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Satellite Operators and Startups Expand Ground Networks and Earth-Observation Capabilities

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Space42 and Viasat are committing up to $1 billion to establish Equatys for mobile satellite services, while Telesat partners with SatPort to expand its Lightspeed ground network. Northwood Space unveiled a new ground antenna, and Involve Space secured ESA funding for its StratoSAR radar platform.

Discovered 2026-09-16T02:16:33.237478-07:00 | 2026-09-16T02:16:33.237478-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • Ground infrastructure is attracting substantial investment: Equatys could receive up to $1 billion, while Telesat’s build-to-suit agreement and Northwood’s Prism antenna point to expanding network capacity for satellite services.
  • The developments span both communications and Earth observation, with Involve Space’s ESA-backed StratoSAR platform adding synthetic-aperture radar capability to the emerging space infrastructure market.

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