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Amazon Secures South African Market Entry Protocol via Herotel Distribution Partnership

Amazon Secures South African Market Entry Protocol via Herotel Distribution Partnership

On Friday, July 17, 2026, Amazon’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite broadband division finalized a commercial distribution agreement with South African telecommunications provider Herotel. The structural arrangement grants Amazon the…

2 Days Ago / Business & Finance

AST SpaceMobile Defers Commercial Direct-to-Device Timeline to Early 2027

AST SpaceMobile Defers Commercial Direct-to-Device Timeline to Early 2027

4 Days Ago / Launch

Space ISAC to Convene Classified VOSS VII Summit in Colorado Springs

Space ISAC to Convene Classified VOSS VII Summit in Colorado Springs

6 Days Ago / Events & Conferences

Sat-Lite Technologies Secures $9.9M U.S. Army SATCOM Antenna Contract

Sat-Lite Technologies Secures $9.9M U.S. Army SATCOM Antenna Contract

6 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Pulse Space Secures $40 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Laser-Based Power Beaming Technology

Pulse Space Secures $40 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Laser-Based Power Beaming Technology

July 9, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

SSPI Launches Collateral Risk Series Addressing Civil Spillover in Contested Space Domains

SSPI Launches Collateral Risk Series Addressing Civil Spillover in Contested Space Domains

1 min Ago / National Space Policy

UK Government Faces £340 Million Paper Loss on Legacy OneWeb Low Earth Orbit Satellite Investment

UK Government Faces £340 Million Paper Loss on Legacy OneWeb Low Earth Orbit Satellite Investment

2hrs Ago / Business & Finance

ThinKom GT2517 Terminal Achieves SES Government Technology Certification for O3b mPOWER Operation

ThinKom GT2517 Terminal Achieves SES Government Technology Certification for O3b mPOWER Operation

3hrs Ago / Business & Finance

Avealto Opens $50 Million Funding Round to Launch Stratospheric Broadband Production

Avealto Opens $50 Million Funding Round to Launch Stratospheric Broadband Production

4hrs Ago / Business & Finance

SpaceX Limits Future Commercial Rideshare Bookings Past 2028 Amid Severe Manifest Saturation

SpaceX Limits Future Commercial Rideshare Bookings Past 2028 Amid Severe Manifest Saturation

5hrs Ago / Launch

Space Force Declares Return to U.S. Electromagnetic Spectrum Dominance Following Iran Operations

Space Force Declares Return to U.S. Electromagnetic Spectrum Dominance Following Iran Operations

1 Day Ago / Military & Defense

SpaceX Consolidated Operational Metrics Reveal Unprecedented 2025 Falcon 9 Flight Cadence

SpaceX Consolidated Operational Metrics Reveal Unprecedented 2025 Falcon 9 Flight Cadence

1 Day Ago / Missions & Constellations

India Restricts ISRO Personnel Exits to Safeguard Flagship Orbital Missions

India Restricts ISRO Personnel Exits to Safeguard Flagship Orbital Missions

1 Day Ago / Government & Regulation

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

American military space closed around one company in seven days

American military space closed around one company in seven days

June 3, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

What the SpaceX IPO Changes for Every Satellite Operator

What the SpaceX IPO Changes for Every Satellite Operator

April 7, 2026 / Market Forecasts

The Downlink Deficit: The Pentagon’s Optical Mesh Network and the Terrestrial Bottleneck

The Downlink Deficit: The Pentagon’s Optical Mesh Network and the Terrestrial Bottleneck

April 3, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

SES and Airbus Secure Site for Europe’s Flagship EAGLE-1 Quantum Optical Ground Station

SES and Airbus Secure Site for Europe’s Flagship EAGLE-1 Quantum Optical Ground Station

4 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Viasat Integrates First Satellite Voice Call Capability into BMW iX3 Platform

Viasat Integrates First Satellite Voice Call Capability into BMW iX3 Platform

4 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Frontier Airlines and Indigo Partners Select Starlink for Multi-Airline Inflight Connectivity

Frontier Airlines and Indigo Partners Select Starlink for Multi-Airline Inflight Connectivity

5 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Terran Mobile Bundling Shifts Satellite Addressable Market Realities

Terran Mobile Bundling Shifts Satellite Addressable Market Realities

5 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Aerospace Experts Warn Against Fragmented Architecture for Future Crewed Mars Missions

Aerospace Experts Warn Against Fragmented Architecture for Future Crewed Mars Missions

2 Days Ago / Exploration & Science Missions

South Korea Accelerates Uncrewed Lunar Landing Target to 2030 Under New KASA Strategy

South Korea Accelerates Uncrewed Lunar Landing Target to 2030 Under New KASA Strategy

