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Starlink Surges to 13.6 Million Subscribers as GSMA Assesses TAM Penetration and Telco Defense

Starlink Surges to 13.6 Million Subscribers as GSMA Assesses TAM Penetration and Telco Defense

On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, SpaceX released its third-quarter financial results, reporting that Starlink’s global subscriber base reached 13.6 million customers following a quarterly net addition of 1.6 million users….

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

Planet Labs Launches Pelican-12 Aboard SpaceX Bandwagon-5 to Test Orbital AI and Satellite Relays

Planet Labs Launches Pelican-12 Aboard SpaceX Bandwagon-5 to Test Orbital AI and Satellite Relays

2 Days Ago / Missions & Constellations

PLD Space Begins System-Level Testing of MIURA 5 Across Expanded Industrial Facilities

PLD Space Begins System-Level Testing of MIURA 5 Across Expanded Industrial Facilities

3 Days Ago / Launch

White House Directed Pentagon to Restrict Ukraine Starshield Speeds, Clarifying Chain of Command

White House Directed Pentagon to Restrict Ukraine Starshield Speeds, Clarifying Chain of Command

4 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

BAE Systems Secures U.S. Space Force Contract for Ultra-Compact Resilient Space Terminals

BAE Systems Secures U.S. Space Force Contract for Ultra-Compact Resilient Space Terminals

October 15, 2026 / Military & Defense

KTL Selects Keysight NR-NTN Test Suite to Accelerate Satellite Acceptance Testing

KTL Selects Keysight NR-NTN Test Suite to Accelerate Satellite Acceptance Testing

3hrs Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

At a Hundred Satellites, the Datasheet Stops Being the Decision

At a Hundred Satellites, the Datasheet Stops Being the Decision

3hrs Ago / LEO Constellations

Space Development Agency Solicits Technologies for Tranche 4 Missile-Tracking Constellation

Space Development Agency Solicits Technologies for Tranche 4 Missile-Tracking Constellation

4hrs Ago / Military & Defense

Space Force Reassigns Six National Security Launches to SpaceX Amid Vulcan Grounding

Space Force Reassigns Six National Security Launches to SpaceX Amid Vulcan Grounding

4hrs Ago / Launch

Xona Space Systems Secures $250M Series D at $2.45B Valuation to Scale Pulsar PNT Fleet

Xona Space Systems Secures $250M Series D at $2.45B Valuation to Scale Pulsar PNT Fleet

5hrs Ago / Funding & Venture Capital

Leonardo Infrared Sensor Returns to Orbit Aboard SatVu HotSat-3 Thermal Imaging Satellite

Leonardo Infrared Sensor Returns to Orbit Aboard SatVu HotSat-3 Thermal Imaging Satellite

6hrs Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

NASA Awards AstraQua $1.27 Million Phase II Contract for Autonomous Machine Health Intelligence

NASA Awards AstraQua $1.27 Million Phase II Contract for Autonomous Machine Health Intelligence

7hrs Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

Space Force Unveils Plan to Modernize Eastern and Western Ranges for High-Cadence Operations

Space Force Unveils Plan to Modernize Eastern and Western Ranges for High-Cadence Operations

1 Day Ago / Launch

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

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Scot Currie, BlackSky

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Scot Currie, BlackSky

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

Anywaves Appoints Former Luxembourg Space Agency Chief Marc Serres as Chief Business & Growth Officer

Anywaves Appoints Former Luxembourg Space Agency Chief Marc Serres as Chief Business & Growth Officer

2 Days Ago / Personnel Moves & Appointments

Blue Origin Florida Infrastructure Investment Tops $3 Billion Ahead of High-Cadence New Glenn Operations

Blue Origin Florida Infrastructure Investment Tops $3 Billion Ahead of High-Cadence New Glenn Operations

2 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Matt Jenkins, Vantor

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Matt Jenkins, Vantor

3 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Marble Imaging and Reflex Aerospace Select Odysseus Space Laser Terminal for First Satellite Mission

Marble Imaging and Reflex Aerospace Select Odysseus Space Laser Terminal for First Satellite Mission

1 Day Ago / Missions & Constellations

Viasat Launches Rocket Lab-Built Maxwell Satellite for NASA Communications Services Project

Viasat Launches Rocket Lab-Built Maxwell Satellite for NASA Communications Services Project

1 Day Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

Speedcast and Soya IT Complete Hybrid Dual-LEO Connectivity Rollout on 41 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Vessels

