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ST Engineering iDirect: LEO disruption creates risks — and new ground-segment opportunities for satcom users

Vertically integrated LEO operators are reshaping satcom business models, compressing margins and altering service delivery. ST Engineering iDirect calls the shift “a glass-half-full moment,” saying the disruption presents both risks and commercial openings for aviation, defense and enterprise customers reliant on satellite connectivity.

2026-04-09T05:06:53.295641-07:00

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Vantor unveils Vantage and Pulse smallsat classes to combine high‑res and frequent‑revisit imaging

2026-04-09T03:00:37.624166-07:00

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Albedo gears up for second VLEO mission, targets 2027 launch

2026-04-09T04:02:29.550260-07:00

SpaceWatch Global

Jurisdictional Challenges for Orbital Data Centers in the Emerging Space Economy — Part 1

2026-04-09T01:17:42.717995-07:00

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ST Engineering iDirect: LEO disruption creates risks — and new ground-segment opportunities for satcom users Vertically integrated LEO operators are reshaping satcom business models, compressing margins and altering service delivery. ST Engineering iDirect calls the shift “a glass-half-full moment,” saying the disruption presents both risks and commercial openings for aviation, defense and enterprise customers reliant on satellite connectivity.

2026-04-09T05:06:53.295641-07:00

ST Engineering iDirect: LEO disruption creates risks — and new ground-segment opportunities for satcom users

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Albedo gears up for second VLEO mission, targets 2027 launch Albedo is preparing its second Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) mission for launch in 2027. The flight follows the firm's inaugural demonstrator and is intended to expand in‑orbit testing of systems and operational concepts specific to sustained VLEO operations.

2026-04-09T04:02:29.550260-07:00

Albedo gears up for second VLEO mission, targets 2027 launch

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Vantor unveils Vantage and Pulse smallsat classes to combine high‑res and frequent‑revisit imaging Vantor unveiled two electro‑optical satellite classes — Vantage (high‑resolution) and Pulse (smallsat revisit boosters) — to create a hybrid constellation blending high‑ and low‑resolution imagery. The mix is designed to raise revisit rates and persistence for commercial and intelligence customers, complicating adversaries' attempts to conceal activity.

2026-04-09T03:00:37.624166-07:00

Vantor unveils Vantage and Pulse smallsat classes to combine high‑res and frequent‑revisit imaging

SpaceWatch Global

Jurisdictional Challenges for Orbital Data Centers in the Emerging Space Economy — Part 1 The convergence of AI and orbital infrastructure has prompted major technology companies to race to deploy data centres in low Earth orbit. That commercial push is colliding with unclear jurisdictional, licensing and liability regimes for on‑orbit services, raising urgent legal and governance questions for regulators and operators.

2026-04-09T01:17:42.717995-07:00

Jurisdictional Challenges for Orbital Data Centers in the Emerging Space Economy — Part 1

SpaceWatch Global

Opportunities for On‑Orbit Computing — SpaceNews event, April 30, Washington, D.C. SpaceNews will host 'Opportunities for On‑Orbit Computing' on April 30 in Washington, D.C., the next event in its orbital data‑centers series. The session will examine on‑orbit computing prospects for using space‑based platforms to provide processing, storage and computing services and business models.

2026-04-09T01:17:42.717995-07:00

Opportunities for On‑Orbit Computing — SpaceNews event, April 30, Washington, D.C.

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Sky Perfect JSAT outlines multi‑faceted strategy for global satellite operations Sky Perfect JSAT CEO Eiichi Yonekura sets out a multi‑faceted growth plan as the operator pushes beyond traditional services into expanded commercial, government and space‑systems offerings, partnerships and new product lines to defend market share amid intensifying competition and geopolitical demand.

2026-04-08T13:40:21.521246-07:00

Sky Perfect JSAT outlines multi‑faceted strategy for global satellite operations

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FCC to vote on updated EPFD rules for GEO–NGSO spectrum sharing The FCC will vote later this month on an order revising the Equivalent Power Flux Density (EPFD) framework that governs spectrum sharing between geostationary (GEO) and non‑geostationary (NGSO) satellite systems. The change aims to clarify interference limits and coordination procedures that affect licensing and large LEO constellations.

2026-04-08T13:40:21.506607-07:00

FCC to vote on updated EPFD rules for GEO–NGSO spectrum sharing

Via Satellite

e-GEOS and VENG sign multi‑year agreement to commercialise SAOCOM SAR data globally e-GEOS and Argentine firm VENG have signed a multi‑year cooperation, marketing and distribution agreement to expand global sales of SAR data from Argentina’s SAOCOM satellite constellation. e-GEOS is a joint venture of the Italian Space Agency (20%) and Telespazio (80%); VENG is 97% owned by CONAE.

2026-04-08T13:40:21.492551-07:00

e-GEOS and VENG sign multi‑year agreement to commercialise SAOCOM SAR data globally

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ST Engineering iDirect: LEO disruption creates risks — and new ground-segment opportunities for satcom users

Vantor unveils Vantage and Pulse smallsat classes to combine high‑res and frequent‑revisit imaging

Albedo gears up for second VLEO mission, targets 2027 launch

Jurisdictional Challenges for Orbital Data Centers in the Emerging Space Economy — Part 1

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