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• Matt Thurber
Gogo’s roadmap for Galileo, its business aviation connectivity service, points to significant speed improvements while requiring minimal changes to aircraft hardware. The summary provides no performance targets, timing or details on what upgrades operators may need, leaving those specifics central to assessing the plan’s operational and retrofit implications.
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Gogo’s roadmap for Galileo, its business aviation connectivity service, points to significant speed improvements while requiring minimal changes to aircraft hardware. The summary provides no performance targets, timing or details on what upgrades operators may need, leaving those specifics central to assessing the plan’s operational and retrofit implications.
Lithuanian authorities are investigating an attempt to set fire to Starlink infrastructure in Vilnius, with Russian sabotage suspected. The incident follows reported attacks on similar sites in Poland and Bulgaria, raising scrutiny of the security of satellite-service infrastructure across the region.
A commentary argues that activating Starlink over Russia could help Ukraine target ballistic-missile launchers and defend against strikes. The proposal would extend the role of commercial satellite connectivity in Ukraine’s military operations, linking access to a privately operated network with battlefield targeting and the protection of civilians.
International regulators have yet to reach consensus on how to govern satellite direct-to-device (D2D) services near national borders, where multiple countries’ networks overlap. The dispute centers on interference risks when satellite providers use spectrum assigned to mobile network operators, with agreement still elusive 13 months before the ITU’s WRC-27.
Textron Aviation has received FAA certification for Gogo’s Galileo HDX connectivity system, enabling OneWeb-powered low Earth orbit service on Citation Latitude and Longitude business jets. The approval adds a new satellite connectivity option to two aircraft models, linking cabin connectivity deployment to regulatory clearance.
ESA’s 2026 Space Environment Report records more than 300 launches and over 4,000 payloads placed in orbit in 2025. Separately, a GAO report warns that the United States could face a gap in geostationary weather-satellite coverage in the early 2030s as NOAA develops its next-generation spacecraft.
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