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Gogo SD Government wins $7.5M NOAA contract to upgrade Lockheed WP-3D “Hurricane Hunter” satcom, cybersecurity and cockpit datal

Gogo’s SD Government unit has received a $7.5 million NOAA award to provide communications services for the agency’s Lockheed WP-3D “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft. The contract covers mission-critical satcom capability and includes cybersecurity protections plus cockpit datalink software for the fleet’s hurricane-season operations.

2026-06-04T14:25:53.446331-07:00

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Mbryonics and NTT sign MoU for high-speed optical communications backbone for space connectivity

2026-06-04T12:43:32.418217-07:00

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SpaceX places 50+ Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit with back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from California and Florida

2026-06-04T11:12:32.089950-07:00

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Skyservice wins EASA STC to install Gogo Galileo HDX connectivity on Challenger 604/605/650

2026-06-04T10:10:56.893497-07:00

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Gogo SD Government wins $7.5M NOAA contract to upgrade Lockheed WP-3D “Hurricane Hunter” satcom, cybersecurity and cockpit datal Gogo’s SD Government unit has received a $7.5 million NOAA award to provide communications services for the agency’s Lockheed WP-3D “Hurricane Hunter” aircraft. The contract covers mission-critical satcom capability and includes cybersecurity protections plus cockpit datalink software for the fleet’s hurricane-season operations.

2026-06-04T14:25:53.446331-07:00

Gogo SD Government wins $7.5M NOAA contract to upgrade Lockheed WP-3D “Hurricane Hunter” satcom, cybersecurity and cockpit datal

Via Satellite

Mbryonics and NTT sign MoU for high-speed optical communications backbone for space connectivity Mbryonics will collaborate with NTT to build a high-speed communications backbone for space applications under a newly announced memorandum of understanding. The effort targets scaling optical-communications capabilities to support faster, higher-throughput connectivity for space users.

2026-06-04T12:43:32.418217-07:00

Mbryonics and NTT sign MoU for high-speed optical communications backbone for space connectivity

Space.com

SpaceX places 50+ Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit with back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from California and Florida SpaceX conducted back-to-back Falcon 9 launches, deploying more than 50 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on June 3 and June 4, 2026, with liftoffs from sites on both U.S. coasts (California and Florida).

2026-06-04T11:12:32.089950-07:00

SpaceX places 50+ Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit with back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from California and Florida

AINonline

Skyservice wins EASA STC to install Gogo Galileo HDX connectivity on Challenger 604/605/650 Skyservice Business Aviation received an EASA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approval to install Gogo Galileo HDX inflight connectivity on Challenger 604/605/650 aircraft. The approval expands Skyservice’s role as an install provider for Galileo-enabled business jets in European markets.

2026-06-04T10:10:56.893497-07:00

Skyservice wins EASA STC to install Gogo Galileo HDX connectivity on Challenger 604/605/650

SpaceWatch Africa

Planet Labs lands $22M NGA option for unclassified AI-enabled maritime and crisis monitoring Planet Labs secured an $22 million option (Luno B) with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for unclassified, AI-enabled data analytics supporting U.S. Combatant Commands, under a contract that began last year. The company also received a new award for crisis response monitoring alongside an 8-figure contract extension covering maritime surveillance.

2026-06-04T09:12:01.966097-07:00

Planet Labs lands $22M NGA option for unclassified AI-enabled maritime and crisis monitoring

Reuters

Reuters: Satellite imagery shows—then removes—a suspected structure at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea Satellite images obtained by Reuters confirmed the presence of a suspected structure at the entrance of the disputed Scarborough Shoal last week, but later imagery suggests the structure is no longer there. The episode adds another data point to competing South China Sea presence claims.

2026-06-04T03:56:06.035630-07:00

Reuters: Satellite imagery shows—then removes—a suspected structure at Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea

SpaceNews.com

China sets institutional framework to support space-based computing infrastructure China is building an industrial policy framework to back a push toward space-based computing infrastructure, backed by the emergence of influential coordinating bodies. The development signals Beijing’s intent to move from scattered efforts toward more centralized, scaled institutional support for on-orbit computing capability.

2026-06-04T03:13:21.771997-07:00

China sets institutional framework to support space-based computing infrastructure

SpaceWatch Global

Infinite Orbits and Open Cosmos partner on LEO space domain awareness demo using autonomous on-orbit inspection Infinite Orbits has selected Open Cosmos’ platforms for its “Tom & Jerry” low Earth orbit (LEO) space domain awareness (SSA) demonstration, aiming to advance autonomous inspection and operational SSA capabilities. The effort is positioned to test how onboard systems can support routine, scalable SSA workflows in orbit.

2026-06-04T00:02:34.490459-07:00

Infinite Orbits and Open Cosmos partner on LEO space domain awareness demo using autonomous on-orbit inspection

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Gogo SD Government wins $7.5M NOAA contract to upgrade Lockheed WP-3D “Hurricane Hunter” satcom, cybersecurity and cockpit datal

Mbryonics and NTT sign MoU for high-speed optical communications backbone for space connectivity

SpaceX places 50+ Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit with back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from California and Florida

Skyservice wins EASA STC to install Gogo Galileo HDX connectivity on Challenger 604/605/650

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