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Viasat selected by Lockheed Martin to equip NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter aircraft with hybrid satcom

Viasat has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide satellite communications technology for two NOAA “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft, covering a hybrid satcom solution under a new award. The deal expands Viasat’s footprint in operational aircraft communications used for extreme-weather missions.

2026-06-01T12:57:51.854408-07:00

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Viva selects SES multi-orbit inflight connectivity with Gilat Sidewinder terminal; spans GEO (SES) plus LEO (OneWeb)

2026-06-01T11:21:46.712952-07:00

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Viasat to buy Swissto12’s 7th small-GEO satellite, growing HummingSat orders to four after Inmarsat deal

2026-06-01T07:41:14.725344-07:00

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Bellatrix Aerospace teams with TelePIX on Korean VLEO optical-payload demo satellite, targeting NET 2028

2026-06-01T06:13:12.588154-07:00

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Viasat selected by Lockheed Martin to equip NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter aircraft with hybrid satcom Viasat has been selected by Lockheed Martin to provide satellite communications technology for two NOAA “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft, covering a hybrid satcom solution under a new award. The deal expands Viasat’s footprint in operational aircraft communications used for extreme-weather missions.

2026-06-01T12:57:51.854408-07:00

Viasat selected by Lockheed Martin to equip NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter aircraft with hybrid satcom

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Viva selects SES multi-orbit inflight connectivity with Gilat Sidewinder terminal; spans GEO (SES) plus LEO (OneWeb) Viva is bringing its fleet online with SES to deliver onboard inflight internet service, pairing the low-profile Gilat Sidewinder antenna with SES’s GEO satellite constellation and LEO capacity via Eutelsat Oneweb. The announcement signals a move toward multi-orbit connectivity architecture at airline scale.

2026-06-01T11:21:46.712952-07:00

Viva selects SES multi-orbit inflight connectivity with Gilat Sidewinder terminal; spans GEO (SES) plus LEO (OneWeb)

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DFS, DSNA, EUROCONTROL MUAC and Skyguide sign pacts with ESSP to accelerate Iris next-gen satcom datalink for European ATM Four major European ANSPs—DFS (Germany), DSNA (France), EUROCONTROL MUAC (Multinational ATM Operations Centre) and Skyguide (Switzerland)—have agreed with ESSP (Iris Service Provider) to drive adoption of satellite-enabled ATM datalink communications across Europe. The move is designed to support broader, next-gen datalink uptake tied to Europe’s Iris connectivity architecture.

2026-06-01T07:58:04.195042-07:00

DFS, DSNA, EUROCONTROL MUAC and Skyguide sign pacts with ESSP to accelerate Iris next-gen satcom datalink for European ATM

Space Intel Report

Viasat to buy Swissto12’s 7th small-GEO satellite, growing HummingSat orders to four after Inmarsat deal Swissto12 says the undisclosed customer for its 7th small-GEO satellite is Viasat. The order expands Viasat’s Swissto12 HummingSat backlog to four spacecraft, following Viasat’s purchase of Inmarsat—adding another GEO node to its connectivity-focused satellite plans.

2026-06-01T07:41:14.725344-07:00

Viasat to buy Swissto12’s 7th small-GEO satellite, growing HummingSat orders to four after Inmarsat deal

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Bellatrix Aerospace teams with TelePIX on Korean VLEO optical-payload demo satellite, targeting NET 2028 Bellatrix Aerospace is partnering with Korean optical payload maker TelePIX to build a Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) demonstration satellite. The satellite is slated to launch in 2028 (NET), extending Bellatrix’s push into sustained VLEO operations with an optical payload element via TelePIX.

2026-06-01T06:13:12.588154-07:00

Bellatrix Aerospace teams with TelePIX on Korean VLEO optical-payload demo satellite, targeting NET 2028

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Opinion: Commercial space’s rising conjunction and debris signals outpace the data-to-decision channel A new opinion argues that the commercial space boom is generating more operational signals—launch and orbital cadence, debris accumulation rates, and conjunction alerts—than decision-makers can effectively process. The core problem isn’t sensing, but a broken mechanism for converting those signals into timely, actionable decisions.

2026-06-01T05:12:35.156159-07:00

Opinion: Commercial space’s rising conjunction and debris signals outpace the data-to-decision channel

Space Intel Report

Business Finland approves €28.3M final tranche to scale ICEYE SAR manufacturing and expand into optical/RF sensors and AI-enable Finland’s Business Finland has approved a €28.3 million continuation grant to ICEYE, the final tranche of a prior R&D investment decision. The funding is intended to expand SAR satellite manufacturing capability and accelerate next-generation, AI-enabled satellite intelligence, including work into optical and radio-frequency (RF) sensing.

2026-06-01T05:00:29.707267-07:00

Business Finland approves €28.3M final tranche to scale ICEYE SAR manufacturing and expand into optical/RF sensors and AI-enable

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China debuts reusable Long March 12B with surprise first flight, delivering Qianfan satellites to orbit China conducted the maiden launch of the reusable Long March 12B without advance warning, placing operational payloads into orbit on its debut flight. The mission delivered Qianfan satellites, underscoring continued expansion of China’s reusable launch capability and near-term satellite deployment cadence.

2026-06-01T03:58:16.476284-07:00

China debuts reusable Long March 12B with surprise first flight, delivering Qianfan satellites to orbit

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Viasat selected by Lockheed Martin to equip NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter aircraft with hybrid satcom

Viva selects SES multi-orbit inflight connectivity with Gilat Sidewinder terminal; spans GEO (SES) plus LEO (OneWeb)

Viasat to buy Swissto12’s 7th small-GEO satellite, growing HummingSat orders to four after Inmarsat deal

Bellatrix Aerospace teams with TelePIX on Korean VLEO optical-payload demo satellite, targeting NET 2028

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