September 26, 2025

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Leaders Push for Greater Speed for Europe's IRIS² Constellation
While hailing the importance of the IRIS² constellation, a number of prominent experts believe things need to move quicker as Europe adapts to a more contested and fragile overall space environment. Last week a panel at Novaspace’s Space Defense and Security Summit (SDSS) in Paris bought together speakers from European institutions, as well as commercial players to talk about what comes next for IRIS².

Philippe Rosius, head of Department Security Operations & Monitoring, EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) spoke of the importance of IRIS² to support security missions for Member States in Europe. “We need to support missions…[continued]

Connectivity
SpaceX Seeks Approval for 15,000 Satellites to Use MSS Spectrum
SpaceX has filed with the FCC asking to launch 15,000 new satellites for direct-to-device service that would use the spectrum SpaceX purchased from EchoStar. According…[continued]

Government/Military
US Space Force Looks at RG-XX Solicitation Release in Coming Months
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – In the next several months, the U.S. Space Force is looking to release a solicitation for RG-XX, an envisioned commercial replacement…[continued]

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Launch
Amazon’s Project Kuiper Grows to 129 Satellites With ULA Launch
Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation reaches 129 satellites after United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched another batch on Thursday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in…[continued]

Government/Military
Planet to Double Pelican Manufacturing Capacity With New Berlin Facility
Planet is growing its presence in Europe by opening a new satellite manufacturing facility in Berlin. At this facility, Planet will produce next-generation, high-resolution Pelican…[continued]

Connectivity
ICYMI: The Shared Spectrum Approach Behind New D2D Venture Equatys
Satellite operators Viasat and Space42 are pitching a new way to approach the direct-to-device (D2D) market, based on shared spectrum and treating satellites like shared…[continued]

Government/Military
In the Magazine: Can New Space Firms Plug Europe’s Gap in Defense Tech?
It’s been a busy time for Finland-headquartered Iceye. The 11-year-old satellite Earth-Observation (EO) company, an undisputed unicorn among European new space firms, has over the…[continued]

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