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Starlink Secures GMPCS, VSAT and ISP License in India as Final Approval Awaits

India’s Department of Telecommunications has issued Starlink a GMPCS, VSAT and ISP license, positioning the Elon Musk–owned constellation to begin commercial internet services once IN-SPACe finalizes approval. The move follows discussions between PM Narendra Modi and Musk in February and pits Starlink alongside OneWeb and Jio-SES.

2025-06-06T02:51:51.403094-07:00

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Musk retreats on Dragon decommission threat after spat with Trump

2025-06-05T13:30:00.315979-07:00

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Planet Labs Turns Positive Free Cash Flow Amid Surge in Defense and Government Imaging Demand

2025-06-05T04:00:49.392725-07:00

Space Intel Report

EU to field first operational military space capability via Galileo PRS this year; EU-SST and IRIS2 to follow

2025-06-04T12:57:13.246638-07:00

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MIT Lincoln Lab Optical Sensor Achieves First Light on QZSS-HP to Boost US-Japan Space Domain Awareness The optical sensing payload developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, launched aboard Japan’s QZSS-HP satellite in February, has recently achieved first light. This marks the start of a joint US Space Force and Japanese effort to passively monitor contested orbital regions for improved space domain awareness.

2025-06-06T07:25:44.115258-07:00

MIT Lincoln Lab Optical Sensor Achieves First Light on QZSS-HP to Boost US-Japan Space Domain Awareness

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Geospatial Intelligence Firms Showcase High-Resolution Earth Observation Satellite Imagery Geospatial intelligence firms have unveiled their latest Earth observation satellite imagery, featuring sub-meter resolution, rapid revisit rates and enhanced analytics overlays. Providers say these advances support defense and intelligence missions, infrastructure monitoring and environmental assessments, underscoring growing demand for timely, high-fidelity geospatial data.

2025-06-06T04:03:40.028216-07:00

Geospatial Intelligence Firms Showcase High-Resolution Earth Observation Satellite Imagery

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Starlink Secures GMPCS, VSAT and ISP License in India as Final Approval Awaits India’s Department of Telecommunications has issued Starlink a GMPCS, VSAT and ISP license, positioning the Elon Musk–owned constellation to begin commercial internet services once IN-SPACe finalizes approval. The move follows discussions between PM Narendra Modi and Musk in February and pits Starlink alongside OneWeb and Jio-SES.

2025-06-06T02:51:51.403094-07:00

Starlink Secures GMPCS, VSAT and ISP License in India as Final Approval Awaits

SpaceWatch Global

Dhruva Space to Demonstrate Sodern’s HORUS Star Tracker on P-30 Hosted Payload Mission Dhruva Space has partnered with France’s Sodern to integrate and in-orbit demonstrate the HORUS star tracker on its upcoming P-30 mission, leveraging the Indian firm’s hosted payload platform. The collaboration marks Sodern’s first live space test on a commercial satellite bus.

2025-06-06T02:35:29.806433-07:00

Dhruva Space to Demonstrate Sodern’s HORUS Star Tracker on P-30 Hosted Payload Mission

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China Deploys Fourth Batch of Guowang Internet Megaconstellation Satellites China launched its fourth tranche of Guowang low Earth orbit internet satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, expanding its burgeoning domestic megaconstellation. Beijing provided scant details on the payload specifications or mission objectives, highlighting the opaque nature of its sovereign broadband rollout in LEO.

2025-06-06T01:39:28.707330-07:00

China Deploys Fourth Batch of Guowang Internet Megaconstellation Satellites

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX to Launch SiriusXM’s SXM-10 Radio Satellite on Reused Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral SpaceX plans a late-night liftoff of the SXM-10 satellite for SiriusXM atop a Falcon 9 first stage booster B1085—on its eighth flight—from SLC-40 at Cape Canaveral. The mission, using a Maxar-built geosynchronous transfer orbit payload with a 10 m unfurlable reflector, targets liftoff June 6 at 11:19 p.m. EDT (0319 UTC June 7) in a four-hour window.

2025-06-05T22:10:11.209100-07:00

SpaceX to Launch SiriusXM’s SXM-10 Radio Satellite on Reused Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral

South China Morning Post

China Launches Two Quantum Modules to Extend Space-Air-Ground Secure Network China launched two experimental modules last week in a pivotal test of its budding space-air-ground quantum network. The payloads aim to establish ultra-secure communication links via entangled photons across orbital, airborne and ground stations, marking a significant stride in Beijing’s sovereign quantum communications.

2025-06-05T18:17:08.572755-07:00

China Launches Two Quantum Modules to Extend Space-Air-Ground Secure Network

Space Intel Report

Mynaric shares surge 297% after German market debut Shares of Mynaric AG, the Germany-based satellite lasercom terminal manufacturer, jumped 297% on June 5 after it entered Germany’s exchange equivalent to US markets. The surge reflects strong investor appetite for space-based optical communications as Mynaric scales production of its terminals.

2025-06-05T13:30:28.194955-07:00

Mynaric shares surge 297% after German market debut

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