SES to receive “billions” from FCC
The bonus for SES is the freeing up of more C-band frequencies. The bank puts a value of that 100 MHz of more than $1 billion ...
Indra confirms ‘external impact’ on Spainsat NG-II; contingency plans activated
Indra Group has confirmed that the Spainsat NG-II secure communications satellite suffered a significant anomaly caused by an “external impact” while en route to its final geostationary orbital slot ...
SDA Awards $1.6 Billion in Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Contracts to Rocket Lab and Northrop Grumman
As previously reported on SatNews, the Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded $3.5 Billion in contracts for a Tranche 3 Missile Tracking Constellation. On December 19, 2025 two of those agreements totaling $1.6 Billion to build and operate 36 satellites for ...
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Orbital Tolls? Industry Braces for the Commercialization of Space Safety Data
Satellite operators are advised to begin auditing their internal SSA requirements and budgeting for potential service fees ...
UK Space Agency Seeks Satellite Direct-to-Device Solutions for Delayed Emergency Services Network
The move aims to leverage Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations to eliminate terrestrial coverage gaps that have plagued the project for over a decade ...
Schall Law Firm Reminds Firefly Aerospace Investors of Impending Securities Fraud Lead Plaintiff Deadline.
Two specific events in late 2025 are cited as having "revealed the truth" to investors, resulting in significant stock price declines ...
U.S. Space and Cyber Commands Support Massive Air Assault to Capture Maduro
U.S. Space Command ensured uninterrupted GPS/PNT (Positioning, Navigation, and Timing) for the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), allowing helicopters to navigate at just 100 feet above the water in total darkness and low cloud ceilings ...
Mission Microwave Inks Deal with Telesat for Telesat Lightspeed Terrestrial Infrastructure
Under the agreement, Mission Microwave will provide its compact 100-watt BUCs featuring Gallium Nitride (GaN) amplifier modules ...
L3Harris Nears $500 Million Stake Sale of Space Propulsion Assets to AE Industrial Partners
The RL-10 engine, a workhorse for the Vulcan rocket and ULA missions, is among the assets included in the pending 60% stake sale to AE Industrial Partners ...
WTA Certification Program Announces Tier 3 Certification of Saudi Net Link’s Khobar and Rawabi-Riyadh Teleports
(December 15, 2025 – New York City) – The World Teleport Association (WTA) today announced that Saudi Net Link has achieved Tier 3 certification of its Khobar and Rawabi-Riyadh teleports in Saudi Arabia under the WTA’s Teleport Certification Program. Marking ...
Third COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Satellite Reaches Orbit via SpaceX Falcon 9
The satellite was built by Thales Alenia Space for the Italian Space Agency (ASI) and the Italian Ministry of Defense, ...
Beijing Warns UN of ‘Safety and Security’ Risks from Starlink Expansion
At a UN Security Council event, a Chinese diplomat cited a lack of effective international regulation as a primary driver of collision risks ...
Türkiye Initiates Construction of Equatorial Spaceport in Somalia
The selection of Somalia for the launch site is driven by its proximity to the equator, which provides a technical advantage for satellite launches ...
When AWS Grew Wings: The “Boring” Genius of Amazon Leo
Twenty years ago, Wall Street laughed at an online bookstore trying to rent out its excess server capacity. They called it AWS. Today, Amazon isn't trying to win the space race for the headlines; they are trying to win the ...
NASA Identifies 26 Resilient Bacterial Species Capable of Evading Cleanroom Sterilization
The discovery, detailed in a study published in the journal Microbiome, raises significant concerns for planetary protection protocols ...
Starlink initiates orbital lowering of 4,400 satellites to mitigate debris risks
In a statement released via X, Michael Nicolls, Vice President of Starlink Engineering, announced a significant reconfiguration of the Starlink constellation, confirming plans to lower approximately 4,400 satellites from 550 km to 480 km throughout 2026. The maneuver, which affects ...
NASA to Outline Future Flagship Mission Timelines at 247th AAS Meeting
The Habitable Worlds Observatory, a future flagship mission concept responding to the Astro2020 Decadal Survey, will have a dedicated special session on Tuesday, January 6 ...
AT&T, AST SpaceMobile Advance Satellite-to-Cell Expansion Following BlueBird 6 Deployment
The satellite features a phased array antenna measuring approximately 2,400 square feet, making it 3.5 times larger than the five BlueBird Block 1 satellites launched in September 2024 ...
Satellite Data Confirms Rapid Expansion of Sudan Displacement Camps Amid North Darfur Conflict
Al Jazeera’s “Sanad” digital investigations unit, tracks the humanitarian fallout following the fall of El Fasher to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in late October 2025 ...
Globalstar Briefs FCC on $1B C-3 Network, Readies Legal Challenge to SpaceX
Globalstar executives met with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) leadership on Monday to advocate for the approval of its third-generation "C-3" mobile satellite service (MSS) system and to urge the regulator to protect the Big LEO spectrum band from competing proposals ...
USSOCOM Explores Starlink and Starshield Integration for AC-130J Gunships
U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) has initiated market research to assess the feasibility of integrating SpaceX’s Starlink and Starshield satellite communications terminals onto the AC-130J Ghostrider fleet. In a Request for Information (RFI) released Dec. 30, the command outlined requirements ...
ESA Confirms Proba-3 Autonomous Formation Flying Milestone
The European Space Agency (ESA) released footage December 18 confirming its Proba-3 mission successfully achieved autonomous formation flying with millimeter-level precision, marking a critical validation for the agency’s "virtual giant satellite" architecture. The milestone demonstrates the capability of the two ...
Space Forge Ignites Orbital Furnace, Hits 1,000°C Milestone on ForgeStar-1
Space Forge has successfully activated the manufacturing furnace aboard its ForgeStar-1 satellite, generating plasma and reaching a temperature of 1,000°C in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). Confirmed by the company on Wednesday, the milestone marks a critical step toward the commercial ...
