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The global Low Earth Orbit (LEO) market has officially transitioned from a period of capacity scarcity to one of commoditization, This structural shift is driving a significant “pricing plunge” as […]
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Legacy satellite operators aren't mourning geostationary orbit. They're stripping it for parts. The transition is expensive, legally contentious, and — if you look at the earnings — working.
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NUREMBERG, GERMANY – On Monday, March 9, 2026, Seattle-based Hubble Network announced a significant milestone in the Internet of Things (IoT) sector, demonstrating the first-ever direct-to-satellite connection using standard, off-the-shelf […]
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On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, IEC Telecom Group officially launched its first operations center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The expansion establishes the company as an authorized Starlink reseller in the […]
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Targeting the growing gap in data regarding on-the-go satellite internet usage, TRIO Flatmount released its 2026 Mobile Starlink Survey on February 17. The report, which compiled data from approximately 600 […]
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida – MTN Satellite Communications (MTN) has secured a landmark agreement to become one of the first authorized maritime resellers for Amazon Leo, the low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite […]
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Dispatch from SmallSat Symposium. For the past decade, the commercial space sector has benefited from a benign era defined by a quiescent sun and the protective magnetosphere of Low Earth Orbit (LEO). This stability allowed companies to prioritize speed and commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components over traditional radiation hardening. Yet, as the industry pivots toward sustained lunar operations under the Artemis program, engineers face a steep physics cliff. The fail-operational strategies that built the LEO economy simply cannot withstand the harsh radiation environment of deep space.
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At the SmallSat Symposium in Silicon Valley on February 10, 2026, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) unveiled the Hyperion mission, a pivotal demonstration intended to move its HYPER in-orbit relay constellation […]
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On February 2, 2026, SpaceX officially announced the acquisition of xAI, merging Elon Musk’s aerospace empire with his artificial intelligence venture in a deal that values the combined entity at […]
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The pursuit of efficient solar energy harvesting presents a stark contrast between terrestrial and orbital environments. While terrestrial solar farms are the backbone of current renewable infrastructure, Low Earth Orbit […]
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