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Flexell Space has created FLEXELL SPACE FRANCE SAS in Paris, establishing a local base to support ongoing contract and volume-production discussions with European customers. The company says the entity will handle engagement ranging from technical reviews to supply planning.
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Flexell Space has created FLEXELL SPACE FRANCE SAS in Paris, establishing a local base to support ongoing contract and volume-production discussions with European customers. The company says the entity will handle engagement ranging from technical reviews to supply planning.
The Australian startup, founded by two former Tesla engineers, raised $16 million in seed funding to expand production of standardized satellite power and energy-storage systems, it announced Oct. 26. The financing targets manufacturing scale-up for components serving satellite operators and builders.
Ukraine says its military Starshield service has returned to normal and denies misusing Starlink’s commercial service, after Elon Musk accused it of violating the satellite network’s terms in connection with deadly drone strikes. The dispute puts renewed focus on the role and limits of commercial satellite connectivity in wartime operations.
Open Cosmos has filed detailed documentation with the International Telecommunication Union in a renewed effort to extend the deployment deadline for Connected Cosmos. The company expects the planned Ka-band broadband constellation to comprise 192 satellites and provide secure connectivity.
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SpaceX has begun preparations for Starship’s fifteenth test flight, with Super Heavy booster B22 completing a static-fire test on Oct. 25. The launch is expected in early November, subject to FAA authorization; Elon Musk has described the planned flight as a potential “profound” milestone.
ST Engineering iDirect has partnered with Mohammed Al Barwani Satellite Company to provide the ground-system foundation for MBSat’s satellite gateway and network operations in Oman. Its Intuition platform is intended to support sovereign connectivity services, with software-defined capabilities for service deployment, resource management and network scaling across the wider Middle East.
Space Systems Command awarded BAE Systems a contract to design and demonstrate radio-frequency terminals for a space-based data layer. The award sits within a broader Space Force acquisition portfolio estimated at $21 billion for ground systems, communications networks and software supporting satellite operations and space-threat tracking.
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