April 13, 2026

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This week, the Via Satellite team will be attending both Space Symposium in Colorado Springs and Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) in Hamburg. Stay tuned for news from the shows and say hello if you're on site!

TOP STORY

Emirates Connectivity Exec Explains the Airline’s Move to Starlink
In November last year, Emirates stunned the in-flight connectivity (IFC) world when it announced a move to adopt Starlink. Emirates is deploying Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire in-service fleet, beginning with Boeing 777 aircraft in November 2025 and completing the rollout by mid-2027. The investments comes as part of a $5 billion fleet refurbishment program for Emirates.

Via Satellite caught up with Patrick Brannelly, senior vice president of IFE & Connectivity for Emirates to talk about why the airline decided to go down the Starlink route and what this means for the overall market. In a candid interview, Brannelly talks…[continued]

Government/Military
Artemis II Crew Completes Historic Lunar Flyby Mission
The Artemis II crew splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego on Friday, wrapping up a historic nearly 10-day mission…[continued]

Connectivity
Amazon CEO Targets Mid-2026 Launch for Amazon Leo Service
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Amazon’s satellite constellation is scheduled to launch service in mid-2026, in a letter to shareholders on Thursday. Jassy did not…[continued]

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Launch
BryceTech Report Shows SpaceX Accounted for 50% of Launches in 2025
BryceTech, one of the leading space research firms, has released its 2025 Year in Review tracking the launch market. It shows a market moving towards…[continued]

Technology
EnduroSat and Shield Space Strike European Partnership for Defense Missions
EnduroSat and Shield Space have joined a strategic partnership to jointly operate space defense missions, EnduroSat said on April 8. The companies’ combined technologies could…[continued]

Government/Military
ICYMI: Network Integration Remains a Challenge in Pushing Data to the Tactical Edge
Decision making must occur at the speed of conflict, and commercial space leaders are pursuing initiatives to push data forward from centralized nodes to the…[continued]

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