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ESA selects Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build large multi‑payload CubeSat for ESA‑EC IOD/IOV in‑orbit demo

The European Space Agency has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build a large multi‑payload CubeSat platform for the ESA‑EC IOD/IOV in‑orbit demonstration programme. The spacecraft will host multiple European payloads to validate technologies, exercise payload integration and demonstrate operational and commercial readiness on orbit.

2025-10-15T13:06:13.169843-07:00

Associated Press

SpaceX completes final Version 2 Starship test — 11th flight deploys test satellites and returns largely intact

2025-10-13T17:07:45.617123-07:00

ala.aero

United flies first Starlink-equipped 737-800 mainline service; begins fleetwide retrofit with free high-speed Wi‑Fi

2025-10-14T05:29:20.734374-07:00

FlightGlobal

Gulfstream and Slate Aviation select Honeywell JetWave X for ultra‑high‑speed cabin connectivity; GIV/GV certification underway

2025-10-14T12:14:24.561928-07:00

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Eutelsat rebrands U.S. subsidiary as Eutelsat Network Solutions Eutelsat is going to market in the U.S. under a new name, renaming its U.S. proxy company Eutelsat Network Solutions. The rebrand creates a dedicated U.S. commercial identity for selling the group's satellite and managed-network services to American customers and partners.

2025-10-15T13:53:07.763440-07:00

Eutelsat rebrands U.S. subsidiary as Eutelsat Network Solutions

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ESA selects Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build large multi‑payload CubeSat for ESA‑EC IOD/IOV in‑orbit demo The European Space Agency has selected Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build a large multi‑payload CubeSat platform for the ESA‑EC IOD/IOV in‑orbit demonstration programme. The spacecraft will host multiple European payloads to validate technologies, exercise payload integration and demonstrate operational and commercial readiness on orbit.

2025-10-15T13:06:13.169843-07:00

ESA selects Kongsberg NanoAvionics to build large multi‑payload CubeSat for ESA‑EC IOD/IOV in‑orbit demo

Via Satellite

Keysight completes $1.46B acquisition of Spirent, expands communications-testing portfolio Keysight Technologies has completed a $1.46 billion acquisition of Spirent Communications, integrating Spirent’s communications-testing technologies into Keysight’s product portfolio. The transaction expands Keysight’s capabilities in network and device testing and broadens its commercial offering for advanced communications test solutions.

2025-10-15T12:57:31.020859-07:00

Keysight completes $1.46B acquisition of Spirent, expands communications-testing portfolio

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Gilat lands $42M SkyEdge IV multi‑orbit ground‑platform order from major operator Gilat Satellite Networks has received $42 million in orders from a major, unnamed satellite operator for its SkyEdge IV multi‑orbit ground platform, with systems due for delivery over the next year. The equipment will support expanded, resilient in‑flight connectivity and global next‑generation satcom services.

2025-10-15T12:57:31.006124-07:00

Gilat lands $42M SkyEdge IV multi‑orbit ground‑platform order from major operator

Space Intel Report

3GPP pushes satellite–terrestrial integration as regulators fall behind 3GPP is advancing standards to embed satellite connectivity directly into 5G and future 6G mobile architectures, enabling non‑terrestrial network (NTN) and direct‑to‑device services. Regulators and national policy frameworks, however, are not keeping pace, creating uncertainty around spectrum allocation, certification processes and market rollout timelines.

2025-10-15T12:45:26.914223-07:00

3GPP pushes satellite–terrestrial integration as regulators fall behind

Boeing

Boeing and Virgin Atlantic to fit Starlink streaming‑quality Wi‑Fi across 787 fleet Boeing and Virgin Atlantic will retrofit the carrier’s Boeing 787 Dreamliners with streaming‑quality Starlink Wi‑Fi under an OEM‑backed modification agreement. Boeing Global Services will lead installation and engineering support for the fleetwide upgrade, announced during MRO Euro.

2025-10-15T12:04:38.084034-07:00

Boeing and Virgin Atlantic to fit Starlink streaming‑quality Wi‑Fi across 787 fleet

AINonline

FAA approves AeroMech Starlink STC for Cessna Citation Latitude and Longitude AeroMech has received FAA supplemental type certification to install SpaceX Starlink on Cessna Citation Latitude and Longitude business jets. The approval is one of six Starlink STCs AeroMech has developed this year, expanding retrofit options for midsize Citations.

2025-10-15T10:17:04.670580-07:00

FAA approves AeroMech Starlink STC for Cessna Citation Latitude and Longitude

Space.com

South Atlantic Anomaly expands by area roughly half the size of Europe over last decade Satellite data show the South Atlantic Anomaly — a long‑recognized weak region in Earth’s magnetic field — has grown by an area roughly half the size of continental Europe in the past 10 years, deepening a localized magnetic weakness that raises radiation exposure for satellites and space operations.

2025-10-15T07:04:54.051692-07:00

South Atlantic Anomaly expands by area roughly half the size of Europe over last decade

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