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The Coming Wave of Competition in LEO Constellations
The Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) race is heating up after years of Starlink setting the pace for satellite broadband. Amazon plans to deploy 700 Amazon Leo satellites by mid-2026. Eutelsat’s OneWeb revenues were up 60 percent for the first half of the year. Telesat has $1 billion-dollar backlog two years before deploying Telesat Lightspeed, and new entrants like Blue Origin’s TeraWave are making a play for terrestrial-grade connectivity from space.
“I would say it is a legitimate race,” said Caleb Henry, director of research at Quilty Space. “I actually think this is the year we will see that for the first…[continued]
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Finance
Eutelsat Completes 5 Billion Euro Refinancing Package
Eutelsat has completed its 5 billion euro ($5.8 billion) refinancing plan with the final step of a 1.5 billion euro ($1.7 billion) bond issuance, the…[continued] |
Launch
RFA Moves a Step Closer to Pivotal UK Launch
A long-awaited rocket launch from the U.K. has moved a significant step closer. Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has delivered its first and second stages of…[continued] |
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Optimized for multi orbit agility, the AvL 1.35XY delivers continuous 360° hemispherical coverage ensuring a locked-on connection from horizon to horizon regardless of positioner orientation.
The AvL 1.35XY’s next gen sensors deliver high confidence initial signal acquisition. Enhanced with rapid vector heading capability, the antenna achieves faster time to target. Designed to maximize operational versatility, its single band configuration packs into two checkable transport cases.
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Government/Military
FCC Looks to Free Up TT&C Spectrum for ‘Weird Space Stuff’
The FCC is looking to make more spectrum available for what it calls “weird space stuff” — in other words, to support telemetry, tracking, and command…[continued] |
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Mobility
LOT Polish Airlines Connects Boeing Dreamliner With Viasat IFC
LOT Polish Airlines has started in-flight connectivity (IFC) serve on the first Boeing 787 Dreamliner plane, supplied by Viasat's Amara service. The Polish airline confirmed…[continued] |
Launch
ICYMI: Branson Talks Virgin Galactic Return to Flight and Government Backing at Space-Comm Europe
LONDON — Virgin Galactic expects to start flying the next generation of its suborbital spaceship, the Delta Class, by the end of the year, Sir Richard…[continued] |
People
In the Magazine: Celebrating Women in Satellite 2026
2026 marks the fifth anniversary of Celebrating Women in Satellite, which has now commemorated more than 175 women in the space and satellite industry. This…[continued] |
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