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SpaceX is encouraging satellite operators to adopt a new space safety platform it developed to reduce collision risks in increasingly congested orbits. The service expands the company’s role beyond launch and satellite deployment into operational space-traffic safety tools for commercial operators.
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TrustPoint has tested its C-band navigation signals on a receiver developed by Hexagon’s NovAtel, an early step toward compatibility with commercial navigation hardware. The demonstration advances the startup’s effort to develop an alternative to GPS using existing receiver technology.
Polish startup Ares Shield is developing high-power microwave weapons to protect satellites intended for data-center applications. The company says satellite protection will become increasingly necessary as orbital infrastructure expands, framing defensive capabilities as a core requirement for the future satellite market.
SpaceX is encouraging satellite operators to adopt a new space safety platform it developed to reduce collision risks in increasingly congested orbits. The service expands the company’s role beyond launch and satellite deployment into operational space-traffic safety tools for commercial operators.
British startup Odin Space will continue flying its Black Box payload on Arkisys’ Cutter spacecraft under an extended agreement. The system is designed to address lethal, non-trackable space debris, adding another commercial effort focused on improving awareness of orbital hazards.
A team of NASA satellites successfully demonstrated navigation without GPS in what NASA describes as the world’s first “lost-in-space” experiment. The result is enabling the satellites to extend their mission in orbit and validates alternative navigation methods for spacecraft operating beyond conventional GPS coverage.
Australian propulsion startup Neumann Space plans to license The Aerospace Corp.’s Disksat architecture for future missions, providing a commercial pathway for the spacecraft design. The agreement signals growing industry interest in adapting Disksat beyond its original development context for privately led space activity.
Leaf Space has completed installation of a ground station at Spaceport Nova Scotia, adding communications infrastructure at the Canadian launch site. The company’s announcement underscores the continuing build-out of ground systems needed to support satellite operators and commercial launch activity in the region.
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China is moving rapidly to develop orbital data centers, while the European Space Policy Institute warns Europe risks falling behind in space-based computing. The debate highlights the emerging strategic value of processing data in orbit and the policy, industrial and infrastructure choices needed to compete.
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