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Space.com • Mike Wall

SpaceX applies to operate a 100,000-satellite Starlink megaconstellation—each spacecraft ~4,400 lb

SpaceX has applied for approval to deploy and operate a 100,000-member Starlink megaconstellation in Earth orbit. The company says each next-generation satellite would weigh about 4,400 pounds.

Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

SpaceX Files for 100,000-Satellite Gen-3 Constellation

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2026-07-09T12:45:17.037586-07:00

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AeroTime • Stephen Pope

Southwest adds Korea’s Air Premia in latest international overseas partner push

By AeroTime: Southwest Airlines has added South Korea’s Air Premia as its latest international partner, expanding transpacific connections through HNL, LAX and SFO.

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2026-07-09T13:44:09.234009-07:00

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Via Satellite • Rachel Jewett

Telesat to Provide Mil-Ka Arctic Connectivity for Canada’s ESCP-P Program

By Via Satellite: Telesat has reached an agreement with the Canadian government to provide Military Ka-band satellite capacity for Canada’s Enhanced Satellite Communications Project – Polar (ESCP-P) program.

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2026-07-09T13:15:10.877092-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Environmental groups urge FCC to pause orbital data center applications

By SpaceNews.com: Environmental and scientific groups are calling for a halt to processing orbital data center applications, arguing the rush to move computing infrastructure into space has raised the stakes in a broader push for more megaconstellation oversight.

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2026-07-09T12:54:44.821732-07:00

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European Spaceflight • Andrew Parsonson

ArianeGroup Tests Upgraded Ariane 6 Upper Stage Rocket Engine

By European Spaceflight: ArianeGroup has shared details about a previously unannounced test campaign of an upgraded Ariane 6 upper stage rocket engine.

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2026-07-09T11:59:12.192966-07:00

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New York Times • Richard Goldstein

Wally Funk, Who Set an Age Record for Space Travel, Dies at 87

By New York Times: As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn’t allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian.