Services & Applications
Astronomers Flag Amazon’s Kuiper Constellation for Exceeding Satellite Brightness Limits
Targeting a growing gap between commercial LEO deployment and space sustainability, a new study led by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has found that Amazon’s Project Kuiper (Amazon Leo) satellites currently exceed brightness recommendations intended to protect ground-based astronomy. Analyzing ...
KSAT Launches Integrated Vake Platform to Monitor Dark Vessels via Multi-Sensor Fusion
On Monday, Jan. 26, Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT) announced the launch of "Vake Powered by KSAT," a consolidated maritime situational awareness platform designed to detect, identify, and track non-cooperative or "dark" vessels. The platform integrates optical, Radio Frequency (RF), and ...
Blue Origin Announces Multi-Orbit TeraWave Megaconstellation for Enterprise and Government Markets
In a significant expansion of its commercial space architecture, Blue Origin announced on Wednesday, January 21, 2026, the development of TeraWave, a new 5,408-satellite communications network. The multi-orbit constellation is designed to provide high-capacity, resilient connectivity specifically for data centers, ...
Keysight Collaborates with Airbus UpNext on 5G NTN SpaceRAN Demonstrator
The project focuses on validating seamless integration between terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks ...
Google Addresses Orbital Debris Risks for Project Suncatcher AI Constellation
Google’s proposed architecture targets a sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), but the density of debris in this region raises concerns regarding Kessler Syndrome, a runaway chain reaction of collisions ...
TrustPoint Achieves Key Milestone in Resilient, GPS-Independent Navigation
This milestone marks a significant step in the company’s mission to provide a commercial, GPS-independent positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) capability for satellite operators ...
SpaceX Activates Free Starlink Service in Iran Amid National Internet Blackout
Iranians with access to the approximately 50,000 to 100,000 smuggled terminals can now connect to the web ...
Back down to Earth: How invisible highways of light are outclassing orbital satellite connectivity (Reader Forum)
Wireless Optical Communication (WOC) is quietly providing the high-capacity backbone required to bridge the global digital divide without the inherent limitations of space-based infrastructure ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
American Airlines Explores In-Flight Connectivity Deal with Amazon Leo
FORT WORTH, Texas — American Airlines Group Inc. has entered preliminary discussions with Amazon to utilize the tech giant’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite network for in-flight Wi-Fi, according to a report by Bloomberg. The talks, confirmed by American Airlines ...
AeroSystems unveils the SPARTAN™ heavyweight NX30 UAV platform
Ascent AeroSystems has unveiled SPARTAN, the next generation of the firm's proven NX30 coaxial UAV platform. Purpose-built for defense, public safety, industrial, and agricultural operators, SPARTAN sets a new standard in performance, reliability, and versatility for integrators and operators who ...
Telia’s network ‘best in country…exceptional’ tops Swedish rankings
Telia’s Swedish mobile network has been named the best in the country by the umlaut benchmark for the fifth year in a row. With top scores in all categories, the result makes Telia one of the leading five operators in ...
Hydrosat expands presence in LATAM to drive digital agriculture innovation
Hydrosat has announced four new commercial agreements with key partners in Latin America: EE Print Pack, Rex Irrigación Huasteca and Grupo INDERS — these strategic customers signify a major expansion of Hydrosat's presence in the region, providing growers across Mexico ...
AgEagle sells 50 RedEdge-P multispectral sensors to the Greek Ministry of Agriculture
AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (NYSE American: UAVS) has announced that ALVO, the company's exclusive VAR serving public and private companies and organizations in Greece, has been awarded a tender, including drones and sensor payloads, by the Hellenic Republic Ministry of Rural Development ...
GSOA: Major economic benefits being delivered by satellite services
Investments in satellite services operating in the 7 to 24 GHz frequency range have generated economic benefits of more than $ billion, according to a new report by Plum for GSOA — the consulting firm found that ongoing access to ...
SkyNet de Colombia selects SpaceBridge for satellite service infrastructure renovation
SpaceBridge Inc. has announced that SkyNet de Colombia has selected the company's technology as a satellite equipment provider to modernize their ground equipment infrastructure for satellite services delivery in Colombia. SpaceBridge’s VSAT satellite platform ASAT II will allow SkyNet de ...
R3-Iot rebrands as Krucial and launches IoT connectivity products
R3-IoT — now re-branded as Krucial — has announced the launch of flagship product Krucial CONNECT, which connects smart devices anywhere on Earth, regardless of infrastructure or conditions. Krucial CONNECT connects IoT devices, such as sensors, to automatically and securely ...
Sierra Space Selects Siemens Xcelerator Software And Services For Commercial Space Venture
Siemens Digital Industries Software announced that Sierra Space, a commercial space company that focuses on creating and building space transportation and infrastructure for Low Earth orbit (LEO) commercialization, has implemented Siemens' Xcelerator portfolio of software and services. Siemens says its Xcelerator engineering software suite enables product ...




















