As the U.S. military looks to replace spy planes, companies tout commercial constellations for battlefield awareness

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Soaring demand for backup connectivity after subsea cables were cut in the Red Sea is helping push Rivada Space Networks closer to fully financing its $2.4 billion constellation plans, according to CEO Declan Ganley.

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U.K.-based Hanwha Phasor plans to release its first flat panel antenna this summer to join a wave of multi-orbit broadband terminals coming to the market in 2024.

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A large launch vehicle could end up having a big effect on the small launch vehicle market through low prices and encouraging customers to build larger satellites.

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CEO Frank Backes: ‘We're seeing a real surge of interest from countries that want to build their own sovereign SAR capabilities’

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The launch industry is negotiating a transition into new families of launch vehicles, working to bring additional capacity into the market while seeking out competitive advantages against a growing number of competitors.

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Swissto12 is expanding production facilities in Switzerland this year as it races to get more business in a growing small geostationary satellite market.

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President of Lockheed Martin Space Robert Lightfoot: ‘We're looking for strategic partners’

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Geostationary satellite operator Intelsat has bought at least five times more capacity from Eutelsat’s OneWeb low Earth orbit constellation to strengthen its multi-orbit broadband strategy.

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Portuguese startup Neuraspace has released a free version of its space traffic management platform to foster more collaboration among satellite operators.

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The Defense Innovation Unit sees broader benefits from investing in rapid launch capabilities alongside commercial partners

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SpaceX hopes to conduct the next launch of its Starship vehicle as soon as early May, a schedule that will depend on how quickly it can get an amended launch license.

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Loft Orbital is partnering with SkyServe to leverage Earth observation and edge computing capabilities on a newly launched satellite.

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German startup Blackwave raised $6.6 million to expand production of carbon fiber high-pressure tanks.

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Benchmark Space’s first electric thruster is in orbit and ready to begin operations as the company moves into large-scale production of the systems.

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Kayhan Space is offering a version of its space traffic coordination platform for universities, a move the company says is intended to help teach students best practices for sustainable space operations.

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The company said its RAFTI refueling port has been flight qualified and is commercially available at $30,000 per unit

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The Belgian manufacturer will produce Xona’s satellite in the United States

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Geostationary satellite operators say local service providers in hard-to-reach connectivity markets are helping them counter competition from SpaceX’s Starlink low Earth orbit network in Latin America.

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Spanish defense contractor Indra has teamed up with local air navigation services provider Enaire to order two satellites next year to test their proposed air traffic surveillance and communications constellation.

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Manufacturers of traditional geostationary communications satellites insist demand for their products is not going away thanks to technological advances and interest in multi-orbit solutions.

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Astranis said March 18 it has sold a small geostationary broadband satellite slated to launch in 2025 to Orbith, a remote connectivity provider based in Argentina.

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Troy Meink, principal deputy director of the NRO, said the agency is leveraging new commercial capabilities for certain missions where small satellites can meet requirements at lower cost.

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Melanie Stricklan, co-founder and former CEO of Slingshot Aerospace, was appointed executive director of Space Workforce 2030

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