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CONTEC and Cailabs commission second optical ground station at South Korea’s Asian Space Park

CONTEC and Cailabs have commissioned a second optical ground station at South Korea’s Asian Space Park to support next‑generation laser satellite communications. The installation expands the country’s optical ground infrastructure and bolsters capacity for high‑bandwidth free‑space links for emerging LEO and government satellite services.

2026-04-03T03:58:28.521188-07:00

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Astroscale U.S. opens El Paso operations with UTEP partnership to advance flight dynamics, autonomy and space‑domain awareness

2026-04-03T03:58:28.510223-07:00

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Amazon rebuts SpaceX claims over Leo orbit‑insertion safety in FCC filing

2026-04-02T13:10:55.378304-07:00

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NASA reorients Swift to extend lifetime ahead of planned reboost mission

2026-04-02T16:52:22.181336-07:00

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CONTEC and Cailabs commission second optical ground station at South Korea’s Asian Space Park CONTEC and Cailabs have commissioned a second optical ground station at South Korea’s Asian Space Park to support next‑generation laser satellite communications. The installation expands the country’s optical ground infrastructure and bolsters capacity for high‑bandwidth free‑space links for emerging LEO and government satellite services.

2026-04-03T03:58:28.521188-07:00

CONTEC and Cailabs commission second optical ground station at South Korea’s Asian Space Park

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Astroscale U.S. opens El Paso operations with UTEP partnership to advance flight dynamics, autonomy and space‑domain awareness Astroscale U.S. has opened operations in El Paso through a partnership with the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). The collaboration will advance capabilities in flight dynamics, autonomy and space‑domain awareness, strengthening the company’s U.S. presence in space systems development.

2026-04-03T03:58:28.510223-07:00

Astroscale U.S. opens El Paso operations with UTEP partnership to advance flight dynamics, autonomy and space‑domain awareness

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NASA reorients Swift to extend lifetime ahead of planned reboost mission NASA reoriented the Swift astrophysics spacecraft to extend its operational life as its orbit decays, buying time for a planned reboost mission later this year that will attempt to raise Swift’s orbit. The temporary changes preserve science operations and position the satellite for the recovery attempt.

2026-04-02T16:52:22.181336-07:00

NASA reorients Swift to extend lifetime ahead of planned reboost mission

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Amazon rebuts SpaceX claims over Leo orbit‑insertion safety in FCC filing In an FCC filing, Amazon pushed back against SpaceX Starlink's assertions that Amazon Leo's chosen orbit‑insertion method poses safety and collision risks, calling the characterisation inaccurate and defending its technical approach as regulators weigh competing filings and deployment timelines for rival LEO broadband constellations.

2026-04-02T13:10:55.378304-07:00

Amazon rebuts SpaceX claims over Leo orbit‑insertion safety in FCC filing

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Optical terminals remain a critical bottleneck for the Pentagon's proliferated satellite constellation Optical inter-satellite terminals remain a critical bottleneck for the Pentagon's plans to field a proliferated satellite constellation, constraining deployment of high‑capacity optical networks across multiple orbits. Resolving terminal performance, production scale and integration challenges is necessary before the constellation can deliver its intended connectivity and resilience.

2026-04-02T12:47:24.239965-07:00

Optical terminals remain a critical bottleneck for the Pentagon's proliferated satellite constellation

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Astroscale and Exotrail sign contract to co‑develop on‑orbit de‑orbiting and servicing mission Astroscale and Exotrail have signed a contract to co‑develop an on‑orbit satellite de‑orbiting and servicing mission, a collaboration that combines Japanese and French expertise in on‑orbit operations, mission design and disposal to deliver a LEO end‑of‑life removal and in‑orbit servicing capability for commercial satellites.

2026-04-02T12:38:34.568215-07:00

Astroscale and Exotrail sign contract to co‑develop on‑orbit de‑orbiting and servicing mission

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Northwestel signs multi‑year deal for Telesat Lightspeed capacity to bring broadband to Canada’s North Northwestel has signed a multi‑year agreement to purchase capacity on Telesat’s Lightspeed LEO constellation, enabling the Canadian provider to deliver broadband connectivity across remote northern communities. The deal formalizes Northwestel as a Lightspeed customer and strengthens Telesat’s Canadian commercial footprint.

2026-04-02T12:35:32.781281-07:00

Northwestel signs multi‑year deal for Telesat Lightspeed capacity to bring broadband to Canada’s North

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In‑orbit logistics firms press governments for clearer demand signals and flexible funding Industry leaders say demand for in‑orbit inspection, repair and debris removal will grow rapidly over the next five to ten years, but warn commercial scale‑up requires clearer government demand signals and more flexible, programmatic funding to de‑risk investment and secure supply‑chain capacity.

2026-04-02T12:35:32.767833-07:00

In‑orbit logistics firms press governments for clearer demand signals and flexible funding

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CONTEC and Cailabs commission second optical ground station at South Korea’s Asian Space Park

Astroscale U.S. opens El Paso operations with UTEP partnership to advance flight dynamics, autonomy and space‑domain awareness

Amazon rebuts SpaceX claims over Leo orbit‑insertion safety in FCC filing

NASA reorients Swift to extend lifetime ahead of planned reboost mission

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