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Technology
Voyager Acquires Spacecraft Electric Propulsion Supplier ExoTerra
Voyager Technologies on Monday said it has acquired ExoTerra Resource in a deal that gives it capabilities in compact electric propulsion systems used to maneuver satellites in orbit. Terms of the […]
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Opinion
The Challenges to Realizing Resilient and Reliable Non-Terrestrial Networks
Non-terrestrial networks (NTNs) are poised to play an increasingly vital role in next-generation networks, with applications in 5G and 6G, as well as mission-critical communications and defense. Comprising base stations […]
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Imagery and Sensing
Planet Nabs $13M Award Under NGA’s Luno B for Data Analytics
Planet Labs on Thursday said it has received its first award under the Luno B contract, a $12.8 million order to provide data analytics for maritime domain awareness. The National […]
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Opinion
The Legal Landscape for Resolving Satellite Disputes
The space sector was historically dominated by states and state actors for defense and research. But recent private investment in the sector has changed that notion. As of July 2024, […]
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Launch
SpaceX Launches Second Batch of SDA Tranche 1, Transport Layer Satellites
The second batch of U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1, Transport Layer communications satellites launched on Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried […]
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Opinion
Cyber Resilience in the Age of Commercial Space and AI Kill Webs
As the Pentagon increasingly depends on commercial space capabilities for sensing, transport, and resilience, a new frontier is emerging. A frontier where commercial satellites don’t just inform the battlefield but […]
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Opinion
The Golden Dome Initiative: A New Era for the Satellite Industry
The satellite industry, once the exclusive playground of superpowers and select multinational corporations, is undergoing a seismic shift. At the heart of this transformation is the Golden Dome initiative, a […]
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Opinion
Securing the Final Frontier: The Need for Public-Private Collaboration on Space Cybersecurity
Government and industry approaches to a new age of space innovation are converging more quickly today than ever before. Private companies are far outpacing governments in launching satellites into Low-Earth […]
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Earth Observation
Geopolitics Drives Shifts in EO Business as Companies Hone Focus on Defense Market
Earth Observation (EO) companies are shifting their focus from data sales to satellite sales to cater to the changing needs of the global defense market, which is opening new avenues […]
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Defense
Golden Dome: A Golden Opportunity for the Space Industry?
The planned development of Golden Dome, the Trump administration’s ambitious space-based missile defense system, continues to galvanize the space industry, from defense primes to space startups and data analytics firms. […]
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Cybersecurity
Self-Attribution in Cyberspace: The Hack on Russia’s Dozor-Teleport Satellite Network
When the Wagner Group turned its guns against Moscow on June 23, 2023, the world watched a mercenary group openly defy the Kremlin. Just days later, on June 29, a […]
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Government/Military
Firefly to Acquire Data Analytics Provider SciTec in Expansion of National Security Focus
Firefly Aerospace on Sunday afternoon said it has agreed to acquire SciTec, Inc., a small company with expertise in data processing and data analytics that support the intelligence community and […]
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Government/Military
SpaceX to Launch Five USSF/NRO Missions in FY 2026, ULA Two
Under the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program, SpaceX is to launch five NSSL Phase 3, Lane 2 missions through September 2026 for the U.S. Space Force (USSF) and National Reconnaissance Office […]
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Government/Military
ATLAS Space Domain Awareness System Ready for Use, US Space Force Says
The U.S. Space Force Space Operations Command’s (SpOC) Mission Delta 2 unit is now ready to employ the L3Harris Technologies Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System (ATLAS), the service said on […]
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Government/Military
US Space Force Looks at RG-XX Solicitation Release in Coming Months
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – In the next several months, the U.S. Space Force is looking to release a solicitation for RG-XX, an envisioned commercial replacement for the Space Force’s Geosynchronous […]
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Government/Military
SDA Sees Path Forward to Begin Testing Space-Based Link 16 Connectivity Over the US
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Testing last spring on the impact of Link 16 radio signals broadcast from space on the national airspace showed no impact and should clear the road […]
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Technology
Anduril and Impulse Space Plan to Run RPO in Geosynchronous Orbit Next Year
Next year, Anduril Industries and the Impulse Space startup plan to run a Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) rendezvous and proximity operations mission using Anduril’s mission data processor (MDP) and long-wave infrared imager aboard […]
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Partner Content
WSBW Video Interview with Umbra’s Anjali Ramachandra
Via Satellite Managing Editor Rachel Jewett interviews Anjali Ramachandra, director of Global Business Development for Mission Solutions and Remote Sensing at Umbra, during World Space Business Week. Umbra has expanded […]
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Partner Content
WSBW Video Interview with Comtech’s Daniel Gizinski
Via Satellite Managing Editor Rachel Jewett interviews Daniel Gizinski, president of Comtech’s Satellite and Space Communications segment, during World Space Business Week. Comtech recently received Government Terminal Certification to operate […]
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Opinion
Moving Toward a Realistic Appraisal of China’s Potential in Space
A realistic appraisal of China’s potential in space requires us to suspend the natural but distortive habit of projecting our own views onto another. This is one of the great […]
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Partner Content
WSBW Video Interview with NSG CEO Martijn Blanken
Via Satellite Editor Mark Holmes interviews Neo Space Group (NSG) CEO Martijn Blanken during World Space Business Week. Blanken explains the rationale behind some of NSG’s acquisitions like UP42 and […]
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Finance
Apex Raises Another $200M to Expand Satellite Bus Production Capacity
Excited by strong customer demand, investors are pouring another $200 million into satellite bus developer and manufacturer Apex to enable the company to continue buttressing efforts to accelerate production and vertically integrate. […]























