April 7, 2026
 

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How Iceye Satellites Track Russian Vessels, Illegal Shipping in the Arctic
On a dark, clouded night, a Russian ballistic missile submarine departs a naval base in the Arctic. A small vessel navigates the Mediterranean Sea at 15 miles per hour. A tanker floats beside another to illegally receive a cargo of sanctioned oil.

The ocean is a big place covered by clouds and any of these activities are easy to miss. Iceye, a Finland-based Earth Observation firm, has tracked those three use cases from orbit, according to application studies provided to Via Satellite. Its constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, the largest in the world, is designed to monitor maritime…[continued]

Government/Military
Artemis II Crew Travels Farther from Earth Than Apollo 13 in a New Record
The Artemis II crew has now officially traveled farther from Earth than any previous human mission. On Monday afternoon at approximately 1:56 p.m. EDT, the…[continued]
Government/Military
Trump 2027 Budget Request Targets Cuts for NASA, Boost for Golden Dome
The White House released its fiscal 2027 budget proposal on Friday, which called for a “historic increase” in defense spending and fully funding the Golden…[continued]
Government/Military
L3Harris and Comtech Release Multi-Orbit Tactical Satcom Modem
L3Harris and Comtech have recently released a new multi-orbit, tactical satcom embeddable modem, which works with certain L3Harris terminals.  The partners said the new C2…[continued]
Connectivity
Live in the Booth: Matt Desch Talks Iridium NTN Direct and Alt PNT Advances
This year, Iridium is rolling out Iridium NTN Direct, which CEO Matt Desch says will make Iridium the first narrow-band satellite IoT service that…[continued]
Connectivity
ICYMI: African Market for Satellite Services Offers Pent Up Demand
With a large landmass of 11.7 million square miles, Africa has been a challenging place to set up satellite services. But that is changing. As…[continued]
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