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On October 7, 2026, the Space Development Agency (SDA) and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) announced contract awards to advance space debris mitigation and active satellite deorbiting capabilities for national […]
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Financial market disclosures released in early October 2026 highlighted shifting competitive dynamics across the commercial space sector as Rocket Lab USA pursues dual operational tracks: challenging civil space contract awards […]
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On October 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of State and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) confirmed that the United States and Japanese governments are jointly […]
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On October 7, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted regulatory approval to SpaceX to launch and operate a 15,000-satellite Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) constellation dedicated to direct-to-device (D2D) […]
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In a market analysis released in October 2026, intelligence platform GlobalData projected that fixed communications service revenue in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region will grow at a compound annual growth rate […]
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On October 6, 2026, satellite manufacturer and operator Open Cosmos requested a one-year extension from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations Board after missing 50% fleet deployment deadlines across […]
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On October 6, 2026, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) data revealed that commercial space launch activity declined in fiscal year 2026 for the first time since FY2019. The FAA licensed 187 […]
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Targeting a critical operational gap in non-terrestrial signal tracking, space-based radio frequency (RF) analytics provider HawkEye 360 has successfully demonstrated the use of its commercial satellite constellation for space domain […]
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On October 5, 2026, Airbus Defence and Space completed manufacturing of the first 32 OneWeb refresh satellites for satellite operator Eutelsat. Rolling off the production line at Airbus’s assembly facility […]
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On October 5, 2026, Canadian telecommunications provider TELUS and space-based cellular operator AST SpaceMobile announced the successful completion of their initial end-to-end network integration test. Executed directly between TELUS’ terrestrial […]
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