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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

Runway Girl

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

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

Via Satellite

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

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

Breaking Defense

Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16B for SB-AMTI airborne-target tracking satellite constellation (Golden Dome)

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

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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

Breaking Defense

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Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16B for SB-AMTI airborne-target tracking satellite constellation (Golden Dome) The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX a $4.16 billion contract to accelerate delivery of satellites designed to sense and track moving airborne targets, including aircraft, drones and cruise missiles, from orbit under the SB-AMTI effort tied to Golden Dome. The deal marks a major shift toward space-based battlefield surveillance.

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

Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16B for SB-AMTI airborne-target tracking satellite constellation (Golden Dome)

Space.com

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

Space.com

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Blue Origin New Glenn explosion halts space-stock momentum as Cape Canaveral range returns to “mission capable” status and Space A weeks-long rally in space-related stocks reversed after a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during a launch campaign at Cape Canaveral, underscoring the program execution risks investors are pricing. Range officials said Eastern Range operations were ready to support launches, and SpaceX still launched 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 roughly 12 hours later.

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

Blue Origin New Glenn explosion halts space-stock momentum as Cape Canaveral range returns to “mission capable” status and Space

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Bellatrix and TelePIX plan 2028 air-breathing VLEO imaging demonstration

2026-05-29T06:47:33.846529-07:00

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

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

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

Space Force awards SpaceX $4.16B for SB-AMTI airborne-target tracking satellite constellation (Golden Dome)

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