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Archive for October, 2026

Eutelsat Q1 LEO Revenue Rises 30% to €70.9M as OneWeb Offsets Video Decline

October 31st, 2026 by me

PARIS — Eutelsat Group reported total first-quarter revenues of €286 million following the close of market trading on Oct. 29, 2026, driven by expanding low Earth orbit (LEO) operations that […]

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“I Can’t Refuel You. I’m Sorry”: Satellite Servicers Can’t Agree on a Plug

October 30th, 2026 by me

Sierra Space Defense SVP Erik Daehler speaks into a microphone between two fellow panelists on the on-orbit servicing panel at Silicon Valley Space Week 2026.Sierra Space and Northrop Grumman have refuelable satellites headed to GEO with different interfaces. At MilSat, Sierra’s Erik Daehler gave the Space Force an 18-month clock.

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Blue Origin Reconstructs Launch Complex 36 Tower, Targets November Return to Flight for New Glenn

October 30th, 2026 by me

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Blue Origin is preparing to resume flight operations of its New Glenn rocket as early as November 2026, significantly accelerating its recovery timeline following ground infrastructure […]

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HIMERA and GomSpace Begin Orbital Operations of OBRIA NANO Test Satellite for Sovereign Ukrainian Network

October 30th, 2026 by me

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian tactical radio manufacturer HIMERA and Danish small-satellite developer GomSpace have initiated in-orbit operations of OBRIA NANO, a technology demonstration spacecraft engineered to validate the core architecture […]

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FCC Proposes Modernized Direct-to-Device Rules, Explores 482 MHz Expansion for Satellite Cellular

October 30th, 2026 by me

WASHINGTON — The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted during its open meeting on Thursday morning, Oct. 29, to advance proposed rules modernizing regulatory structures for direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity across […]

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Hughes Secures $42.5M Space Systems Command Award for Multi-Orbit Automated EM&C Architecture

October 30th, 2026 by me

GERMANTOWN, Md. — Hughes Network Systems, an EchoStar company, secured a $42.5 million task order on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026, from the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to […]

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BofA’s Ron Epstein: “Everybody’s Doing National Security Work Today”

October 29th, 2026 by me

Ron Epstein of Bank of America Securities speaks beside a podium during the opening keynote of Silicon Valley Space Week 2026 at the Computer History Museum.BofA’s Ron Epstein says space companies that once avoided defense work now depend on it. Planet’s results and Rocket Lab’s $816M SDA win show the shift.

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SAP to Deploy SAP-RPT Tabular AI Foundation Model on HPE Spaceborne Computer-2 Aboard ISS

October 29th, 2026 by me

In an announcement released Tuesday, Oct. 27, SAP SE disclosed plans to deploy SAP-RPT, its proprietary tabular artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model, aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Hewlett […]

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