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Solstar Confirms Successful On-Orbit Operation of Deke Space Communicator Following Launch on SpaceX Transporter-16 Mission

Solstar Confirms Successful On-Orbit Operation of Deke Space Communicator Following Launch on SpaceX Transporter-16 Mission

On Monday, April 27, 2026, Santa Fe-based Solstar Space Company announced that its Deke Space Communicator has successfully completed its initial on-orbit checkout and is operating nominally. The system was…

18hrs Ago / Services & Applications

Bad news, but good news followed

Bad news, but good news followed

1 Day Ago / Launch

STMicroelectronics Targets $3 Billion in LEO Satellite Revenue; Announces Dedicated Investor Call

STMicroelectronics Targets $3 Billion in LEO Satellite Revenue; Announces Dedicated Investor Call

4 Days Ago / Business & Finance

NASA’s Shift to CLPS 2.0 Signals Structural Transformation of Lunar Logistics Market

NASA’s Shift to CLPS 2.0 Signals Structural Transformation of Lunar Logistics Market

5 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

USSF Finalizes GPS III Constellation with Successful SV-10 Deployment

USSF Finalizes GPS III Constellation with Successful SV-10 Deployment

6 Days Ago / Military & Defense

Astrobotic Achieves Record 300-Second Burn with New Detonation Engine

Astrobotic Achieves Record 300-Second Burn with New Detonation Engine

11hrs Ago / Launch

ESA Launches Arctic Field Campaign to Calibrate Future Copernicus Missions

ESA Launches Arctic Field Campaign to Calibrate Future Copernicus Missions

11hrs Ago / Missions & Constellations

HawkEye 360 Files for Initial Public Offering at $2.4 Billion Valuation

HawkEye 360 Files for Initial Public Offering at $2.4 Billion Valuation

11hrs Ago / Business & Finance

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Jean-François Morizur, Cailabs

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Jean-François Morizur, Cailabs

15hrs Ago / Business & Finance

Gatehouse Satcom and Rohde & Schwarz Formalize Collaboration to Strengthen 5G NTN Testing

Gatehouse Satcom and Rohde & Schwarz Formalize Collaboration to Strengthen 5G NTN Testing

15hrs Ago / Business & Finance

Vision Meets Profit: Why Modern Space Exploration Requires Both Dreamers and Business

Vision Meets Profit: Why Modern Space Exploration Requires Both Dreamers and Business

1 Day Ago / Market Forecasts

How CubeSat Proliferation is Redefining Sovereignty and Diplomatic Leverage at the United Nations

How CubeSat Proliferation is Redefining Sovereignty and Diplomatic Leverage at the United Nations

1 Day Ago / International Space Agreements

FCC Modernization of Spectrum Rules Unlocks Sevenfold Gain in Satellite Capacity

FCC Modernization of Spectrum Rules Unlocks Sevenfold Gain in Satellite Capacity

1 Day Ago / Government & Regulation

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

Defense Economics and the European SmallSat Market

Defense Economics and the European SmallSat Market

March 27, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

The FCC Must Choose: Enforce the Rules or Preserve LEO Competition

The FCC Must Choose: Enforce the Rules or Preserve LEO Competition

March 27, 2026 / Spectrum & Licensing

Insider Activity and Space Force Budget Outlook Shift Intuitive Machines’ Financial Narrative

Insider Activity and Space Force Budget Outlook Shift Intuitive Machines’ Financial Narrative

2 Days Ago / Business & Finance

The Smartest Money in the Room Is Looking Up

The Smartest Money in the Room Is Looking Up

4 Days Ago / Business & Finance

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Giovanni Pandolfi Bortoletto, Leaf Space

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Giovanni Pandolfi Bortoletto, Leaf Space

4 Days Ago / Events & Conferences

Spanish Sports Streamers Face Potential €750,000 Fines for Regulatory Non-Compliance

Spanish Sports Streamers Face Potential €750,000 Fines for Regulatory Non-Compliance

4 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Blue Origin CEO Attributes BlueBird 7 Satellite Loss to Second-Stage Thrust Anomaly

Blue Origin CEO Attributes BlueBird 7 Satellite Loss to Second-Stage Thrust Anomaly

4 Days Ago / Missions & Constellations

Teledyne to Showcase Integrated Sensing Ecosystem and New Low-Light Module at SPIE 2026

Teledyne to Showcase Integrated Sensing Ecosystem and New Low-Light Module at SPIE 2026

