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Indra Group says its space division is on track for €400M ($455M) in 2024 revenue despite 6% first-half softness

Indra Group says its space business—now encompassing satellite fleet operator Hispasat and military satcom provider Hisdesat since January—remains on track to reach €400 million ($455 million) in revenue this year. In the three months ended, revenue declined 6% but the division’s outlook is unchanged.

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2026-07-27T13:06:40.601887-07:00

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SES Space & Defense taps Starlab for space-station connectivity as US Space Force awards Sphinx Defense $287M for ESS mission-pl

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2026-07-27T12:20:40.514862-07:00

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Amazon Leo asks FCC approval for direct-to-device constellation of up to 5,105 satellites, including Globalstar handoff as upper

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2026-07-27T05:06:36.442142-07:00

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New Space’s LEO scaling stress-tests satellite architecture and shifts bandwidth from RF to laser—and toward lunar connectivity

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2026-07-27T06:38:43.510663-07:00

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Indra Group says its space division is on track for €400M ($455M) in 2024 revenue despite 6% first-half softness Indra Group says its space business—now encompassing satellite fleet operator Hispasat and military satcom provider Hisdesat since January—remains on track to reach €400 million ($455 million) in revenue this year. In the three months ended, revenue declined 6% but the division’s outlook is unchanged.

2026-07-27T13:06:40.601887-07:00

Indra Group says its space division is on track for €400M ($455M) in 2024 revenue despite 6% first-half softness

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SES Space & Defense taps Starlab for space-station connectivity as US Space Force awards Sphinx Defense $287M for ESS mission-pl SES Space & Defense has won a space-station connectivity collaboration with Starlab. Separately, the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded Sphinx Defense a $287 million Other Transaction Authority for Phase 3 mission planning software for the Evolved Strategic SATCOM (ESS) system—ground capabilities intended to support command-and-control for U.S. nuclear forces.

2026-07-27T12:20:40.514862-07:00

SES Space & Defense taps Starlab for space-station connectivity as US Space Force awards Sphinx Defense $287M for ESS mission-pl

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Inside the smallsat manufacturing market: assembling faster with tighter tradeoffs across speed, cost, quality and mission flexi A look at how smallsat assembly is evolving into a more industrial, production-line model—expanding capabilities for a more diverse customer base while forcing manufacturers to balance speed, cost, quality and mission flexibility. The report outlines the process constraints shaping today’s smallsat build cycle.

2026-07-27T06:38:44.643905-07:00

Inside the smallsat manufacturing market: assembling faster with tighter tradeoffs across speed, cost, quality and mission flexi

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New Space’s LEO scaling stress-tests satellite architecture and shifts bandwidth from RF to laser—and toward lunar connectivity As LEO megaconstellations and in-orbit computing projects accelerate data generation, the brief highlights how subsystem design and payload integration determine platform scalability. Separately, Astrolight positions end-to-end lasercom to relieve RF spectrum congestion and throughput limits, while NASA/ESA work to establish communications “connectivity backbones” for lunar and cislunar ecosystems.

2026-07-27T06:38:43.510663-07:00

New Space’s LEO scaling stress-tests satellite architecture and shifts bandwidth from RF to laser—and toward lunar connectivity

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Building the Connectivity Backbone for the Next Era of Lunar Exploration

2026-07-27T06:38:43.510663-07:00

Building the Connectivity Back

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Intel debuts Starfire chip for onboard space computing and AI workloads Intel has introduced Starfire, a new processor designed to handle onboard data processing for space missions, with an emphasis on accelerating AI workloads. The chip targets the growing need for more capable on-board computing to reduce reliance on downlink and improve real-time mission performance.

2026-07-27T06:22:47.389042-07:00

Intel debuts Starfire chip for onboard space computing and AI workloads

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AI-era military space shifts from national single assets to constellation-based strategic capacity An opinion piece argues that, in the AI era, satellite constellations are emerging as a new strategic class of assets that could reshape how military power is projected and sustained in space. The analysis frames military space as moving beyond a few nations’ legacy “single asset” posture toward distributed, scalable architectures.

2026-07-27T06:15:41.167407-07:00

AI-era military space shifts from national single assets to constellation-based strategic capacity

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Orbes unveils Exo-ORB (~12U, sub-26-kg) maintenance/inspection satellite to image Symphony Space station under July 27 launch ag Orbes announced an agreement dated July 27 to deploy Exo-ORB, a free-flying (~12U, under 26 kg) spacecraft, to gather imagery of an uncrewed Symphony Space station. The announcement frames Exo-ORB as a “ready-to-go” inspection capability launched from customer infrastructure. In parallel, ESA awarded ispace-EUROPE Phase 2 execution of MAGPIE, its first lunar rover contract.

2026-07-27T06:06:43.755953-07:00

Orbes unveils Exo-ORB (~12U, sub-26-kg) maintenance/inspection satellite to image Symphony Space station under July 27 launch ag

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