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Kratos says its OpenSpace ground system platform was used in a KT SAT demonstration of end-to-end connectivity across a native, multi-vendor 5G New Radio non-terrestrial network. The demonstration brought together the ground system and network components to show connectivity across the NTN.
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York Space Systems will support a multi-vendor interoperability demonstration under a recent U.S. Space Force award for the Space Data Network. The demonstration will test how systems from different vendors work together within the network, though the announcement provides no further details on participants or schedule.
Kratos says its OpenSpace ground system platform was used in a KT SAT demonstration of end-to-end connectivity across a native, multi-vendor 5G New Radio non-terrestrial network. The demonstration brought together the ground system and network components to show connectivity across the NTN.
Planet has introduced a continuously updated map of the world’s population, developed with the University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab. The collaboration brings Planet’s mapping capabilities together with health research and AI expertise, though the announcement summary provides no further detail on the map’s data or applications.
German authorities detained two Turkish citizens suspected of setting fire to a Starlink station in Poland last month, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. Poland has linked the blaze to suspected Russian activity, calling it a possible act of hybrid warfare; the facility was also important to Ukraine.
Jena-Optronik says MDA Space will use its ASTRO HP star sensor on a low Earth orbit mission. The announcement marks the sensor’s first mission and adds a component partnership to MDA Space’s work in communications satellites, Earth and space observation, exploration and infrastructure.
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Starlink’s entry into India remains stalled as the company faces security reviews and spectrum requirements. The regulatory hurdles complicate Elon Musk’s effort to challenge the country’s established telecom operators, leaving the timing of a launch uncertain.
Maj. Gen. Traut says Russian satellites following an ICEYE spacecraft could pose a threat to Starlink and allied commercial satellite networks amid the war. The warning highlights the security risks to privately operated space infrastructure that military and civilian users increasingly rely on.
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