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Space Force seeks commercial satellites for on-demand orbital inspection and electronic-interference tracking

The U.S. Space Force is soliciting commercial satellites capable of locating and inspecting objects in orbit on short notice while expanding commercial tracking of GPS jamming and other electronic interference. New optical satellites from South Korea’s Satrec Initiative and persistent legacy spacecraft underscore the demand for orbital awareness.

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ViaSat-3 F2 Enters Service Over the Americas, Raising Inflight Wi-Fi Capacity

Viasat’s ViaSat-3 F2 satellite is now in service over the Americas, bringing additional capacity to airline connectivity networks and enabling higher inflight Wi-Fi speeds. The activation expands the satellite operator’s ability to support passenger connectivity across one of aviation’s largest markets.

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Rocket Lab flies fifth Electron in six weeks with Synspective radar satellite launch

Rocket Lab launched a radar-imaging satellite for Japanese company Synspective on Sept. 18, marking the fifth Electron mission in roughly six weeks. The flight underscores the company’s accelerating launch cadence as it supports commercial Earth-observation customers with dedicated small-launch services.

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Rocket Lab continues high Electron cadence with Synspective launch

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ViaSat-3’s third satellite enters service as SES completes O3b mPower deployment

ViaSat said its third and final terabit-class ViaSat-3 broadband satellite has entered service over the Americas. The milestone came days after SpaceX launched the final three satellites for SES’s O3b mPower constellation, marking the completion of both operators’ major network deployment campaigns.

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DIU selects Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly for geostationary surveillance satellite prototypes

The Defense Innovation Unit selected Northrop Grumman and True Anomaly to develop prototype satellites designed to closely monitor spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit, advancing a U.S. military effort to improve surveillance and awareness in the strategically important geostationary regime.

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Northrop Grumman, True Anomaly to build military geostationary surveillance satellites

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NigComSat contracts Hughes Jupiter gateways for NIGCOMSAT-2A and 2B

Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited has contracted Hughes Network Systems to provide access to its Jupiter scalable gateway system for the upcoming NIGCOMSAT-2A and NIGCOMSAT-2B satellites. The infrastructure will support satellite services targeting markets across Africa.