Satellite News

On October 7, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted regulatory approval to SpaceX to launch and operate a 15,000-satellite Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) constellation dedicated to direct-to-device (D2D) […]

Financial market disclosures released in early October 2026 highlighted shifting competitive dynamics across the commercial space sector as Rocket Lab USA pursues dual operational tracks: challenging civil space contract awards […]

On October 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of State and the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) confirmed that the United States and Japanese governments are jointly […]

On October 7, 2026, the Space Development Agency (SDA) and the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) announced contract awards to advance space debris mitigation and active satellite deorbiting capabilities for national […]

Last year at Silicon Valley Space Week, Tim Farrar chaired a panel that asked whether direct-to-device was overhyped. Since then SpaceX has agreed to take more EchoStar spectrum for Starlink Direct to Cell and Amazon has filed for a constellation of its own. Farrar returns with a solo market brief on what Starlink’s dominance in broadband and direct-to-device means.

Richardson, Texas — In September 2026, wireless WAN equipment developer BEC Technologies introduced the MX-340-IRD, a hybrid IoT gateway combining LTE-M cellular network connectivity with Iridium Short Burst Data satellite […]

Elche, Spain — On Thursday, October 1, 2026, Spanish launch service provider PLD Space signed a bilateral agreement with the French Space Agency, Centre National d’Études Spatiales (CNES), to advance […]

Helsinki, Finland — On Thursday, October 1, 2026, Finnish satellite manufacturer ICEYE and telecommunications infrastructure provider Nokia announced a strategic partnership to develop sovereign, high-performance broadband low Earth orbit (LEO) […]