A pair of major geomagnetic storms this year led to unprecedented “mass migrations” of thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit that create new concerns about space traffic coordination.

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Telesat said Dec. 4 its Lightspeed constellation has passed an early design review, marking a key milestone in the Canadian geostationary operator’s bid to challenge Starlink’s growing broadband dominance in low Earth orbit.

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‘The U.S. government's largest-ever satellite constellation continues to grow’

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The Federal Communications Commission granted SpaceX conditional approval Nov. 26 to use Starlink broadband satellites to keep T-Mobile smartphone users connected in cellular dead zones across the United States.

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HELSINKI — Managing the growing threat of space debris requires greater urgency, with improved sensor capability, filling data gaps, economic incentives and new technologies all needed, according to a panel […]

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While Starlink is becoming a moneymaker for SpaceX, the company’s president believes that Starship will have a bigger long-term impact.

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Space sustainability is attracting far more attention than in previous decades. “Historically, just getting people to think about it has been a problem,” said Marlon Sorge, executive director of the […]

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Geostationary operator Viasat is in advanced talks to buy broadband capacity from Telesat’s future low Earth orbit satellites as competition from Starlink is set to intensify in the incoming Trump Administration.

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DoD is raising its Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services program from an initial $900 million ceiling to a projected $13 billion

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SpaceX launched 20 spare OneWeb satellites Oct. 20 to strengthen the resiliency of French operator Eutelsat’s low Earth orbit broadband network.

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Scott Pace: ‘Seeing the role that Starlink has played in North Carolina’s disaster response, I’m beginning to think there might be room for a Space National Guard’

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SpaceX has received emergency temporary approval to provide space-based connectivity to T-Mobile customers in Florida who may lose cellular service due to Hurricane Milton.

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Satellites are the defacto communications technology when disaster strikes because of their resilience, broad coverage and speed to deploy. Space-based connectivity serves as a critical lifeline when natural disasters disrupt […]

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The first satellites of a Chinese broadband constellation are significantly brighter than those of Western systems, posing a new challenge for astronomers.

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Gogo is acquiring inflight connectivity rival Satcom Direct to counter rising competition from SpaceX’s Starlink in the market for providing Wi-Fi to business jets.

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The Federal Communications Commission voted Sept. 26 to open up more spectrum to Starlink and other non-geostationary satellite operators to improve broadband speeds in the United States.

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Air France announced plans Sept. 26 to begin rolling out free Starlink broadband services across its entire fleet in the summer, becoming the latest major airline to partner with SpaceX’s low Earth orbit constellation.

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Hawaiian Airlines announced Sept. 24 the start of free Starlink Wi-Fi on most of its transpacific fleet flying to and from Hawaii.

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Ship owners are increasingly relegating geostationary satellites to the backseat and turning to low Earth orbit networks for primary communications at sea, according to a panel of multi-orbit maritime service providers.

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PARIS — SpaceX’s Starlink constellation is dominating the global market for high-throughput satellite communications. There is room, though, for competitors to claim a significant market share in much the same […]

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United Airlines is replacing multiple geostationary operators with Starlink in SpaceX’s largest aviation Wi-Fi deal, shaking up the last satellite broadband market where the low Earth orbit constellation had yet to gain significant traction.

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SpaceX has secured permission to gradually replace first-generation Starlink satellites with larger spacecraft designed to provide more broadband capacity.

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Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate would create a new center devoted to protecting astronomy from interference caused by satellite constellations even as existing efforts involving organizations and companies make progress.

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The number of smallsats forecasted to launch in the next decade is declining as some satellites get heavier.

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