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• Peter B. de Selding
BlackSky Technology says its international business is growing faster than its core U.S. market as foreign governments subscribe to the company’s geospatial imagery and analytics services. Demand is being driven particularly by its Gen 3 satellites, which provide imagery at 35-centimeter resolution.
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BlackSky Technology says its international business is growing faster than its core U.S. market as foreign governments subscribe to the company’s geospatial imagery and analytics services. Demand is being driven particularly by its Gen 3 satellites, which provide imagery at 35-centimeter resolution.
NASA and Advanced Space are developing a pair of small satellites as a follow-on to the CAPSTONE CubeSat mission. The spacecraft will test rendezvous and proximity operations around the moon, advancing capabilities needed for future lunar missions and more complex cislunar activity.
LATAM Airlines Group will spend more than $25 million to install multi-orbit satellite connectivity on over 60 new Airbus and Embraer aircraft. The investment will extend high-speed internet access to aircraft entering LATAM’s fleet over the next several years.
Companies that built businesses arranging rideshare missions for small satellites are increasingly purchasing entire SpaceX launches for themselves. The shift signals intensifying competition for orbital access and suggests that dedicated launch capacity is becoming strategically valuable even for operators traditionally reliant on shared missions.
CesiumAstro is raising additional funds in a Series D round as the phased-array antenna specialist pursues an acquisition spree and prepares to become a constellation operator, signaling an expansion from supplying space communications technology toward operating space-based infrastructure.
Northrop Grumman satellites are preparing to launch into the Pentagon’s first operational military data network in low Earth orbit, helping complete the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 constellation. The program is moving toward deployment while confronting challenges that could affect delivery and operational execution.
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SpaceX plans to build a new Starship launch complex on Louisiana’s southern coast, with construction targeted to begin next year under an agreement with the state. The site would expand capacity for a vehicle central to SpaceX’s future, while Starlink launches from Florida transition exclusively to Starship.
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.
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