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Convergence Comes of Age: 2026 Shifts Satellite Promise into Commercial Reality
January 16, 2026
For the better part of a decade, the promise of satellite-to-handset connectivity has sat somewhere between trial and theory. With the first commercial direct-to-device (D2D) constellations now scaling up and...
Opinion 
Sodern Execs Detail Expansion to Establish Star Tracker Manufacturing in US
January 15, 2026
Sodern is expanding to the U.S., adding manufacturing for its star trackers in Colorado. The French company announced the establishment of Sodern America on Jan. 14, hiring longtime space executive...
Manufacturing 
Open Cosmos Awarded Liechtenstein Spectrum Filings for LEO Broadband Constellation
January 14, 2026
Open Cosmos has secured the award to Liechtenstein’s priority Ka-band spectrum filings and plans to deploy a sovereign satellite broadband constellation for Europe, the company announced Wednesday. The Low-Earth Orbit...
Connectivity 
The Commercial-Defense Convergence: 2026 Trends to Watch
January 12, 2026
There’s a growing understanding that space-based capabilities are critical for national defense strategies, and defense demand for commercial space systems has been a key trend in 2025 influencing both satellite...
Government/Military 
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SDA Surveying Industry On Ability to Provide Ground Entry Points for Tranche 3
January 06, 2026
The U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) wants to hear from companies able to build ground entry points (GEP) for Tranche 3 of the agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture...
Government/Military 
4iG Space and Defence CEO Sárhegyi Explains Axiom Space Investment, Previews Hungary’s Growth in Space
January 05, 2026
4iG Space and Defence (4iG SDT) is a growing presence on the space landscape in Europe, and is Hungary’s main space company. In October, the company made a splash move...
Finance 
Via Satellite’s Top Stories of 2025
December 23, 2025
There’s never a slow news day in the space and satellite industry. The past year was marked by mega-mergers with SES completing the Intelsat acquisition and European space primes planning...
Technology 
Via Satellite’s Essential Interviews of 2025
December 23, 2025
Via Satellite’s executive interviews provided an in-depth look into the biggest stories of the year. Here is a roundup of 10 of our best and most popular interviews of 2025...
People 
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As space is no longer a supporting domain, but recognized as a decisive, warfighting one, U.S. Space Force leaders, defense primes, and commercial partners are working to ensure the U.S....
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Quantum is Coming: How Does it Change the Game for Space Systems and Networks?
December 22, 2025
Forecasts on the arrival time for quantum computing vary greatly – from “it will be here in a decade” to “it’s already here.” There is consensus on the fact that...
Podcast 
Spotify Wrapped in Space: The Satellite Industry’s 2025 Playlist
December 19, 2025
For the fourth year in row, we bring you Spotify Wrapped in Space: The Satellite Industry’s 2025 Playlist. We asked space industry executives to share their most-listened to track of...
People 
Trump Issues Space Policy Order Affirming 2028 Moon Landing Goal
December 18, 2025
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on space policy on Thursday that affirmed the priority to land Americans on the Moon by 2028, called for the development of nuclear...
Government/Military 