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Ariane 6 lifts two Galileo satellites into orbit, reinforcing Europe’s navigation resilience

On 17 December an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana placed two Galileo navigation satellites into orbit — the mission marked the constellation’s 14th launch and is presented by ESA/Arianespace as a direct boost to Europe’s GNSS capability, resilience and autonomy.

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Aerospace Corporation's DiskSat to fly on Rocket Lab Electron for USSF STP‑S30

2025-12-16T16:23:39.093380-08:00

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NASA’s $4.3B space telescope completes construction, will map the Milky Way in 3D

2025-12-16T13:35:08.592245-08:00

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Golden Dome: How a Year‑Old Program Secured $25B and Rewired Space Investment

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Airtel Africa to Become First African MNO to Offer Starlink Direct-to-Cell Service

2025-12-17T13:25:07.433126-08:00

Airtel Africa to Become First

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Argentina regulator, Amazon Leo and FCC weigh easing LEO-to-GEO interference limits ahead of WRC‑27 Argentina’s telecom regulator, Amazon’s Leo team and the U.S. FCC are discussing proposals to relax limits on low‑Earth‑orbit emissions toward geostationary satellites. The potential change, raised ahead of the WRC‑27 review of EPFD rules, could alter spectrum protections for GEO services and broadcasters.

2025-12-17T12:47:14.005721-08:00

Argentina regulator, Amazon Leo and FCC weigh easing LEO-to-GEO interference limits ahead of WRC‑27

Universe Today

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: coordinated spacecraft and telescope campaign ahead of 19 December Earth flyby Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth on 19 December, triggering a coordinated observation campaign by NASA, ESA and international telescopes. Spacecraft — including ESA's XMM-Newton, which imaged the object from roughly 283 million km on Dec. 3 — and Mars orbiters are providing imaging and trajectory refinements.

2025-12-17T11:47:43.973563-08:00

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS: coordinated spacecraft and telescope campaign ahead of 19 December Earth flyby

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ExecuJet Belgium completes first Starlink retrofit on Dassault Falcon 8X ExecuJet MRO Services’ Belgium facility, a Dassault Aviation subsidiary, has completed the first SpaceX Starlink retrofit on a Falcon 8X. The MRO-led installation brings LEO-based Starlink broadband to Dassault’s ultra-long-range business jet, enabling in-flight Starlink connectivity on the type.

2025-12-17T11:31:16.837323-08:00

ExecuJet Belgium completes first Starlink retrofit on Dassault Falcon 8X

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Lux Aeterna to attempt debut reusable‑satellite recovery at Koonibba after early‑2027 SpaceX rideshare Denver‑based Lux Aeterna plans to land its debut reusable satellite at the Koonibba Test Range in South Australia shortly after launching on a SpaceX rideshare mission in early 2027. The recovery would test operational reusability for small satellites beyond traditional booster retrievals.

2025-12-17T10:28:38.821595-08:00

Lux Aeterna to attempt debut reusable‑satellite recovery at Koonibba after early‑2027 SpaceX rideshare

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Unseenlabs will supply RF satellite maritime surveillance data to S&P Global Unseenlabs agreed to supply S&P Global with radio-frequency (RF) satellite data dedicated to maritime surveillance under a commercial data agreement. The feed will provide S&P Global with RF-derived ship detection and location information sourced from Unseenlabs’ space-based RF sensors to support maritime monitoring.

2025-12-17T03:08:58.045867-08:00

Unseenlabs will supply RF satellite maritime surveillance data to S&P Global

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OQ Technology connects commercial IoT chipset directly to LEO satellite Luxembourg-based OQ Technology said Dec. 17 it connected a commercial IoT chipset directly to one of its LEO satellites using internally developed software based on 3GPP mobile standards. The test uses an in‑house 3GPP‑compliant stack to enable direct‑to‑satellite IoT with a standard chipset, advancing NTN commercialisation.

2025-12-17T00:03:26.277011-08:00

OQ Technology connects commercial IoT chipset directly to LEO satellite

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Ariane 6 lifts two Galileo satellites into orbit, reinforcing Europe’s navigation resilience On 17 December an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana placed two Galileo navigation satellites into orbit — the mission marked the constellation’s 14th launch and is presented by ESA/Arianespace as a direct boost to Europe’s GNSS capability, resilience and autonomy.

2025-12-16T21:52:08.293366-08:00

Ariane 6 lifts two Galileo satellites into orbit, reinforcing Europe’s navigation resilience

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