Satellite News

Via Satellite

SES selects Lyntris to integrate payload for U.S. Space Force PTS-G satellite program

SES has chosen Lyntris as payload integrator for its work on the U.S. Space Force’s Protected Tactical Satellite-Global program. The selection identifies a supplier role in a military satellite effort, but the available report provides no details on contract value, schedule or the payload’s capabilities.

Via Satellite

Satellite connectivity shifts toward integrated, multi-orbit digital infrastructure

Two industry perspectives argue that satellite communications are moving beyond separate, proprietary systems toward integration with terrestrial networks and the mobile economy. Multi-orbit connectivity is presented as a way to build more resilient digital infrastructure when no single network is sufficient.

Via Satellite

Marlink commissions Iridium GMDSS upgrade on Fugro vessel as Viasat orders multi-link Hydra MAX terminals

Marlink says it has completed the first upgrade of an existing Intellian C700 Iridium Certus terminal to a commissioned Iridium GMDSS system, aboard offshore supply ship Fugro Revelation. Separately, Viasat ordered multiple All.Space Hydra MAX terminals, approved for its global NextGen Ka-band network, including Mil Ka-band, and designed to use multiple satellite links simultaneously.

Space Intel Report

Ofcom asks ITU to ease Ku- and Ka-band power limits on LEO broadband constellations

The UK spectrum regulator is seeking changes to international rules that limit transmission power for low-Earth-orbit broadband systems in Ku and Ka bands. The restrictions were established about 25 years ago to protect geostationary satellites from interference; Ofcom argues they should be softened for newer LEO constellations.

Bloomberg

Orbital data centers promise solar power but could become high-value targets

Proposals to move data centers into orbit seek access to abundant solar energy and room to expand, including for military operations. But concentrating computing infrastructure in space could expose it to missile attacks, jamming and cyberattacks, raising questions about the security and resilience of the concept.

Payload

Muhammad Hunain says spacecraft radiation protection still relies on costly, decades-old approaches

Muhammad Hunain of Melagen Labs says spacecraft are still shielded with aluminum, while rad-hardened electronics remain too expensive to produce at the scale the space economy demands. His comments frame radiation protection and component costs as persistent constraints on scaling spacecraft production.

CNBC

High activity

SpaceX’s spectrum push sharpens competition in satellite-to-phone market, weighing on AST SpaceMobile forecasts

SpaceX agreed to acquire up to 14 MHz of paired 800-MHz spectrum from Grain Management as analysts assess its wireless ambitions. Piper Sandler downgraded AST SpaceMobile to Neutral and cut its price target to $54 from $98, citing uncertainty over 2026-27 satellite deployments and launch constraints.

Payload

Pasha Kravtsov joins True Anomaly effort to counter a Russian military satellite

Pasha Kravtsov says he wanted to join True Anomaly after a former colleague told him the company was working to counter a recently launched Russian military satellite. The account points to the company’s involvement in space-security operations, though the report provides no further details on the effort.