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Slingshot sells optical sensors to U.K., pitches space‑tracking sovereignty to other nations

SpaceNews.com reports: Slingshot Aerospace is in talks with other countries to create or expand space-tracking capabilities after selling optical sensors to the U.K., marking the California-based company’s first deal for the hardware behind its monitoring software.

2025-10-28T09:14:38.859632-07:00

NASA Spaceflight

Launch roundup: Shenzhou-21 crew heads to Tiangong; India to launch CMS-03 as SpaceX sustains LEO tempo

2025-10-27T16:06:01.900943-07:00

SpaceNews.com

Iridium to ship PNT ASIC chip next year to protect mass‑market devices from GNSS jamming and spoofing

2025-10-27T04:51:45.769198-07:00

SpaceNews.com

HEO images mystery Chinese tech‑test satellite and models hardware before reentry

2025-10-26T22:12:43.512559-07:00

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SpaceNews.com

Rising demand and falling costs clear path for commercial satellite servicing Commercial satellite servicing is poised to scale as rising operator demand and falling mission costs make on-orbit life‑extension, refueling and repair commercially viable. Lower per‑mission prices and larger satellite fleets are creating commercial opportunities for robotic servicers and new service models.

2025-10-28T21:33:14.813816-07:00

Rising demand and falling costs clear path for commercial satellite servicing

Space Intel Report

ESA proposes $1.4B investment in resiliency technologies to connect Earth observation, navigation and telecom assets

2025-10-28T15:37:23.693153-07:00

ESA proposes $1.4B investment

Via Satellite

All.Space and Aalyria to demonstrate multi‑orbit, multi‑domain interoperable communications for defence All.Space and network‑orchestration specialist Aalyria will run a joint demonstration of interoperable, multi‑orbit and multi‑domain communications for defence use‑cases, pairing All.Space user terminals with Aalyria orchestration software to validate secure data exchange across space, air and ground domains.

2025-10-28T12:55:31.747057-07:00

All.Space and Aalyria to demonstrate multi‑orbit, multi‑domain interoperable communications for defence

Via Satellite

Open Cosmos and Panasonic unveil 'Quiver' to advance optical inter‑satellite communications for connected constellations Open Cosmos and Panasonic Operational Excellence Co. have unveiled 'Quiver', a collaboration to develop optical inter‑satellite communications technologies aimed at enabling high‑bandwidth, low‑latency links between satellites in connected constellations. The project targets scalable laser crosslinks to improve constellation throughput and resiliency.

2025-10-28T12:55:31.729968-07:00

Open Cosmos and Panasonic unveil 'Quiver' to advance optical inter‑satellite communications for connected constellations

SpaceNews.com

FCC proposes modular 'licensing assembly line' to speed satellite approvals On Oct. 28 the FCC voted to propose a modular "licensing assembly line" that would overhaul its satellite application process. The plan aims to accelerate review timelines and cut regulatory red tape for satellite and earth-station approvals by modularizing application steps and standardizing internal reviews.

2025-10-28T12:53:15.358289-07:00

FCC proposes modular 'licensing assembly line' to speed satellite approvals

Payload

Pentagon space-policy nominee urges streamlined Space Force–NRO collaboration, organizational changes and focus on China During testimony, the Pentagon’s nominee for space policy said he will streamline collaboration between the U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office, rework organizational responsibilities to speed intelligence-to-action cycles, and sharpen U.S. posture to address China’s expanding space capabilities.

2025-10-28T09:56:22.460413-07:00

Pentagon space-policy nominee urges streamlined Space Force–NRO collaboration, organizational changes and focus on China

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Slingshot sells optical sensors to U.K., pitches space‑tracking sovereignty to other nations

2025-10-28T09:14:38.859632-07:00

Slingshot sells optical sensor

Space Intel Report

Umbra: smallsat SAR, cost cuts and vertical integration are turning orbital radar into operational intelligence Umbra argues advances in smallsat synthetic‑aperture radar, falling unit costs and vertical integration are expanding the operational role of radar imaging in commercial and government markets. The company says constellation scale, faster revisit and flight‑proven hardware are turning radar data into actionable intelligence.

2025-10-28T06:24:28.588845-07:00

Umbra: smallsat SAR, cost cuts and vertical integration are turning orbital radar into operational intelligence

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