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How Startup Manufacturers Are Rethinking the Satellite Value Chain
PARIS — While satellite manufacturing startups are working to lower the cost of satellite ownership, there is wide debate about the best ways to bring down cost, how to structure supply chains, and deal with sovereignty requirements for customers, whether it be for Earth Observation (EO) or connectivity applications. 

Walter Ballheimer, CEO and co-founder of German manufacturer Reflex Aerospace, is skeptical that manufacturers will secure large constellation orders to support large factories, when many constellations are vertically integrated, arguing for a leaner approach to manufacturing.  “Megafactories do not create global supply. A megafactory based in a European country will not…[continued]

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WSBW Video Interview with Umbra's Anjali Ramachandra
Via Satellite Managing Editor Rachel Jewett interviews Anjali Ramachandra, director of Global Business Development for Mission Solutions and Remote Sensing at Umbra, during World Space…[continued]
Manufacturing
MDA Space Wins 'Global Satellite Business of the Year' Award at World Space Business Week
Canadian satellite manufacturer MDA Space won Novaspace's 2025 Global Satellite Business of the Year award at World Space Business Week (WSBW) in Paris. According to…[continued]
Connectivity
Textron Aviation Adds Starlink Internet Upgrade to its Cessna Fleet
Textron Aviation will offer upgraded high-speed internet connectivity solutions from SpaceX's Starlink service on its fleet of Cessna Citation Latitude aircraft after receiving certification from…[continued]
Technology
Anduril and Impulse Space Plan to Run RPO in Geosynchronous Orbit Next Year
Next year, Anduril Industries and the Impulse Space startup plan to run a Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) rendezvous and proximity operations mission using Anduril’s mission data processor (MDP)…[continued]
Imagery and Sensing
Maxar Intelligence Launches 'Vivid Features' Vector Mapping with New Partner Ecopia AI
Maxar Intelligence confirmed Wednesday that it is officially working in partnership with Ecopia AI to launch enhanced 2D and 3D global vector maps under the…[continued]
Connectivity
ICYMI: SpaceX’s Shotwell Talks Spectrum and Starship at WSBW
PARIS — SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell spoke at World Space Business Week on Tuesday, giving insight into what SpaceX’s recent spectrum buy from…[continued]
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