Satellites Can’t Wait for the 2030 Post-Quantum Deadline, MilSat Panel Says
Commercial space companies are moving faster than the government to meet the 2030 post-quantum deadline, MilSat panelists said.
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War in Space Isn’t Insurable Yet, Gallagher’s Rush Says
Gallagher’s Tim Rush says war risks are excluded from satellite insurance, and only a handful of cleared underwriters and brokers can cover classified programs.
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Xona Is in Orbit. Its CEO Says U.S. GPS Backup Leans on China.
Xona launched its first six navigation satellites last week. CEO Brian Manning says U.S. users seeking GPS backup now lean on Chinese signals.
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RG-XX Bids Are In. The Award Is a Year Away.
RG-XX bids went in Monday, but Scout Space’s Courtney Sayles says an award a year away, for a handful of satellites, isn’t the commercial speed or volume investors need.
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City Labs Flew 20 Curies. Now It Wants FAA Approval for 10 Million.
City Labs flew 20 curies on BOHR. CEO Peter Cabauy says it will ask the FAA in December for 10 million curies, after flying a tritium heater next year.
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Golden Dome Panel Splits on the Program’s Political Risk
Momentus CEO John Rood says Golden Dome lacks bipartisan support, while Breakwater’s Jen Ross says the program is on track for its 2028 demo.
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MUOS Gets Two More Satellites and a Life to 2040
Space Systems Command’s Katherine Coens says MUOS is getting two more satellites and ground upgrades to stretch its life to 2035 or 2040, with RFIs expected over the next 18 months.
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SDA’s First Tracking Satellites Slip to Spring, Sandhoo Says
SDA Director GP Sandhoo says the first Tranche 1 tracking launch has slipped to next spring, with about 474 satellites planned through Tranche 3 and a Tranche 4 RFI out.
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Tim Farrar: Carriers Are Finding Few Will Pay for Direct-to-Device
On the day the FCC approved Amazon’s Globalstar deal, analyst Tim Farrar told Silicon Valley Space Week that carriers have concluded relatively few people will pay for satellite-to-phone service.
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Part 100 Puts FCC Satellite Licensing on an Assembly Line
Greenberg Traurig’s Kathryne Dickerson walked Silicon Valley Space Week through the FCC’s new Part 100 licensing process, as an earlier panel weighed licensing timelines and the next Congress.
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