Top Stories for the week of January 10, 2025

Launch | January 6, 2025
Top Satellite Launches to Watch in 2025
To kick off 2025, Via Satellite’s annual roundup of Top Launches to Watch is back, highlighting some of the top commercial satellites expected to launch……[continued]
Partner Content | January 8, 2025
Intelsat Delivers a High-Tech, Multi-Orbit Solution for the IFC Market
The pace of innovation in the inflight connectivity (IFC) market has accelerated over the last decade as technology and business models change. Passengers expect to…...[continued]
Government/Military | January 9, 2025
York Space Systems Reports Inter-Vendor Link with SpaceX Bird in the PWSA
A question mark for the U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) has been whether one company’s satellites would link…...[continued]
Finance | January 6, 2025
Ligado Files for Chapter 11, Makes Deal with AST SpaceMobile for MSS Spectrum
Ligado Networks has filed for Chapter 11 restructuring, and has signed a deal with AST SpaceMobile to allow the company to use Ligado’s mid-band spectrum. …...[continued]
Finance | January 8, 2025
Ligado Sues Inmarsat for Breach of Contract in Spectrum Deal
After filing for bankruptcy this week, Ligado Networks sued Inmarsat Global, alleging breach of contract over a spectrum agreement between the companies. Ligado announced the…...[continued]
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Launch | January 4, 2025
Blue Origin Nears Debut Launch for New Glenn Rocket, Targeting Jan. 12
Update: Blue Origin is now targeting no earlier than Jan. 12 for the first launch of New Glenn due to high seas in the Atlantic,…...[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]
Podcast | January 7, 2025
Space Situational Awareness in an Era of Weaponized Space
This episode of the Future Space Economy series explores the dangerous, yet increasingly likely hypothetical situation that a space-faring nation breaks the Space Treaty of…...[continued]
Launch | January 4, 2025
SpaceX Launches Thuraya 4 Mission for UAE’s Space42 
SpaceX launched the Thuraya 4 telecommunications satellite for United Arab Emirates (UAE) space and AI company Space42 on Friday, Jan. 3. The mission was SpaceX's…...[continued]
Finance | January 7, 2025
Toyota Invests in Japanese Rocket Startup Interstellar 
Automotive giant Toyota is investing in Japanese rocket startup Interstellar Technologies as part of its vision for the future of mobility.  Woven by Toyota (WbyT),…...[continued]
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