Top Stories for the week of January 3, 2025

Opinion | December 4, 2024
The Wild West: The New Frontier of Flat Panel Antennas
Flat panel antennas (FPAs) have been a popular, and technologically necessary, addition to the satcom ground segment. Serving the needs of new space, multi-orbit strategies,……[continued]
Launch | December 31, 2024
Blue Origin Nears Debut Launch for New Glenn Rocket
Blue Origin is nearing the debut launch of its New Glenn rocket after completing an integrated hotfire test and receiving its launch license from the…...[continued]
Connectivity | January 2, 2025
OneWeb Service is Restored After a 48-Hour Outage
OneWeb service has been restored after the constellation experienced a 48-hour outage this week, Eutelsat Group confirmed on Thursday.  The outage coincided with the end…...[continued]
Connectivity | December 30, 2024
Astranis Launches 4 MicroGEO Satellites on Dedicated Falcon 9 Mission
Four Astranis MicroGEO satellites are on their way to orbit after a dedicated SpaceX launch early Sunday.  SpaceX launched the four satellites to Geosynchronous Transfer…...[continued]
Technology | December 31, 2024
Video: Editors Preview the 10 Tech Trends to Shape 2025
Ready to shape the future? Via Satellite editors Mark Holmes and Rachel Jewett preview the 10 Tech Trends set to shape the satellite industry in…...[continued]
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Technology | December 13, 2024
New ST Engineering iDirect Tech Enables Switching Between GEO and NGSO Satellites 
ST Engineering iDirect has released a technology that enables tracking and switching between satellites in Geosynchronous Orbit (GEO) and Non-Geosynchronous Orbit (NGSO). The feature is…...[continued]
People | December 16, 2024
Spotify Wrapped in Space: The Satellite Industry’s 2024 Playlist
For the third year in row, we bring you Spotify Wrapped in Space: The Satellite Industry’s 2024 Playlist. We asked space industry executives to share…...[continued]
Finance | December 31, 2024
A-Rod SPAC Extends Deadline to Complete Lynk Merger, Again 
The special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) planning to merge with Lynk Global extended its deadline to complete the merger and must return more than $80…...[continued]
Connectivity | January 2, 2025
Starlink Direct-to-Cell Connectivity Coming to Ukraine in 2025 With Kyivstar
Direct-to-cell connectivity is set to begin in  Ukraine this year. Kyivstar, a digital operator in Ukraine, has signed an agreement with Starlink, to introduce direct-to-cell…...[continued]
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