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Season’s Greetings from the SatNews Team

December 17, 2025

We wish you a joyful holiday season, a seamless handover into the New Year, and clear skies for all your 2026 missions.

As the global satellite community prepares to enter a lower power state for the holidays, all of us here at SatNews Publishers want to take a moment to thank you for your continued engagement, insights, and support throughout a momentous 2025.

From the surge in LEO constellation deployments to the groundbreaking shift in NASA leadership, it has been a year of orbital-speed change. Now, it is time for our team to undergo a bit of scheduled maintenance to recharge for the year ahead.

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To ensure you stay informed while allowing our editorial team some time with their families, we will be operating on a modified “orbital path” over the next few weeks. Please note the following adjustments to our Daily and Weekly digital offerings:

The Week of December 21st

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  • Holiday Break: No news production or newsletters from Dec 24 – Dec 26.

The Week of December 28th

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  • Daily News: Production will occur on Dec 29 and 30.
  • New Year Break: No news production from Dec 31 – Jan 2.

January Return

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  • Week of Jan 11: Full Normal Operations. Both the Weekly Magazine and Daily Newsletters will return to their standard cadence.

A Note to Our Partners: We remain available for urgent breaking news during the interim. If your organization has a critical mission update, please let us know: editorial desk.

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