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Starlink to lower roughly 4,400 satellites from 550 km to 480 km across 2026 to cut collision risk

SpaceX’s Starlink will lower about 4,400 satellites from ~550 km to 480 km over 2026, VP Michael Nicolls said, reconfiguring nearly half the constellation to reduce collision risk and orbital congestion. The lower altitude increases atmospheric drag for faster deorbiting and promises modest latency gains for users.

2026-01-01T14:16:13.614649-08:00

Space Intel Report

Commercial space at a crossroads as geopolitical realignment imperils markets, partnerships and supply chains

2026-01-01T11:27:40.346183-08:00

New Indian Express

Cosmoserve Space's 'Venus Flytrap' concept targets orbital debris

2026-01-01T13:56:45.889963-08:00

orbitaltoday.com

ISRO boosts SSLV payload ~90 kg to 590 kg with carbon-epoxy SS3 motor-case

2025-12-31T07:03:41.214383-08:00

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Lockheed Martin contracts Terran Orbital to supply satellite buses for SDA Tranche 3 Tracking Layer Lockheed Martin has contracted Terran Orbital to supply satellite buses for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 3 Tracking Layer under SDA’s PWSA. The deal makes Terran Orbital a core spacecraft-platform supplier supporting Lockheed’s role in the Tranche 3 LEO tracking build-out.

2026-01-02T02:45:43.422368-08:00

Lockheed Martin contracts Terran Orbital to supply satellite buses for SDA Tranche 3 Tracking Layer

SpaceWatch Global

GomSpace wins SEK 50m space R&D contract from major European defence firm GomSpace announced it has secured a SEK 50 million contract from a leading European defence company to deliver work on a space research and development programme. The deal represents a significant defence R&D award for the Danish small‑satellite specialist and will fund near‑term programme activities.

2026-01-02T02:45:43.307007-08:00

GomSpace wins SEK 50m space R&D contract from major European defence firm

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Starlink to lower roughly 4,400 satellites from 550 km to 480 km across 2026 to cut collision risk SpaceX’s Starlink will lower about 4,400 satellites from ~550 km to 480 km over 2026, VP Michael Nicolls said, reconfiguring nearly half the constellation to reduce collision risk and orbital congestion. The lower altitude increases atmospheric drag for faster deorbiting and promises modest latency gains for users.

2026-01-01T14:16:13.614649-08:00

Starlink to lower roughly 4,400 satellites from 550 km to 480 km across 2026 to cut collision risk

New Indian Express

Cosmoserve Space's 'Venus Flytrap' concept targets orbital debris Cosmoserve Space proposes the 'Venus Flytrap' concept to tackle orbital debris as rising congestion in low Earth orbit turns small objects into a systemic risk. The design joins a growing set of technical responses aimed at reducing collision hazards and sustaining on‑orbit operations.

2026-01-01T13:56:45.889963-08:00

Cosmoserve Space's 'Venus Flytrap' concept targets orbital debris

Space Intel Report

Commercial space at a crossroads as geopolitical realignment imperils markets, partnerships and supply chains A Reuters Events and Journal of Commerce forum in London warns that a widening geopolitical realignment is threatening commercial space markets, international partnerships and supplier networks, forcing operators, manufacturers and investors to reassess contracts, launch plans and supply‑chain dependencies amid rising policy and export‑control friction.

2026-01-01T11:27:40.346183-08:00

Commercial space at a crossroads as geopolitical realignment imperils markets, partnerships and supply chains

Universe Today

Gaia detects planets in the act of forming — astrometric hints in 31 of 98 young systems ESA's Gaia has measured the tiny gravitational wobbles of unseen companions inside protoplanetary disks, revealing candidate planets, brown dwarfs and stellar companions in 31 of 98 young systems surveyed. The result shows astrometry can probe dust‑shrouded, embedded formation stages previously considered nearly unobservable.

2025-12-31T18:27:07.405407-08:00

Gaia detects planets in the act of forming — astrometric hints in 31 of 98 young systems

SpaceNews.com

Two September heliophysics launches move toward operations as an earlier mission struggles Two NASA heliophysics missions launched together in September are moving through commissioning and toward operational status after nominal early spacecraft checks, while a third mission launched earlier this year is contending with technical problems that keep it in extended troubleshooting and may delay its planned science observations.

2025-12-31T15:25:42.978250-08:00

Two September heliophysics launches move toward operations as an earlier mission struggles

Space Intel Report

Indra completes purchase of Hispasat and Hisdesat, positions itself as a Tier‑1 European space player Indra Group has completed its acquisition of Hispasat and Hisdesat, integrating Spain’s commercial and defence satellite operators into its portfolio. The move positions Indra to compete as a Tier‑1 European space player by combining commercial satcom assets with defence‑oriented capabilities.

2025-12-31T07:06:06.636080-08:00

Indra completes purchase of Hispasat and Hisdesat, positions itself as a Tier‑1 European space player

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Starlink to lower roughly 4,400 satellites from 550 km to 480 km across 2026 to cut collision risk

Commercial space at a crossroads as geopolitical realignment imperils markets, partnerships and supply chains

Cosmoserve Space's 'Venus Flytrap' concept targets orbital debris

ISRO boosts SSLV payload ~90 kg to 590 kg with carbon-epoxy SS3 motor-case

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