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WASHINGTON — Satellite communications operator Globalstar has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to review its supplier relationship with Rocket Lab as part of the regulatory evaluation of Rocket Lab’s […]
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LUXEMBOURG — Commercial satellite operator SES has demonstrated a bidirectional optical communications link between ground and space via its meoSphere Pathfinder 1 mission, the company announced on Wednesday, Nov. 4, […]
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GENEVA — Russia has submitted a formal satellite network filing to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) for a proposed constellation designated Rassvet-4, according to a report published Wednesday, Nov. 4, […]
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Amazon has placed fewer than 400 operational broadband satellites into orbit for its Amazon Leo constellation due to cascading development and grounding delays across its primary […]
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WASHINGTON — SpaceX has held preliminary discussions with EchoStar Corporation regarding a potential acquisition of its Boost Mobile wireless subsidiary or securing wholesale access to its cellular network, according to […]
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TORONTO — Canadian space technology provider MDA Space has secured an initial contract valued at more than C$100 million ($72 million) from prime contractor Thales Alenia Space to supply digital […]
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OTTAWA, Ontario — Telesat has delayed the commercial rollout of its Lightspeed low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation by three months, targeting full global service by the end of the […]
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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian tactical radio manufacturer HIMERA and Danish small-satellite developer GomSpace have initiated in-orbit operations of OBRIA NANO, a technology demonstration spacecraft engineered to validate the core architecture […]
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In a regulatory decision issued Tuesday, Oct. 27, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted approval for Amazon.com Inc.’s proposed acquisition of satellite operator Globalstar. The transaction, initially announced in April […]
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On Monday, October 26, 2026, Earth observation operator EarthDaily announced it has received a $3 million task order from NASA to integrate EarthDaily Constellation data with federal land imaging programs. […]
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