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Aug 14, 2024
OneWeb: New Ally in Multiorbit Comeback
It’s been a pretty miserable decade if you’re a GEO operator. The spectrum skirmishes over Ku and Ka-bands kicked things off, followed by a


Aug 7, 2024
GEO Satellite Manufacturing Death Spiral?
If the GEO satcom industry is to survive, GEO satellite manufacturers will need to up their game and reverse a troubling trend of ever-longe


Jul 30, 2024
A New Benchmark for Launch Vehicle Robustness
A New Benchmark for Launch Vehicle Robustness


Jul 23, 2024
SDA needs a spiral development plan for user terminals
SDA needs a spiral development plan for user terminals

Jul 22, 2024
An Airbus-TAS Space Merger: good, bad, or none of the above?
Press leaks on M&A discussions typically aren’t helpful (remember EchoStar’sa target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://spacen

Jul 17, 2024
What the Planet Layoffs Say about the State of Earth Observation
In June, Earth Observation (EO) company Planet announced a 17% workforce reduction, shedding around 180 employees in the company’s second ro

Jun 27, 2024
A Change in the Winds of European Defense Spending
A Change in the Winds of European Defense Spending


Jun 25, 2024
No slowdown in Falcon 9 Starlink launches in 2025
A change in the winds of European defense spending


Jun 24, 2024
Rocket Lab, Synspective and the art of the multi-launch deal
Rocket Lab, Synspective and the art of the multi-launch deal


May 29, 2024
Telesat Lightspeed’s supply chain is becoming real
Telesat Lightspeed’s supply chain is becoming real

May 22, 2024
Europe’s Commercial Cargo Experiment Begins
Europe’s Commercial Cargo Experiment Begins

May 20, 2024
Why Starlink’s foray into Indonesia is so important
Why Starlink’s foray into Indonesia is so important


May 15, 2024
DoD’s ULA Dilemma
What Quilty Space identified as a risk for Amazon’s Project Kuiper two years ago is now a concern the U.S. military shares.


May 8, 2024
VHR Imagery Coming into Focus with Maxar’s Legion Launch
Very high-resolution (VHR) satellite imagery, defined as 50cm or better resolution, has historically been a rare and prized resource.


May 7, 2024
Will pLEO become a nation-state obsession?
In years past, small countries often financed geostationary satellites under the auspices of national sovereignty.


May 1, 2024
DIU got a bucket of cash. Now what?
In a year marked by budget atrophy at NASA, NOAA-OSC, and the Space Force, the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) was a notable outlier.


Apr 25, 2024
Raytheon’s Strategic Pivot from Prime Time
Defense News officially moves away competing


Apr 18, 2024
The changing winds of DTD
What started as a binary battle between DTD spectrum approaches is increasingly looking like an “and” rather than an “or” outcome.

Apr 12, 2024
What does an NRO LEO constellation mean for the EO sector?
After watching startups launch dozens to hundreds of small imaging satellites in Low Earth Orbit, the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office is


Apr 8, 2024
Sierra Space goes for all orbits
Sierra Space on April 5 announced a trio of satellite platforms meant to meet the needs of any orbit.
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