Satellite News

On October 6, 2026, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced five proposed rule changes to revise the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part 450 commercial launch and reentry licensing framework. […]

On October 7, 2026, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report detailing extended deployment timelines for modernized military satellite navigation equipment across Armed Forces operational platforms. According to […]

In a presentation delivered on October 6, 2026, SpaceX identified the refusal of satellite operators to share ephemeris data—including precise orbital position data and planned maneuver schedules—as the single greatest […]

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) […]

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 […]

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 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.