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SatNews Editorial Analysis The satellite and space industry has a problem it doesn’t want to talk about. While executives parade billion-dollar valuations and revolutionary mega-constellations across conference stages, a quieter […]
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By Evan Grey, Legal Contributor, SatNews For decades, the satellite industry operated under a coordination framework designed to manage interference through established ITU and FCC procedures. As of today, January […]
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The era when being a “Space Prime” required owning the factories and controlling the org charts may be ending. The next great prime might exist not as a corporation but as a constellation of focused companies bound by capital, strategy, and a fundamental bet that speed and specialization can overcome scale and heritage.
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Indra Group has confirmed that the Spainsat NG-II secure communications satellite suffered a significant anomaly caused by an “external impact” while en route to its final geostationary orbital slot.
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Twenty years ago, Wall Street laughed at an online bookstore trying to rent out its excess server capacity. They called it AWS. Today, Amazon isn't trying to win the space race for the headlines; they are trying to win the backend.
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In a statement released via X, Michael Nicolls, Vice President of Starlink Engineering, announced a significant reconfiguration of the Starlink constellation, confirming plans to lower approximately 4,400 satellites from 550 […]
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Globalstar executives met with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) leadership on Monday to advocate for the approval of its third-generation "C-3" mobile satellite service (MSS) system and to urge the regulator to protect the Big LEO spectrum band from competing proposals.
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U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has initiated market research to assess the feasibility of integrating SpaceX’s Starlink and Starshield satellite communications terminals onto the AC-130J Ghostrider fleet. In a Request for Information (RFI) released Dec. 30, the command outlined requirements for a "roll-on, roll-off" (RORO) system capable of delivering high-speed, low-latency connectivity in contested environments.
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The European Space Agency (ESA) released footage December 18 confirming its Proba-3 mission successfully achieved autonomous formation flying with millimeter-level precision, marking a critical validation for the agency’s “virtual giant […]
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Space Forge has successfully activated the manufacturing furnace aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite, generating plasma and reaching a temperature of 1,000°C in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Confirmed by the company on Wednesday, the milestone marks a critical step toward the commercial production of "super materials" in space.
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