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HawkEye 360 says it demonstrated that its commercial radio-frequency monitoring satellites can be retasked to detect and identify transmissions from other spacecraft. The experiment could give the U.S. Space Force another means of assessing satellite activity in orbit, extending the use of commercial sensing systems to space-domain awareness.
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HawkEye 360 says it demonstrated that its commercial radio-frequency monitoring satellites can be retasked to detect and identify transmissions from other spacecraft. The experiment could give the U.S. Space Force another means of assessing satellite activity in orbit, extending the use of commercial sensing systems to space-domain awareness.
As airlines embrace free in-flight connectivity, Starlink has made significant inroads over the past two to three years. Four airlines compare offerings spanning low-Earth-orbit, geostationary and multi-orbit systems, reflecting a market at an inflection point.
ThinKom Solutions says Northrop Grumman has chosen its ThinAir SATCOM antenna system for the U.S. Navy’s E-130J Phoenix II aircraft. The aircraft are intended to assume the Navy’s TACAMO mission, making the antenna selection a component decision for a military communications platform.
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Boeing’s contract with Lockheed Martin supports plans to triple production of PAC-3 MSE Patriot missile seekers. Separately, the U.S. Department of Defense tapped Kymeta to add computing, software-defined radio and networking to its Osprey u8 terminal, while Rheinmetall-Iceye began producing military SAR satellites in Germany under a 40-satellite order.
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Day two of the International Astronautical Congress featured Aselsan’s planned 198-satellite low Earth orbit network, Fergani’s navigation constellation, a proposed spaceport in Somalia and Türkiye’s Moon mission. Together, the announcements span satellite infrastructure, navigation, launch access and exploration, presenting a broad national space agenda.
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KSAT and Xoople will expand ground infrastructure to support Xoople’s satellite constellation and speed delivery of high-volume Earth observation data. The partnership centers on the ground segment needed to receive and distribute the constellation’s output; the announcement provides no deployment timeline or capacity figures.
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Türkiye used the 77th International Astronautical Congress in Antalya to promote its space ambitions and international partnerships. Roketsan is seeking cooperation on launch systems and orbital technologies, while Turkish Aerospace Industries plans to launch its first optical Earth-observation satellite, Hursat-1, in mid-2027; ESA also held high-level meetings with partners.
The Pentagon is funding technology to beam solar power from orbit to Earth, pursuing a potential electricity source for military installations that rely on vulnerable fuel supply lines. The effort positions space-based energy as a possible way to reduce dependence on ground-based fuel deliveries.
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