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SES Set to Receive $5.6B in Incentive Payments for C-Band Clearing
Satellite operator SES is set to receive $5.6 billion in incentive payments to clear the C-band, while Eutelsat is set to receive $504 million, according to the FCC’s final C-band order released Friday. SES is allocated to receive 89% of the payments. Canadian operator Telesat is also participating in the clearing and will receive $189…
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Soyuz MS-28 Returns NASA Astronaut Chris Williams After 241-Day Space Station Mission
The three crew members launched to the space station on November 27, 2025. The mission was the first spaceflight for both Williams and Mikaev, and the second for Kud-Sverchkov. Together they orbited the Earth 3,856 times and traveled more than 102 million miles before departing the station. The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft undocked at 2:03 a.m.…
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In the AI Era, Constellations Emerge As a New Strategic Class of Assets
For decades, military space was the business of a few select nations. Reconnaissance and secure communications rested on a handful of exquisite, school-bus-sized satellites that had exquisite capabilities but likewise exquisite prices, in assets so scarce that the loss of a single one could blind an entire program. The war in Ukraine has accelerated the…
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Open Cosmos Launches First Two OpenConstellation 1.0 Earth Observation Satellites
Open Cosmos, the company developing satellites, had launched the first two satellites of OpenConstellation 1.0 – new Earth observation (EO) satellites that had reduced the time it takes to react to emerging threats from space. With the launch, the company had taken a step toward providing real-time Earth monitoring for governments and enterprises to respond…
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Spire Global Advances Space Services with LEMUR Constellation and Space-Based Intelligence
Spire Global is expanding access to space through the integrated Space Services portfolio, combining satellite manufacturing, mission design, launch support, constellation operations and global ground infrastructure to help commercial organizations and government agencies rapidly deploy and operate space missions. The company provides end-to-end capabilities that enable customers to collect, process and utilize space-based data for…
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Voyager and Reditus Space Partner on ENOS Microgravity Missions
Reditus Space and Voyager Technologies jointly announced their continued strategic partnership to deliver end-to-end microgravity mission services aboard Reditus Space’s ENOS reusable reentry vehicle. Under the partnership, Reditus Space will provide on-orbit operations and vehicle management, while Voyager will serve as implementation partner, guiding customers through payload development, hardware qualification and mission integration. The announcement…
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ICEYE and KT SAT to Bring Real-Time Flood Intelligence to South Korea
ICEYE, the world leader in sovereign intelligence from space, announced a strategic partnership with KT SAT to deliver advanced flood monitoring solutions to South Korean government agencies and commercial organizations. The partnership marks the first deployment of ICEYE Solutions in South Korea and the first use of the technology by the Korean Government. Under the…
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GSMA Supports Abuja Declaration on Meaningful Connectivity and Launches ATLAS Umoja
The GSMA supports the Abuja Ministerial Declaration on Meaningful Connectivity for Africa by Ministers and Heads of Delegation at the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) Conference of Plenipotentiaries (CPL-2026), describing it as an important milestone in strengthening Africa’s digital future through evidence-based policy, investment and regional collaboration. The Declaration commits African governments to advancing policies that…
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How Fast Can You Build a Satellite? Inside the Smallsat Manufacturing Market
There’s no escaping the three-body problem—not in physics, but in project management. The classic constraints always apply: good, fast, cheap. Except in space, where there’s a fourth variable: flexibility. Today, smallsat manufacturing is experiencing an industrial revolution. Manufacturers across the globe are investing billions in state-of-the-art facilities and advanced production techniques to accelerate speed to…
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Space-Based Data Centers: Inside the Race to Move Compute to Orbit
As AI is driving explosive growth in data center construction on Earth, there’s accelerating interest in moving some of the computing infrastructure to orbit. The past few months have seen a flurry of announcements for future orbital data centers. Is this the latest hype cycle for the space industry, or a greenfield opportunity? The answer…