March 20, 2026

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Eutelsat CEO Fallacher Talks OneWeb Gen 2, Global Competition, and Sovereign Demand
Eutelsat Group CEO Jean-François Fallacher has been in the job almost a year now. He has joined Eutelsat at an interesting time in its history as it looks to make to transform from a broadcast-heavy operator with Geostationary Orbit (GEO) assets to a more connectivity-based operator maximizing its assets in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). With a mix of GEO and LEO assets, Eutelsat has an interesting place in the market.

After completing a large refinancing initiative, Eutelsat is set for an intense period as it looks to refresh its LEO satellites and bring new customers on board. Via Satellite catches up…[continued]

Manufacturing
SLI Purchases Two Small GEO Satellites From ReOrbit
SLI is set to purchase two small Geostationary Orbit (GEO) communication satellites from manufacturer ReOrbit for 150 million euros ($172.8 million), the companies announced in…[continued]

Finance
Spire Targets 50% Growth in 2026 After Adjustments in 2025
After divesting its maritime business and paying down its debt in 2025, Spire Global has set a large revenue growth target for 2026 of 50%,…[continued]

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Government/Military
Comtech Delivers First Set of Digital Modems to US Army
Comtech delivered the first round of Enterprise Digital Intermediate Frequency Multi-Carrier (EDIM) modems to the U.S. Army in a $48.6 million contract signed in 2023,…[continued]

Sustainability
Portal Space Systems and Paladin Space Plan Repeatable Debris Removal Missions
Portal Space Systems and Paladin Space are teaming up to offer regular, commercial debris removal missions. The partners are pitching what's called Debris Removal as…[continued]

Connectivity
ICYMI: Ligado Tells FCC That SkyTerra Next Proposal Won’t Cause Interference
In a new filing to the FCC, Ligado defended its request to host an L-band payload on AST SpaceMobile satellites, saying the proposal will work…[continued]

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K2 to launch its first high-powered satellite for space compute | Tech Crunch

Apex Signs First Japanese Bus Contract With NEC | Payload

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