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Eutelsat FCC filing suggests its 440-satellite Airbus OneWeb order could add new capabilities Eutelsat’s FCC filing tied to its Airbus Defence and Space order for 440 OneWeb satellites indicates the batch may not be a straight continuation of the current 640-satellite fleet. The filing points to potential additional features—such as optical inter-satellite links—that are not present across today’s satellites.

2026-07-15T11:14:01.105739-07:00

Eutelsat FCC filing suggests its 440-satellite Airbus OneWeb order could add new capabilities

Space Intel Report

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Eutelsat's 440-satellite order to Airbus looks to be more than just a copy of the current OneWeb fleet

2026-07-15T11:14:01.105739-07:00

Eutelsat's 440-satellite order

Associated Press

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Amazon Leo signs Herotel deal to deliver satellite broadband in South Africa starting in 2027 Amazon’s low-Earth-orbit satellite internet venture, Amazon Leo, has agreed with South Africa’s Herotel to launch a broadband service targeting underserved rural communities. The partnership is Amazon Leo’s first such agreement in Africa and is expected to reach residential customers when the service goes commercially live in 2027.

2026-07-15T08:30:36.897441-07:00

Amazon Leo signs Herotel deal to deliver satellite broadband in South Africa starting in 2027

European Spaceflight

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Europe’s pushback on satellite networks: Germany presses on-time military space ramp, SES-Airbus/quantum ground segments face la Europe is tightening execution on next-gen satellite and space-communications infrastructure, even as key demonstrations slip. Germany’s defense leadership emphasized schedule certainty for military space growth, while SES-Airbus secured sites for an optical/quantum ground station amid launch delays. Meanwhile, Keysight and Sateliot targeted blockchain-anchored security for 5G NTN, and Bell Canada completed a Quebec sovereign ground station for delayed direct-to-device service.

2026-07-15T06:48:28.888867-07:00

Europe’s pushback on satellite networks: Germany presses on-time military space ramp, SES-Airbus/quantum ground segments face la

Payload

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Loft Orbital buys additional satellite bus inventory to scale Apex offerings for higher-power payloads Loft Orbital said it is purchasing new satellite bus inventory to expand its Apex platform capability, positioning the company to serve larger, more power-hungry customer payloads. The move increases production flexibility for a bus family aimed at scaling spacecraft integration capacity.

2026-07-15T06:15:51.002237-07:00

Loft Orbital buys additional satellite bus inventory to scale Apex offerings for higher-power payloads

Payload

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SDA restarts Tranche 1 launch campaign after nine-month pause; awards $1.75B for 36 Golden Dome missile-tracking satellites The Space Development Agency (SDA) is set to resume Tranche 1 data-relay satellite launches this week after a nine-month pause tied to early on-orbit challenges and tech fixes. In parallel, SDA awarded L3Harris and Sierra Space $1.75 billion to build 36 missile-tracking satellites supporting Golden Dome under U.S. missile defense.

2026-07-15T05:52:31.043058-07:00

SDA restarts Tranche 1 launch campaign after nine-month pause; awards $1.75B for 36 Golden Dome missile-tracking satellites

Space.com

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SpaceX Starlink logs 355,000+ collision-avoidance maneuvers in a year as satellites dodge other objects almost weekly SpaceX’s Starlink satellites have executed more than 355,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers over the past year, with each satellite dodging other objects almost weekly. The frequency underscores the growing operational burden from nearby objects and the risk environment experts say could worsen.

2026-07-15T05:14:12.048378-07:00

SpaceX Starlink logs 355,000+ collision-avoidance maneuvers in a year as satellites dodge other objects almost weekly

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Every SpaceX Starlink satellite has to dodge a collision almost weekly, and experts fear the worst

2026-07-15T05:14:12.048378-07:00

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Eutelsat FCC filing suggests its 440-satellite Airbus OneWeb order could add new capabilities

Amazon Leo signs Herotel deal to deliver satellite broadband in South Africa starting in 2027

Europe’s pushback on satellite networks: Germany presses on-time military space ramp, SES-Airbus/quantum ground segments face la

SDA restarts Tranche 1 launch campaign after nine-month pause; awards $1.75B for 36 Golden Dome missile-tracking satellites

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