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Amazon unveils production-ready Leo Ultra gigabit-class terminal ahead of Amazon Leo service

Amazon revealed the final production version of the Leo Ultra, its highest-performance enterprise terminal for the low‑Earth‑orbit broadband constellation it plans to bring into service next year. The gigabit-class terminal targets enterprise and global mobility customers ahead of commercial deployments.

2025-11-24T07:13:50.989730-08:00

Reuters

Oman selects Airbus OneSat for OmanSat‑1; ITU seeks details before approving launch deadline extension

2025-11-22T21:27:42.921373-08:00

Space.com

SpaceX conducts maiden flight of Booster 1100, launches 28 Starlink smallsats from Vandenberg

2025-11-23T09:11:03.052853-08:00

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX completes 100th Space Coast orbital launch of 2025 as Falcon 9 logs 149th flight

2025-11-20T14:45:43.342523-08:00

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Reuters

Amazon's satellite internet licence faces legal challenge in France A French union on Monday filed a legal challenge against the country’s telecoms regulator for granting radio spectrum to Amazon’s satellite internet service, marking the highest-profile test yet of the U.S. company’s LEO broadband push as it moves toward commercial rollouts in Europe.

2025-11-24T08:29:38.214857-08:00

Amazon's satellite internet licence faces legal challenge in France

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Amazon unveils production-ready Leo Ultra gigabit-class terminal ahead of Amazon Leo service Amazon revealed the final production version of the Leo Ultra, its highest-performance enterprise terminal for the low‑Earth‑orbit broadband constellation it plans to bring into service next year. The gigabit-class terminal targets enterprise and global mobility customers ahead of commercial deployments.

2025-11-24T07:13:50.989730-08:00

Amazon unveils production-ready Leo Ultra gigabit-class terminal ahead of Amazon Leo service

SpaceNews.com

China launches TJS-21 into Molniya orbit and deploys three Shijian-30 satellites China last week conducted two launches that placed TJS-21 into a Molniya orbit and deployed three Shijian-30 satellites, expanding Beijing’s opaque TJS and Shijian series. The flights add new spacecraft to China’s orbital roster amid a sustained high launch tempo.

2025-11-24T06:03:40.103252-08:00

China launches TJS-21 into Molniya orbit and deploys three Shijian-30 satellites

Politico

Allies weigh alternatives to US satellite intelligence amid Trump threat to withhold data President Trump's threat to withhold U.S. military satellite intelligence has pushed allied governments to reassess reliance on American space ISR, highlighting shortfalls in national satellite capabilities and accelerating interest in commercial and national alternatives for time-sensitive, tactical data and secure sharing.

2025-11-24T03:23:50.799399-08:00

Allies weigh alternatives to US satellite intelligence amid Trump threat to withhold data

SpaceWatch Global

Terma wins contract to supply critical hardware to OHB for ESA’s LISA gravitational-wave mission Terma has secured a contract from OHB System AG to supply critical hardware for ESA's Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) gravitational-wave mission, reinforcing European industrial contributions to the multi-spacecraft observatory and supporting OHB's role as spacecraft supplier on the programme.

2025-11-24T01:29:12.292721-08:00

Terma wins contract to supply critical hardware to OHB for ESA’s LISA gravitational-wave mission

SpaceWatch Global

Simera Sense and Zaitra team up to add on‑orbit edge intelligence to Earth‑observation payloads Simera Sense and Zaitra will integrate Simera's multi‑camera optical payloads with Zaitra's Edge Suite to tackle Earth‑observation bottlenecks. The tie‑up aims to perform analytics on‑orbit to reduce downlink latency and bandwidth needs, speeding delivery of actionable imagery to commercial and government users.

2025-11-24T01:29:12.159960-08:00

Simera Sense and Zaitra team up to add on‑orbit edge intelligence to Earth‑observation payloads

Space.com

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SpaceX conducts maiden flight of Booster 1100, launches 28 Starlink smallsats from Vandenberg Booster 1100 made its maiden flight on Nov. 23, lifting off from Vandenberg SLC‑4E at 12:48 a.m. PT and deploying 28 Starlink smallsats into low Earth orbit. The mission followed a Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral on Nov. 22 that placed 29 additional Starlink smallsats.

2025-11-23T09:11:03.052853-08:00

SpaceX conducts maiden flight of Booster 1100, launches 28 Starlink smallsats from Vandenberg

The Telegraph

French regulatory protections block Starlink coverage to Northern Ireland and parts of the South East France’s regulatory measures intended to protect its spectrum have blocked Starlink from offering service to parts of the UK, leaving Northern Ireland and areas of the South East without coverage. The decision highlights cross‑border regulatory frictions that can restrict commercial LEO broadband rollouts.

2025-11-22T23:32:00.340070-08:00

French regulatory protections block Starlink coverage to Northern Ireland and parts of the South East

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