrate Satellite Communications Technology

GomSpace Prepares 8U CubeSat GOMX-5 for SpaceX Transporter-18 Launch to Demonstrate Satellite Communications Technology

October 4, 2026 / Launch

Sateliot Launches Five Alén Space-Built CubeSats for Draconis 5G NTN IoT Mission

Sateliot Launches Five Alén Space-Built CubeSats for Draconis 5G NTN IoT Mission

October 3, 2026 / Launch Providers

SES and Sky Extend Direct-to-Home Satellite Capacity Agreement Across UK and Ireland

SES and Sky Extend Direct-to-Home Satellite Capacity Agreement Across UK and Ireland

September 30, 2026 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Arqiva Proposes Managed 2044 Digital Terrestrial Television Switch-Off in UK Government Green Paper

Arqiva Proposes Managed 2044 Digital Terrestrial Television Switch-Off in UK Government Green Paper

September 28, 2026 / Business & Finance

Everyone at WSBW Described a Bottleneck. In Every Case It Was Someone Else’s Business.

Everyone at WSBW Described a Bottleneck. In Every Case It Was Someone Else’s Business.

September 24, 2026 / Business & Finance

Space Development Agency Issues $369 Million Solicitation for Global Missile Tracking Ground Entry Points

Space Development Agency Issues $369 Million Solicitation for Global Missile Tracking Ground Entry Points

September 22, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Form Joint Venture to Standardize Satellite Direct-to-Device Connectivity

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Form Joint Venture to Standardize Satellite Direct-to-Device Connectivity

October 4, 2026 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

ICEYE and Nokia Partner to Develop Sovereign LEO Satellite Communications Systems for Defense

ICEYE and Nokia Partner to Develop Sovereign LEO Satellite Communications Systems for Defense

October 1, 2026 / LEO Constellations

BEC Technologies Launches MX-340-IRD Hybrid Cellular and Satellite Gateway for Remote Infrastructure

BEC Technologies Launches MX-340-IRD Hybrid Cellular and Satellite Gateway for Remote Infrastructure

October 1, 2026 / Satellite Communications

ATLAS Space Operations and York Space Systems Activate Second Antenna at Rwanda Teleport to Double Equatorial Contact Capacity

ATLAS Space Operations and York Space Systems Activate Second Antenna at Rwanda Teleport to Double Equatorial Contact Capacity

September 29, 2026 / LEO Constellations