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SpaceX Restricts Military Starshield Speeds in Ukraine, Disrupting Pentagon-Funded Tactical Drone Operations

SpaceX Restricts Military Starshield Speeds in Ukraine, Disrupting Pentagon-Funded Tactical Drone Operations

On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, SpaceX unilaterally implemented speed restrictions on military-grade Starshield satellite communication terminals operating across Ukraine, causing abrupt connectivity loss during active combat missions. The unannounced velocity…

1 Day Ago / Military & Defense

ArbaLabs Validates In-Orbit AI Verification Payload Aboard South Korea’s Nuri Rocket

ArbaLabs Validates In-Orbit AI Verification Payload Aboard South Korea’s Nuri Rocket

2 Days Ago / Launch

ispace-EUROPE and ALTEC Partner for Lunar Rover Testing and Mission Simulations

ispace-EUROPE and ALTEC Partner for Lunar Rover Testing and Mission Simulations

3 Days Ago / Business & Finance

Kratos Defense Demonstrates Multi-Vendor 5G Satellite Connectivity Using Virtualized OpenSpace Ground Platform

Kratos Defense Demonstrates Multi-Vendor 5G Satellite Connectivity Using Virtualized OpenSpace Ground Platform

4 Days Ago / Ground Segment & Teleports

Astrolight and Greek University Partners Achieve Autonomous Space-to-Ground Lasercom Downlink

Astrolight and Greek University Partners Achieve Autonomous Space-to-Ground Lasercom Downlink

October 8, 2026 / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

LandSpace Launches Zhuque-2E Carrying Eight ADAspace Orbital Data Center Satellites

LandSpace Launches Zhuque-2E Carrying Eight ADAspace Orbital Data Center Satellites

16 mins Ago / Launch

NearSpace Launch manifest TROOP-F6 Aboard SpaceX Bandwagon-6 for Space Weather and SSA Missions

NearSpace Launch manifest TROOP-F6 Aboard SpaceX Bandwagon-6 for Space Weather and SSA Missions

36 mins Ago / Missions & Constellations

ClearSpace Wins £61 Million Prime Contract for UK Dual-Satellite Debris Removal Mission

ClearSpace Wins £61 Million Prime Contract for UK Dual-Satellite Debris Removal Mission

55 mins Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Scanway Joins International Astronautical Federation to Expand Global Optics Footprint

Scanway Joins International Astronautical Federation to Expand Global Optics Footprint

2hrs Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

Viasat Named Connected Car Innovation of the Year for Satellite NTN Automotive Integration

Viasat Named Connected Car Innovation of the Year for Satellite NTN Automotive Integration

5hrs Ago / LEO Constellations

BAE Systems Secures U.S. Space Force Contract for Ultra-Compact Resilient Space Terminals

BAE Systems Secures U.S. Space Force Contract for Ultra-Compact Resilient Space Terminals

5hrs Ago / Military & Defense

Firefly Aerospace Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results for November 10

Firefly Aerospace Schedules Third Quarter 2026 Financial Results for November 10

21hrs Ago / Business & Finance

SpaceX Requests FAA Approval for Up to 456 Starship Launches Annually at Starbase

SpaceX Requests FAA Approval for Up to 456 Starship Launches Annually at Starbase

21hrs Ago / Launch Providers

No U.S. Servicer Has Captured a Dead Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

No U.S. Servicer Has Captured a Dead Satellite. The Pentagon Is Buying It Anyway.

September 7, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

How ICEYE Turned Sovereign SAR Into a 12-Month Product

How ICEYE Turned Sovereign SAR Into a 12-Month Product

August 25, 2026 / Defense Budgets & Procurement

Launch Manifests Are Becoming Spectrum Policy

Launch Manifests Are Becoming Spectrum Policy

July 29, 2026 / Launch Providers

Three LEO Operators Bet 2026 on a Supply Chain Built for 2027

Three LEO Operators Bet 2026 on a Supply Chain Built for 2027

June 9, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Austin Spiegel, Sift

Silicon Valley Space Week Speaker Focus: Austin Spiegel, Sift

1 Day Ago / Business & Finance

Satlyt Secures $8 Million Seed Round to Expand Onboard Satellite AI Software and Cloud Virtualization

Satlyt Secures $8 Million Seed Round to Expand Onboard Satellite AI Software and Cloud Virtualization

1 Day Ago / Funding & Venture Capital

Czech Defense Group CSG Acquires 9.5% Anchor Stake in MDA Space for $434 Million

Czech Defense Group CSG Acquires 9.5% Anchor Stake in MDA Space for $434 Million

2 Days Ago / Business & Finance

floLIVE and Skylo Partner to Deliver Integrated Cellular and Satellite IoT Connectivity Across Brazil

floLIVE and Skylo Partner to Deliver Integrated Cellular and Satellite IoT Connectivity Across Brazil

2 Days Ago / Contracts & Commercial Deals

TrustPoint and Calian Deliver Industry’s First Mass-Market Ready C-band GNSS Antenna

TrustPoint and Calian Deliver Industry’s First Mass-Market Ready C-band GNSS Antenna

1 Day Ago / Earth Observation & Imaging

Orbius Integrates StarEDGE Multi-LEO Platform with Armada Modular Compute for Remote Edge AI

Orbius Integrates StarEDGE Multi-LEO Platform with Armada Modular Compute for Remote Edge AI

1 Day Ago / Mission Autonomy & Onboard Systems

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Breaks Off-World Driving Distance Record

NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Breaks Off-World Driving Distance Record

1 Day Ago / Mission Deployments & Manifests

Germany Arrests Two Suspects Over Arson Attack at Starlink Ground Station in Poland

Germany Arrests Two Suspects Over Arson Attack at Starlink Ground Station in Poland

2 Days Ago / Autonomous Ground Operations

European Coalition Approves €24 Billion Military SPACE Program and Joint Orbital Tracking Pact

European Coalition Approves €24 Billion Military SPACE Program and Joint Orbital Tracking Pact

1 Day Ago / Counterspace & ASAT

York Space Systems Details Two Space Force Task Orders for Space Data Network Interoperability

York Space Systems Details Two Space Force Task Orders for Space Data Network Interoperability

1 Day Ago / Military & Defense

METLEN, Thales Alenia Space, and Thales Hellas Partner for Greece’s Defense Satellite Communications System

METLEN, Thales Alenia Space, and Thales Hellas Partner for Greece’s Defense Satellite Communications System

2 Days Ago / Military & Defense

SpaceX Launches First 21 Northrop Grumman Satellites for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer

SpaceX Launches First 21 Northrop Grumman Satellites for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer

3 Days Ago / Launch

ESA Director General Outlines €10 Billion 10-Year Plan for Sovereign European Crewed Spaceflight

ESA Director General Outlines €10 Billion 10-Year Plan for Sovereign European Crewed Spaceflight

4 Days Ago / Exploration & Science Missions

SpaceX Identifies Unshared Ephemeris Data as Primary Orbital Collision Hazard in Low Earth Orbit

SpaceX Identifies Unshared Ephemeris Data as Primary Orbital Collision Hazard in Low Earth Orbit

6 Days Ago / SmallSat

DOT Proposes Five FAA Rule Changes to Streamline Part 450 Commercial Launch Licensing

DOT Proposes Five FAA Rule Changes to Streamline Part 450 Commercial Launch Licensing

October 8, 2026 / Government & Regulation

SDA and DIU Award Deorbit Vehicle Contracts to Firefly, D-Orbit, Katalyst, and Starfish Space

SDA and DIU Award Deorbit Vehicle Contracts to Firefly, D-Orbit, Katalyst, and Starfish Space

October 7, 2026 / Mission Deployments & Manifests

Rocket Lab Challenges NASA’s $700M Mars Orbiter Award to Blue Origin While Scaling Vertical Integration via $8B Iridium Acquisition

Rocket Lab Challenges NASA’s $700M Mars Orbiter Award to Blue Origin While Scaling Vertical Integration via $8B Iridium Acquisition

October 7, 2026 / Launch Providers

FAA Licensed Launches Decline in FY2026 as Bottlenecks Drive High-Density Satellite Design Alternatives

FAA Licensed Launches Decline in FY2026 as Bottlenecks Drive High-Density Satellite Design Alternatives

October 6, 2026 / Launch Providers

TELUS and AST SpaceMobile Complete In-Orbit Network Integration Testing for Canadian Direct-to-Smartphone Broadband

TELUS and AST SpaceMobile Complete In-Orbit Network Integration Testing for Canadian Direct-to-Smartphone Broadband

October 5, 2026 / In-Orbit Servicing & Orbital Operations

GomSpace Prepares 8U CubeSat GOMX-5 for SpaceX Transporter-18 Launch to Demonstrate Satellite Communications Technology

GomSpace Prepares 8U CubeSat GOMX-5 for SpaceX Transporter-18 Launch to Demonstrate Satellite Communications Technology

October 4, 2026 / Launch

SES and Sky Extend Direct-to-Home Satellite Capacity Agreement Across UK and Ireland

SES and Sky Extend Direct-to-Home Satellite Capacity Agreement Across UK and Ireland

September 30, 2026 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Arqiva Proposes Managed 2044 Digital Terrestrial Television Switch-Off in UK Government Green Paper

Arqiva Proposes Managed 2044 Digital Terrestrial Television Switch-Off in UK Government Green Paper

September 28, 2026 / Business & Finance

Everyone at WSBW Described a Bottleneck. In Every Case It Was Someone Else’s Business.

Everyone at WSBW Described a Bottleneck. In Every Case It Was Someone Else’s Business.

September 24, 2026 / Business & Finance

Space Development Agency Issues $369 Million Solicitation for Global Missile Tracking Ground Entry Points

Space Development Agency Issues $369 Million Solicitation for Global Missile Tracking Ground Entry Points

September 22, 2026 / Ground Segment & Teleports

Azercosmos Launches Platerra AI Platform for Automated Geospatial and Satellite Imagery Analysis

Azercosmos Launches Platerra AI Platform for Automated Geospatial and Satellite Imagery Analysis

October 7, 2026 / Earth Observation & Imaging

x721 Unveils Heliblade Stratospheric Drone Platform and Establishes French Operations at Bordeaux UAV Show

x721 Unveils Heliblade Stratospheric Drone Platform and Establishes French Operations at Bordeaux UAV Show

October 5, 2026 / Earth Observation & Imaging

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Form Joint Venture to Standardize Satellite Direct-to-Device Connectivity

AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon Form Joint Venture to Standardize Satellite Direct-to-Device Connectivity

October 4, 2026 / Contracts & Commercial Deals

Qorvo Unveils Integrated X-Band RF Front-End Solution for AESA Radar Systems

Qorvo Unveils Integrated X-Band RF Front-End Solution for AESA Radar Systems

October 3, 2026 / Satellite Communications