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Via Satellite’s Top Stories of 2025

Via Satellite compiles its most-read stories of 2025 into a year-end roundup that distills the outlet's top coverage across commercial and government satellite programs, major launches, technology shifts, and regulatory developments that shaped the sector throughout the year and markets.

2025-12-23T06:26:35.504753-08:00

Space.com

WorldView-3 photographs failing SpaceX Starlink satellite in orbit

2025-12-23T03:04:21.041997-08:00

Reuters

Uganda restricts Starlink equipment imports weeks before election amid blackout fears

2025-12-23T00:51:53.318287-08:00

Aerospace America

SpaceWorks' FuseBlox docking device completes first public ground test with commercial customer

2025-12-22T12:23:28.449364-08:00

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Via Satellite

Via Satellite’s Top Stories of 2025 Via Satellite compiles its most-read stories of 2025 into a year-end roundup that distills the outlet's top coverage across commercial and government satellite programs, major launches, technology shifts, and regulatory developments that shaped the sector throughout the year and markets.

2025-12-23T06:26:35.504753-08:00

Via Satellite’s Top Stories of 2025

Space.com

WorldView-3 photographs failing SpaceX Starlink satellite in orbit Vantor's WorldView-3 Earth-observation satellite photographed a malfunctioning SpaceX Starlink spacecraft in orbit on Dec. 18, capturing visible signs of a failure. The image provides rare commercial imagery of an in-orbit anomaly within SpaceX's large broadband constellation, offering situational awareness to operators and observers.

2025-12-23T03:04:21.041997-08:00

WorldView-3 photographs failing SpaceX Starlink satellite in orbit

Reuters

Uganda restricts Starlink equipment imports weeks before election amid blackout fears Uganda's government has imposed restrictions on imports of SpaceX's Starlink satellite‑internet equipment weeks before a national election, a move opposition parties say raises the risk of another state‑orchestrated internet blackout. The limits target terminal hardware and come as political tensions escalate.

2025-12-23T00:51:53.318287-08:00

Uganda restricts Starlink equipment imports weeks before election amid blackout fears

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Tesla patents RF‑transparent roofs and gains FCC clearance to embed SpaceX Starlink in EVs Tesla has filed patents for RF‑transparent roof assemblies and secured FCC approvals to integrate SpaceX’s Starlink directly into its electric vehicles. The step aims to provide continuous satellite connectivity for OTA updates, enhanced autonomous driving functionality and new in‑vehicle revenue opportunities.

2025-12-22T13:40:33.704211-08:00

Tesla patents RF‑transparent roofs and gains FCC clearance to embed SpaceX Starlink in EVs

Aerospace America

SpaceWorks' FuseBlox docking device completes first public ground test with commercial customer SpaceWorks’ FuseBlox docking device — pitched as a potential standard for satellite and spacecraft docking — passed a development milestone earlier this month when the Atlanta company ran its first public ground test with a commercial customer. The demo is the device’s initial customer-led, on-the-ground validation.

2025-12-22T12:23:28.449364-08:00

SpaceWorks' FuseBlox docking device completes first public ground test with commercial customer

SpaceNews.com

CACI to Acquire Space-Technology Firm ARKA for $2.6 Billion to Expand Defense and Space Capabilities CACI will acquire space-technology firm ARKA for $2.6 billion, a deal intended to broaden the contractor’s defense and space capabilities across government and commercial programs. The purchase strengthens CACI’s position in space systems and related technologies amid growing prime-contractor consolidation.

2025-12-22T11:08:58.694417-08:00

CACI to Acquire Space-Technology Firm ARKA for $2.6 Billion to Expand Defense and Space Capabilities

GeekWire

Starcloud plots tens-of-thousands satellite 'networked data centers' after training first AI model in orbit Starcloud's CEO says the company intends to deploy tens of thousands of satellites as a distributed 'networked data center' and has trained its first AI model in orbit, marking an early operational step toward moving large-scale compute and AI processing into low Earth orbit.

2025-12-22T08:07:17.219793-08:00

Starcloud plots tens-of-thousands satellite 'networked data centers' after training first AI model in orbit

SpaceNews.com

Genesis launches microgravity rideshare for SSO experiments — payload slots from €6K Genesis has launched a microgravity research rideshare for sun‑synchronous orbit (SSO) experiments, offering payload slots starting at €6,000 for flights to and from SSO. It provides a recurring, low‑cost route for small science and tech payloads to reach microgravity on short timelines.

2025-12-22T07:44:21.500532-08:00

Genesis launches microgravity rideshare for SSO experiments — payload slots from €6K

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Via Satellite’s Top Stories of 2025

WorldView-3 photographs failing SpaceX Starlink satellite in orbit

Uganda restricts Starlink equipment imports weeks before election amid blackout fears

SpaceWorks' FuseBlox docking device completes first public ground test with commercial customer

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