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Skepticism grows over cost, business case for EU’s €12bn IRIS² secure satellite programme

European officials and industry stakeholders are raising doubts about the viability of IRIS², the EU’s €12bn multi-orbit secure satellite constellation. Despite its promise to deliver sovereign, encrypted communications for defence and critical infrastructure, ballooning costs and unclear commercial returns threaten to derail timelines and investor confidence.

2025-05-30T08:50:17.339479-07:00

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China on Long March 4B Rockets Classified Shijian-26 in Ninth April Launch

2025-05-29T14:03:46.561494-07:00

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ULA Sets June 13 Launch for Second Batch of Amazon Kuiper Satellites

2025-05-29T13:00:49.278868-07:00

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Rocket Lab to Buy Geost for $275M, Expanding into Payloads and National Security

2025-05-27T14:21:53.766743-07:00

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US Unveils Orbital Inspector to Detect Russian Nuclear-Armed Satellites US intelligence has identified a Russian program to place nuclear bombs in orbit, prompting a space startup to test an inspector spacecraft designed to inspect satellites and unmask concealed warheads. The development marks a new chapter in the race for counterspace capabilities and on-orbit security.

2025-05-30T08:50:17.538545-07:00

US Unveils Orbital Inspector to Detect Russian Nuclear-Armed Satellites

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Skepticism grows over cost, business case for EU’s €12bn IRIS² secure satellite programme European officials and industry stakeholders are raising doubts about the viability of IRIS², the EU’s €12bn multi-orbit secure satellite constellation. Despite its promise to deliver sovereign, encrypted communications for defence and critical infrastructure, ballooning costs and unclear commercial returns threaten to derail timelines and investor confidence.

2025-05-30T08:50:17.339479-07:00

Skepticism grows over cost, business case for EU’s €12bn IRIS² secure satellite programme

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Interstellar Technologies to Lead JAXA High-Accuracy Satellite Formation Flight Program Interstellar Technologies, the Japanese space infrastructure company, has been selected by JAXA to spearhead its High-Accuracy Satellite Formation Flight Technology initiative. The contract positions Interstellar at the forefront of precision formation-flying research, targeting enhanced performance for Earth observation and communications constellations.

2025-05-30T08:49:22.807562-07:00

Interstellar Technologies to Lead JAXA High-Accuracy Satellite Formation Flight Program

Space Intel Report

Ovzon Lands SEK 1.04 Billion ($110 M) SATCOM Deal to Supply Mobile Terminals to Swedish Defence Swedish satellite operator Ovzon has secured a SEK 1.04 billion (US$110 million) contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration to deliver rugged mobile satellite terminals and lease connectivity from third-party constellations, bolstering beyond-line-of-sight comms for military and public-service agencies.

2025-05-30T08:10:42.652455-07:00

Ovzon Lands SEK 1.04 Billion ($110 M) SATCOM Deal to Supply Mobile Terminals to Swedish Defence

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SpaceX Scoops GPS Satellite Launch as ULA Vulcan Delays Mount The US Space Force has reassigned another GPS satellite launch to SpaceX under the NSSL Phase 2 contract, citing delays in ULA’s Vulcan program. It marks the third mission moved from ULA to SpaceX, as the service readies ULA for two other missions returned under the contract.

2025-05-30T03:09:08.001915-07:00

SpaceX Scoops GPS Satellite Launch as ULA Vulcan Delays Mount

Aviation Week

Finland leads EU push for quantum-hardened GNSS and missile warning In a bid to reduce Europe’s reliance on external satellite navigation, Finland is spearheading an EU initiative to integrate quantum technologies into GNSS-based positioning, navigation and timing, aiming to boost jam resistance and strengthen early missile-warning capabilities across member states.

2025-05-30T02:50:38.348776-07:00

Finland leads EU push for quantum-hardened GNSS and missile warning

Yonhap News Agency

South Korea greenlights Starlink and OneWeb for domestic LEO broadband South Korea’s science ministry has granted operating licences to SpaceX’s Starlink and Eutelsat-backed OneWeb, approving three applications for low-Earth-orbit satellite internet services. Providers can now roll out LEO broadband across the country, targeting urban, rural and maritime connectivity.

2025-05-29T23:06:40.571378-07:00

South Korea greenlights Starlink and OneWeb for domestic LEO broadband

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China on Long March 4B Rockets Classified Shijian-26 in Ninth April Launch China on Thursday completed its ninth orbital launch of April, lifting the classified Shijian-26 satellite aboard a Long March 4B rocket from the Jiuquan spaceport. The secretive spacecraft’s mission details remain undisclosed, underscoring China’s expanding space-based intelligence and reconnaissance capabilities.

2025-05-29T14:03:46.561494-07:00

China on Long March 4B Rockets Classified Shijian-26 in Ninth April Launch

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