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Rocket Lab clears System Requirements Review for SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 3 missile-defense constellation

Rocket Lab has passed the System Requirements Review for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 3 constellation. The milestone advances design assurance for the missile-tracking architecture within SDA’s broader layered missile-defense tracking effort, building on prior Tranche 3 supply-chain and integration steps.

2026-06-01T00:19:59.887627-07:00

Breaking Defense

Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16B for orbiting threat-detection satellites under SB-AMTI/Golden Dome concepts

2026-05-29T10:10:15.681121-07:00

Space.com

Blue Origin New Glenn explosion at Cape Canaveral as SpaceX keeps Florida launch cadence with Starlink Falcon 9

2026-05-29T07:40:12.375676-07:00

Aviation Week

Airshare to retrofit Embraer Phenom 300 with Gogo Galileo HDX inflight connectivity

2026-05-29T05:52:22.642029-07:00

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Xona R&D partnership with Canada to bolster national timing resilience Xona says it has entered an R&D collaboration with the Canadian government aimed at strengthening the resilience of Canada’s timing infrastructure. The effort focuses on R&D to support more robust timing services, building on the company’s broader satellite navigation network development.

2026-06-01T00:59:58.473134-07:00

Xona R&D partnership with Canada to bolster national timing resilience

SpaceWatch Global

Rocket Lab clears System Requirements Review for SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 3 missile-defense constellation Rocket Lab has passed the System Requirements Review for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 3 constellation. The milestone advances design assurance for the missile-tracking architecture within SDA’s broader layered missile-defense tracking effort, building on prior Tranche 3 supply-chain and integration steps.

2026-06-01T00:19:59.887627-07:00

Rocket Lab clears System Requirements Review for SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 3 missile-defense constellation

Wall Street Journal

Earth’s rotation is slowing, forcing updates to timekeeping to protect GPS, navigation apps and satellite operations New reporting highlights that Earth’s day is getting longer as the planet’s rotation slows, requiring periodic adjustments to maintain precise time. Even millisecond-level shifts can ripple through systems that depend on accurate clocks, including GPS, navigation apps and satellite operations.

2026-05-29T13:51:17.301452-07:00

Earth’s rotation is slowing, forcing updates to timekeeping to protect GPS, navigation apps and satellite operations

Runway Girl

Kymeta taps JDI to build multi-band Ku/Ka metasurface aperture for civil-aviation ESA Kymeta says it has selected Japan Display Inc (JDI) to develop the multi-band metasurface aperture for its Ku/Ka-band, multi-beam electronically steered antenna (ESA) targeting multi-beam satellite connectivity. The company is positioning the effort as a pathway to entry into the civil aviation market.

2026-05-29T13:51:14.085794-07:00

Kymeta taps JDI to build multi-band Ku/Ka metasurface aperture for civil-aviation ESA

Via Satellite

Telenor IoT and Sateliot expand global satellite-based IoT coverage via new partnership Sateliot has won a new deal with Telenor IoT to scale resilient, global IoT connectivity by combining terrestrial mobile coverage with satellite connectivity. The parties position the agreement as a “best of both worlds” approach, extending service reach where mobile networks are unavailable or insufficient.

2026-05-29T12:24:28.840471-07:00

Telenor IoT and Sateliot expand global satellite-based IoT coverage via new partnership

Space Intel Report

Viasat readies partner push for Equatys JV as Space42 deal nears; seeks EU extension of European Aviation Network Viasat says partner announcements tied to its Equatys joint venture with Space42 are imminent, while the company plans to pursue an EU extension of the European Aviation Network. The moves signal continued investment in satellite broadband service partnerships and network continuity within Europe.

2026-05-29T11:19:56.251533-07:00

Viasat readies partner push for Equatys JV as Space42 deal nears; seeks EU extension of European Aviation Network

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Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16B for orbiting threat-detection satellites under SB-AMTI/Golden Dome concepts The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to build a constellation of satellites to track and target airborne threats from orbit, as part of efforts to shift battlefield surveillance away from aircraft and toward space. The award is framed as an accelerator for SB-AMTI delivery timelines and Golden Dome defensive coverage.

2026-05-29T10:10:15.681121-07:00

Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16B for orbiting threat-detection satellites under SB-AMTI/Golden Dome concepts

Space.com

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ULA Atlas V to launch 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites on May 28 United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V is set to launch 29 Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) satellites to orbit Friday night (May 28). The mission further builds out Amazon’s LEO broadband constellation as the company presses toward operational deployment and sustained in-orbit capacity.

2026-05-29T09:09:20.509677-07:00

ULA Atlas V to launch 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites on May 28

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Rocket Lab clears System Requirements Review for SDA Tracking Layer Tranche 3 missile-defense constellation

Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16B for orbiting threat-detection satellites under SB-AMTI/Golden Dome concepts

Blue Origin New Glenn explosion at Cape Canaveral as SpaceX keeps Florida launch cadence with Starlink Falcon 9

Airshare to retrofit Embraer Phenom 300 with Gogo Galileo HDX inflight connectivity

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