5 Days Ago / Spacecraft & Payload Technology

NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Extend Interstellar Mission

NASA Shuts Off Instrument on Voyager 1 to Extend Interstellar Mission

April 19, 2026 / Missions & Constellations

Starlink Outages Disrupt Navy Drone Tests as Pentagon Dependency Grows

Starlink Outages Disrupt Navy Drone Tests as Pentagon Dependency Grows

April 18, 2026 / Military & Defense

Space Force Awards $3.2 Billion in Golden Dome Contracts for Orbital Interceptor Constellation

Space Force Awards $3.2 Billion in Golden Dome Contracts for Orbital Interceptor Constellation

2 Days Ago / Military & Defense

Meink: Space Force Programs Ready to Execute Once FY27 Budget Lands

Meink: Space Force Programs Ready to Execute Once FY27 Budget Lands

April 20, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

SDA’s Sandhoo: Tranche 1 Launches Resume in May or June

SDA’s Sandhoo: Tranche 1 Launches Resume in May or June

April 20, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Gen. Stephen Whiting: First USSPACECOM Operational Staff Arrive at Redstone This Week

Gen. Stephen Whiting: First USSPACECOM Operational Staff Arrive at Redstone This Week

April 20, 2026 / Events & Conferences

FCC Grants AST SpaceMobile Authority for 248-Satellite Constellation and Direct-to-Cell Service

FCC Grants AST SpaceMobile Authority for 248-Satellite Constellation and Direct-to-Cell Service

6 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

Saltzman Rolls Out Space Force Objective Force, Flags CR as Top Risk

Saltzman Rolls Out Space Force Objective Force, Flags CR as Top Risk

April 20, 2026 / Events & Conferences

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Col. Marcin Mazur, Polish Space Agency

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Col. Marcin Mazur, Polish Space Agency

April 15, 2026 / Events & Conferences

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Chris Quilty, Quilty Space

SmallSat Europe Speaker Focus: Chris Quilty, Quilty Space

April 13, 2026 / Events & Conferences

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches “Kakushin Rising” Mission for JAXA

Rocket Lab Successfully Launches “Kakushin Rising” Mission for JAXA

4 Days Ago / Launch

Blue Origin Achieves First Booster Reuse but Satellite Enters Off-Nominal Orbit

Blue Origin Achieves First Booster Reuse but Satellite Enters Off-Nominal Orbit

April 19, 2026 / Launch

Ensign-Bickford Hardware Supports Successful Artemis II Lunar Mission

Ensign-Bickford Hardware Supports Successful Artemis II Lunar Mission

April 14, 2026 / Launch

China Accelerates Orbital Internet Deployment with Successful Smart Dragon-3 Sea Launch

China Accelerates Orbital Internet Deployment with Successful Smart Dragon-3 Sea Launch

April 12, 2026 / Launch

SpinLaunch Selects Equinix to Deploy Global Ground Infrastructure for Meridian Space Constellation

SpinLaunch Selects Equinix to Deploy Global Ground Infrastructure for Meridian Space Constellation

4 Days Ago / Software Automation & Ground Systems

RF-Design Launches FiberLink CompactLine FCLR1811S4 for Ground Segment Optimization

RF-Design Launches FiberLink CompactLine FCLR1811S4 for Ground Segment Optimization

6 Days Ago / Ground Segment & Teleports

Sat-Lite Technologies adds Richard Rader to Spearhead Sales Expansion

Sat-Lite Technologies adds Richard Rader to Spearhead Sales Expansion

April 20, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

Blue Origin Unveils Project Quartz Global Ground Station Network

Blue Origin Unveils Project Quartz Global Ground Station Network

April 19, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

IEC Telecom Unveils Voucher-Based Connectivity Solution at Singapore Maritime Week 2026

IEC Telecom Unveils Voucher-Based Connectivity Solution at Singapore Maritime Week 2026

5 Days Ago / Maritime & Aviation Satcom

GomSpace and STETMAN Establish UASAT Joint Venture for Ukrainian Sovereign Communications

GomSpace and STETMAN Establish UASAT Joint Venture for Ukrainian Sovereign Communications

5 Days Ago / Satellite Communications

Market Dynamics and Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Chipsets

Market Dynamics and Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) Chipsets

5 Days Ago / Business & Finance

ISS National Lab Launches 2026 Orbital Edge Accelerator to Scale Space-Based R&D

ISS National Lab Launches 2026 Orbital Edge Accelerator to Scale Space-Based R&D

6 Days Ago / Services & Applications