August 28, 2025

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Starship’s Payload Milestone in Test Flight Gives a Preview of V3 Starlink Launches
SpaceX’s 10th Starship test flight made progress after a string of failures this year, successfully deploying a batch of dummy Starlink payloads before completing a soft splashdown in the Indian Ocean.

This marked the first time SpaceX has deployed simulator Starlink payloads on a Starship mission — a step toward its plans to launch Starlink V3 satellites via Starship.…[continued]

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Skylo Reports Voice Call Over its Narrowband NTN Network
Skylo reports it has completed an over-the-air (OTA) voice call over narrowband satellite network, paving the way to roll out a voice calling feature on…[continued]

Launch
Europe Awards ‘Flight Ticket’ Launch Contracts to Isar Aerospace and Avio
The European Space Agency (ESA) and European Commission awarded launch service contracts to Isar Aerospace and Avio as part of the “Flight Ticket” initiative to…[continued]

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Finance
Telesat Hires Mining Exec Donald Tremblay as CFO
Telesat has named a new CFO with the upcoming retirement of longtime CFO Andrew Browne. Telesat has hired Donald Tremblay, CFO of Quebec-based mining company…[continued]

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ICYMI: EchoStar to Sell $23B of Mid and Low-band Spectrum to AT&T
EchoStar has reached a deal to sell 50 MHz of nationwide spectrum to AT&T for $23 billion, the companies announced Tuesday. Specifically, AT&T will purchase…[continued]

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In the Magazine: How GEO is Evolving to Secure its Place in the Multi-Orbit Puzzle
A satellite in Geostationary Orbit (GEO) is the picture of stability. It seems to hover motionless above the same spot on Earth, broadcasting to the…[continued]

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Mega Mess: New Rocket Bodies in High Altitude LEO Orbits | Space Domain Substack

Firefly Aerospace Explains Recent Alpha Launch Failure | Payload

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