4 Days Ago / Missions & Constellations

NASA Details Docking and Software Protocols for Revised Artemis III LEO Demonstration

NASA Details Docking and Software Protocols for Revised Artemis III LEO Demonstration

4 Days Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

Europe Space Networks Look to Scale Optical Connectivity

Europe Space Networks Look to Scale Optical Connectivity

5 Days Ago / Spacecraft & Payload Technology

U.S. Space Force Finalizes Acquisition Restructuring Under Nine Mission Portfolios

U.S. Space Force Finalizes Acquisition Restructuring Under Nine Mission Portfolios

4 Days Ago / Military & Defense

Space Development Agency Awards $1.75 Billion for 36 Additional Missile-Tracking Satellites

Space Development Agency Awards $1.75 Billion for 36 Additional Missile-Tracking Satellites

5 Days Ago / Military & Defense

Air Launch Died the Same Week Responsive Space Arrived

Air Launch Died the Same Week Responsive Space Arrived

July 13, 2026 / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

Space Rapid Capabilities Office Selects HawkEye 360’s ISA for GEO Radar-Warning Sensor Development

Space Rapid Capabilities Office Selects HawkEye 360’s ISA for GEO Radar-Warning Sensor Development

July 13, 2026 / Military & Defense

European Commission Defers Iliad-Altice Telecom Merger Review to French Watchdog

European Commission Defers Iliad-Altice Telecom Merger Review to French Watchdog

2 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

ATVA Opposes Proposed FCC Order Replacing National Broadcast Ownership Cap

ATVA Opposes Proposed FCC Order Replacing National Broadcast Ownership Cap

4 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

FCC Authorizes Radio Operations for Reflect Orbital’s Light-Reflection Test Satellite

FCC Authorizes Radio Operations for Reflect Orbital’s Light-Reflection Test Satellite

July 12, 2026 / Government & Regulation

Balancing Orbit: How Regulators Trade Commercial Viability for National Security

Balancing Orbit: How Regulators Trade Commercial Viability for National Security

July 12, 2026 / Government & Regulation

China Achieves Historic First Orbital Booster Recovery via At-Sea Net System

China Achieves Historic First Orbital Booster Recovery via At-Sea Net System

July 11, 2026 / Launch

Blue Origin Insulates Lunar Landers from Launch Pad Recovery Fallout

Blue Origin Insulates Lunar Landers from Launch Pad Recovery Fallout

July 6, 2026 / Launch

South Korea Formally Ratifies 2035 “K-Starlink” Low Earth Orbit Constellation Plan

South Korea Formally Ratifies 2035 “K-Starlink” Low Earth Orbit Constellation Plan

July 6, 2026 / Launch

SEOPS Completes Multi-National Integration of 10 Payloads for SpaceX Transporter-17 Mission

SEOPS Completes Multi-National Integration of 10 Payloads for SpaceX Transporter-17 Mission

July 1, 2026 / Launch

Gilat Satellite Networks Secures $20 Million SkyEdge Ground Segment Order

Gilat Satellite Networks Secures $20 Million SkyEdge Ground Segment Order

5 Days Ago / Ground Segment & Teleports

Keysight and Sateliot Secure ESA Award for Blockchain-Anchored 5G NTN Security

Keysight and Sateliot Secure ESA Award for Blockchain-Anchored 5G NTN Security

5 Days Ago / Software Automation & Ground Systems

Seiren Solidifies Ground Segment Framework for FUSION-1 SmallSat Mission Through SSC and Infostellar Partnership

Seiren Solidifies Ground Segment Framework for FUSION-1 SmallSat Mission Through SSC and Infostellar Partnership

July 7, 2026 / Business & Finance

Powering the Automated Floor: Intralogistics Operators Must Unify AGV Charging Infrastructure

Powering the Automated Floor: Intralogistics Operators Must Unify AGV Charging Infrastructure

June 22, 2026 / Services & Applications

Ground Control Deploys RockFLEET for Large-Scale Turkish Fisheries VMS Program

Ground Control Deploys RockFLEET for Large-Scale Turkish Fisheries VMS Program

5 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Rocket Lab Consolidates Vertical Integration Across Satellite Communications Market

Rocket Lab Consolidates Vertical Integration Across Satellite Communications Market

July 13, 2026 / Services & Applications

Astrolight Framework Urges Industrialized Laser Backbone to Protect European Space Autonomy

Astrolight Framework Urges Industrialized Laser Backbone to Protect European Space Autonomy

July 7, 2026 / Services & Applications

ESA Backs TUSK IC to Commercialize Made-in-Europe Ka-Band Flat-Panel Antenna Silicon

ESA Backs TUSK IC to Commercialize Made-in-Europe Ka-Band Flat-Panel Antenna Silicon

July 7, 2026 / Business & Finance