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Opinion
Evaluating International Governance of ISAM Activities
In-orbit servicing, assembly, and manufacturing or “ISAM” activities are predicted to be high-growth activities, which Analysys Mason estimates could be a 11 billion pound ($14.82 billion) market opportunity globally by […]
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Opinion
The Terabit Jump: Optical Satcom and the Ground Network Bottleneck
When Netflix shipped DVDs by mail in the early 2000s, the U.S. Postal Service effectively offered a higher data rate than dial-up internet. Then broadband internet arrived — and seemingly […]
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Opinion
NTN’s New Power Player: Is China Aiming to Take the Lead in Space-Based Connectivity?
As satellite connectivity becomes a cornerstone of global telecoms infrastructure, China is rapidly accelerating its space-based ambitions through a wave of mega-constellation deployments. Leading this charge is Spacesail’s Qianfan constellation, […]
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Government/Military
Can New Space Firms Plug Europe’s Gap in Defense Tech?
It’s been a busy time for Finland-headquartered Iceye. The 11-year-old satellite Earth-Observation (EO) company, an undisputed unicorn among European new space firms, has over the past few months been releasing […]
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Government/Military
L3Harris Expands Satellite Plant in Florida to Focus on Golden Dome
L3Harris Technologies is opening a $100 million expansion of its satellite plant in Palm Bay, Florida — 94,000 square feet of space to focus on the future Golden Dome missile […]
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Opinion
Rethinking Data Transmission to Unlock Efficient Satellite Communications
Satellite communications have become a lifeline for operations in remote, maritime, military, and industrial environments — the places where terrestrial networks simply don’t reach. But as reliance on these networks […]
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Government/Military
US Space Force Plans Sole-Source Award to General Dynamics for Ground Segment of Tracking Layer
While the U.S. Space Force explores future communications options and plans to halt fiscal 2026 funding for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 3, Transport Layer Low-Earth Orbit satellites, the […]
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Partner Content
Video Interview from the Small Satellite Conference with Calian’s Bryan Cooke
Calian Advanced Technologies has combined its experience in satellite operations with AI-driven tools to offer resource orchestration such as capacity and spectrum planning for LEO constellations. Via Satellite Executive Editor […]
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Partner Content
Video Interview from the Small Satellite Conference: Redwire Talks Acorn 2.0
This week, Redwire announced a major version release of the software, which uses agent-based modeling and AI to solve complex problems and stay ahead of threats to spacecraft. Via Satellite […]
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Government/Military
Vulcan Makes National Security Debut, ULA Foresees Significant Ramp Up in Next Two Years
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is to ramp up Vulcan rocket launches significantly in the next two years to a possible annual number of more than 30 by 2027 — 60% […]
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Partner Content
Video Interview from the Small Satellite Conference: A Conversation With Xiphos
Via Satellite Executive Editor Jeffrey Hill interviews Elizabeth Mathew, who serves as Xiphos Senior Director of Business Development, at the Small Satellite Conference in Utah. Xiphos is a Canadian company […]
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Opinion
British Investment in Eutelsat Bodes Well for Europe’s Goal of Being ‘Sovereign in Space’
It’s no secret that Europe is trailing behind in the new ‘space race.’ We’ve often depended on our friends in the United States for systems and infrastructure. That worked for […]
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Weekly News Quiz
News Quiz: Week of July 28
Test your knowledge with five quick questions on the latest headlines, from increasing collaborations to year-over-year business growth. Ready to see how you stack up? 👇
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Government/Military
SSC Awards Five PTS-G Contracts to Viasat, Astranis, and Others
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) is awarding contracts for the Protected Tactical Satcom-Global (PTS-G) program to Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Viasat, Astranis, and Intelsat General, the U.S. division of Luxembourg’s SES, […]
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Launch
Upcoming Boeing X-37B Mission to Test Inter-Satellite Laser Communications
The U.S. Space Force plans to launch the Boeing X-37B space plane on Aug. 21 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The eighth X-37B mission is set […]
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Opinion
Balancing Innovation and Sovereignty in the Smallsat Ground Segment
Futurism needs perspective and that only comes with time. Having worked in ground segment and satellite operations for 25 years, I’ve gained some perspective on its evolution and speculate what […]
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Opinion
Smallsat Strategy in an Era of Shifting Geopolitical Priorities
Rising geopolitical instability is highlighting the strategic value of small satellite system use. In national security and defense operations, resiliency and rapid responsiveness are crucial, particularly in contested theaters. Ukraine’s […]
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Opinion
Unlocking European Space Security Through Civil-Defense Collaboration
Europe is actively expanding its defense ambitions, and space is becoming an increasingly strategic part of that vision. Yet the pace of space-based capability development hasn’t always matched the growing […]
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Finance
The Global Push for Space and Defense Capabilities Seeds Investment Growth for 2025
In the face of tariffs and economic uncertainty, investors remain optimistic for the global space economy’s growth trajectory, with ramp-ups in defense spending and more nations making space capabilities a […]
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Opinion
Signals, Noise, and Narratives: Cyber Operations Against the Space Sector Amid the Israel-Iran War
On Friday June 13, the Israeli Defense Forces launched a series of preemptive kinetic and drone strikes against Iranian military assets and nuclear facilities. Shortly after Israeli kinetic strikes, cyber activities […]
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Technology
York Space Systems to Acquire Ground Network Provider Atlas Space Operations
Satellite developer and operator York Space Systems has agreed to acquire Atlas Space Operations, adding a global provider of satellite communications ground infrastructure that together York believes improve its operations and provide […]
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Government/Military
HASC Bill Would Make TacSRT a ‘Program of Record’
The House Armed Services Committee’s (HASC) fiscal 2026 defense bill would require the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to establish a Title 10 requirement for the tactical, surveillance, […]
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Opinion
Drilling Into the Offshore Energy Market for Satellite Connectivity
The nature of the offshore energy sector, particularly for oil and gas, means that companies often explore for resources in very remote areas around the world, sometimes in extremely harsh […]























