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NOAA solar observatory reaches Sun–Earth Lagrange point L1

NOAA's new solar observatory has reached the Sun–Earth Lagrange point L1, completing its transfer and assuming its on‑station position. The spacecraft will provide continuous sunward observations to support space‑weather monitoring, research, and operational services that inform satellite and aviation risk management.

2026-01-27T21:45:44.719478-08:00

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NOAA's GeoXO Program Faces Persistent Budget Constraints After Scale-Back

2026-01-27T20:17:00.583823-08:00

New York Times

Gladys West, Navy mathematician who enabled GPS, dies at 95

2026-01-27T16:09:25.762479-08:00

Via Satellite

Gilat wins multimillion-dollar order from global avionics firm for Sidewinder ESA IFC terminals

2026-01-27T13:31:52.817307-08:00

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NOAA solar observatory reaches Sun–Earth Lagrange point L1 NOAA's new solar observatory has reached the Sun–Earth Lagrange point L1, completing its transfer and assuming its on‑station position. The spacecraft will provide continuous sunward observations to support space‑weather monitoring, research, and operational services that inform satellite and aviation risk management.

2026-01-27T21:45:44.719478-08:00

NOAA solar observatory reaches Sun–Earth Lagrange point L1

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NOAA's GeoXO Program Faces Persistent Budget Constraints After Scale-Back NOAA’s GeoXO program, recently scaled back, continues to operate under tight budgetary constraints. Persistent fiscal pressure complicates program planning, maintaining uncertainty over procurement decisions, contractor commitments and the schedule for delivering remaining capabilities—heightening risk for agencies and industry stakeholders.

2026-01-27T20:17:00.583823-08:00

NOAA's GeoXO Program Faces Persistent Budget Constraints After Scale-Back

New York Times

Gladys West, Navy mathematician who enabled GPS, dies at 95 Gladys West, a Navy mathematician whose calculations in the 1950s and beyond underpinned the development of global satellite-based mapping systems, has died at 95. Her decades of largely unheralded work supplied the foundational mathematics that ultimately made GPS and modern satellite navigation possible.

2026-01-27T16:09:25.762479-08:00

Gladys West, Navy mathematician who enabled GPS, dies at 95

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Northrop, Raytheon report 2025 earnings; Northrop's space-systems sales dip Northrop Grumman and Raytheon reported 2025 earnings; Northrop's space‑systems segment recorded a year‑over‑year sales decline despite companywide improvements following 2024. The results underscore uneven demand in defense space work and will influence Northrop's near‑term program‑level priorities and investor outlook for defense primes.

2026-01-27T14:21:37.516176-08:00

Northrop, Raytheon report 2025 earnings; Northrop's space-systems sales dip

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Space Debris 2026 opens its second edition with delegates from 75 countries The second edition of the Space Debris 2026 conference has opened with participation from 75 countries, bringing international delegates together to discuss space debris challenges, mitigation and coordination as governments and operators confront rising orbital congestion and collision risk.

2026-01-27T13:31:57.015838-08:00

Space Debris 2026 opens its second edition with delegates from 75 countries

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Gilat wins multimillion-dollar order from global avionics firm for Sidewinder ESA IFC terminals Gilat Satellite Networks has secured a multimillion-dollar order from a global avionics company to supply its Stellar Blu 'Sidewinder' electronically‑steered antenna terminals for in‑flight connectivity. The sale underscores ongoing demand for multi‑orbit ESA hardware as operators expand satellite broadband installations.

2026-01-27T13:31:52.817307-08:00

Gilat wins multimillion-dollar order from global avionics firm for Sidewinder ESA IFC terminals

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D-Orbit publishes lessons from in‑orbit capture‑the‑flag cybersecurity exercise D-Orbit published findings from a capture‑the‑flag competition it ran aboard an operational satellite last year, detailing vulnerabilities uncovered and defensive measures validated. Run with cybersecurity firm mhackeroni, the live on‑orbit tests targeted command‑and‑control systems to surface weaknesses and inform commercial satellite operator security practices.

2026-01-27T12:52:11.210341-08:00

D-Orbit publishes lessons from in‑orbit capture‑the‑flag cybersecurity exercise

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EBAD PRM family demonstrates scalable, low-shock satellite separation on SpaceX Falcon 9 Twilight rideshare EBAD’s PRM payload release module family completed an on-orbit demonstration aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Twilight rideshare, proving scalable, low-shock separation for smallsats. The flight-validated hardware aims to protect vibration- and shock-sensitive payloads while enabling denser, mixed-manifest deployments on rideshare missions.

2026-01-27T11:54:21.448158-08:00

EBAD PRM family demonstrates scalable, low-shock satellite separation on SpaceX Falcon 9 Twilight rideshare

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NOAA solar observatory reaches Sun–Earth Lagrange point L1

NOAA's GeoXO Program Faces Persistent Budget Constraints After Scale-Back

Gladys West, Navy mathematician who enabled GPS, dies at 95

Gilat wins multimillion-dollar order from global avionics firm for Sidewinder ESA IFC terminals

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