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Gogo says its Galileo low Earth orbit connectivity service will gain significant performance improvements by 2032, with minimal hardware changes, and outlined a roadmap extending through the mid-2030s and beyond. Textron Aviation has also secured FAA approval for Galileo HDX on Citation Latitude and Longitude jets.
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Gogo says its Galileo low Earth orbit connectivity service will gain significant performance improvements by 2032, with minimal hardware changes, and outlined a roadmap extending through the mid-2030s and beyond. Textron Aviation has also secured FAA approval for Galileo HDX on Citation Latitude and Longitude jets.
Lithuanian authorities are investigating an attempt to set fire to Starlink infrastructure in Vilnius, with Russian sabotage suspected. The incident follows reported attacks on similar sites in Poland and Bulgaria, raising scrutiny of the security of satellite-service infrastructure across the region.
Ukraine’s access to Starlink has become a flashpoint as President Volodymyr Zelenskiy accuses the White House of throttling the military’s satellite connections, while Kyiv seeks talks with senior U.S. officials. The dispute is prompting concern in Canada and underscores the strategic leverage tied to commercial space infrastructure.
International regulators have yet to reach consensus on how to govern satellite direct-to-device (D2D) services near national borders, where multiple countries’ networks overlap. The dispute centers on interference risks when satellite providers use spectrum assigned to mobile network operators, with agreement still elusive 13 months before the ITU’s WRC-27.
Textron Aviation has received FAA certification for Gogo’s Galileo HDX connectivity system, enabling OneWeb-powered low Earth orbit service on Citation Latitude and Longitude business jets. The approval adds a new satellite connectivity option to two aircraft models, linking cabin connectivity deployment to regulatory clearance.
ESA’s 2026 Space Environment Report records more than 300 launches and over 4,000 payloads placed in orbit in 2025. Separately, a GAO report warns that the United States could face a gap in geostationary weather-satellite coverage in the early 2030s as NOAA develops its next-generation spacecraft.
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