Speedcast and Soya IT Complete Hybrid Dual-LEO Connectivity Rollout on 41 Wallenius Wilhelmsen Vessels

1 Day Ago / Maritime & Aviation Satcom

Infinite Orbits Raises €52 Million and Books Four Impulse Space OTV Flights to 2029

Infinite Orbits Raises €52 Million and Books Four Impulse Space OTV Flights to 2029

1 Day Ago / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

BAE Systems and U.S. Department of Defense Sign Multi-Year Framework to Expand APKWS Production

BAE Systems and U.S. Department of Defense Sign Multi-Year Framework to Expand APKWS Production

2 Days Ago / Military & Defense

Russian Military Satellite Shadows Finnish ICEYE Radar Craft Amid Heightened Orbital Defense Concerns

Russian Military Satellite Shadows Finnish ICEYE Radar Craft Amid Heightened Orbital Defense Concerns

3 Days Ago / ISR & Reconnaissance

Redwire Secures $13.8 Million National Guard Order for Stalker UAS Training Systems

Redwire Secures $13.8 Million National Guard Order for Stalker UAS Training Systems

4 Days Ago / Military & Defense

European Coalition Approves €24 Billion Military SPACE Program and Joint Orbital Tracking Pact

European Coalition Approves €24 Billion Military SPACE Program and Joint Orbital Tracking Pact

October 14, 2026 / Counterspace & ASAT

FCC Grants Globalstar Authorization for Third-Generation C-3 Satellite System

FCC Grants Globalstar Authorization for Third-Generation C-3 Satellite System

2 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

U.S. Ambassador Warns EU of Retaliation Over Satellite Spectrum Reservations

U.S. Ambassador Warns EU of Retaliation Over Satellite Spectrum Reservations

3 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

India Reinforces Security and Spectrum Safeguards, Restricting Unmonitored Starlink and NTN Entry

India Reinforces Security and Spectrum Safeguards, Restricting Unmonitored Starlink and NTN Entry

4 Days Ago / Government & Regulation

ClearSpace Wins £61 Million Prime Contract for UK Dual-Satellite Debris Removal Mission

ClearSpace Wins £61 Million Prime Contract for UK Dual-Satellite Debris Removal Mission

October 15, 2026 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

LandSpace Launches Zhuque-2E Carrying Eight ADAspace Orbital Data Center Satellites

LandSpace Launches Zhuque-2E Carrying Eight ADAspace Orbital Data Center Satellites

October 15, 2026 / Launch

SpaceX Requests FAA Approval for Up to 456 Starship Launches Annually at Starbase

SpaceX Requests FAA Approval for Up to 456 Starship Launches Annually at Starbase

October 14, 2026 / Launch Providers

ArbaLabs Validates In-Orbit AI Verification Payload Aboard South Korea’s Nuri Rocket

ArbaLabs Validates In-Orbit AI Verification Payload Aboard South Korea’s Nuri Rocket

October 13, 2026 / Launch

SpaceX Launches First 21 Northrop Grumman Satellites for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer

SpaceX Launches First 21 Northrop Grumman Satellites for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer

October 12, 2026 / Launch

Arqiva Secures Three-Year Satellite Services Agreement with Kuwait’s Gulfsat

Arqiva Secures Three-Year Satellite Services Agreement with Kuwait’s Gulfsat

4 Days Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

TrustPoint and Calian Deliver Industry’s First Mass-Market Ready C-band GNSS Antenna

TrustPoint and Calian Deliver Industry’s First Mass-Market Ready C-band GNSS Antenna

October 14, 2026 / Earth Observation & Imaging

Germany Arrests Two Suspects Over Arson Attack at Starlink Ground Station in Poland

Germany Arrests Two Suspects Over Arson Attack at Starlink Ground Station in Poland

October 13, 2026 / Autonomous Ground Operations

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

October 11, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

Callala and University of Strathclyde Secure UK Space Agency Grant to Track Offshore Emissions for Sustainable Finance

Callala and University of Strathclyde Secure UK Space Agency Grant to Track Offshore Emissions for Sustainable Finance

2 Days Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

Scanway Joins International Astronautical Federation to Expand Global Optics Footprint

Scanway Joins International Astronautical Federation to Expand Global Optics Footprint

October 15, 2026 / Earth Observation & Imaging

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

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

October 8, 2026 / 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

October 7, 2026 / Earth Observation & Imaging