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Reuters • Mathieu Rosemain

Eutelsat names Orange veteran Jean-François Fallacher as CEO, prioritizing $4.75B OneWeb/Iris2 financing

Eutelsat on May 5 appointed former Orange France CEO Jean-François Fallacher to succeed Eva Berneke as head of the satellite operator, tasking him with steering the OneWeb integration and securing urgent financing of some $4.75 billion for its LEO projects, including Iris2.

2025-05-05T00:34:53.988910-07:00

European Spaceflight

ESA's Biomass Satellite Debuts Enhanced Forest Monitoring

2025-04-29T07:39:17.586024-07:00

Ars Technica

Eric Schmidt Acquires Relativity Space to Deploy Orbital Data Centers

2025-05-02T07:47:51.990899-07:00

Inflight Online

Balancing Efficiency, Coverage and Speed to Secure ROI in In-Flight Connectivity

2025-05-02T04:51:43.922343-07:00

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Space Intel Report

Tesat Spacecom to Start Mass Production of Lasercom Terminals at New German Plant German laser communications terminal specialist Tesat Spacecom will commission its new manufacturing plant in 2025 and begin mass production of satellite lasercom terminals, fulfilling a multi-year contract as global demand for high-speed optical links surges.

2025-05-05T15:33:48.882711-07:00

Tesat Spacecom to Start Mass Production of Lasercom Terminals at New German Plant

Via Satellite

Former Hughes Network Systems CEO Pradman Kaul Dies at 73 Pradman Kaul, the veteran executive who steered Hughes Network Systems as President and CEO, has died, the company announced on May 4. Kaul led the satellite communications pioneer through pivotal growth phases, overseeing network innovations that underpinned critical aviation, defense and space connectivity.

2025-05-05T13:19:32.892196-07:00

Former Hughes Network Systems CEO Pradman Kaul Dies at 73

Via Satellite

Phemotron Systems’ Femi Ishola on Building Africa’s Satellite Ecosystem In this week’s On Orbit episode, Femi Ishola, founder and CEO of Phemotron Systems—recent winner of the 2025 Startup Space competition at SATELLITE—discusses plans to develop Africa’s satellite infrastructure, from design and deployment to operations, aiming to bridge connectivity gaps across the continent.

2025-05-05T13:09:58.892041-07:00

Phemotron Systems’ Femi Ishola on Building Africa’s Satellite Ecosystem

SpaceNews.com

Space Force Demands Clear Combat Edge Before Embracing On-Orbit Refueling Despite growing private-sector momentum and pilot projects demonstrating in-space satellite refueling, US Space Force leaders remain unconvinced of its operational value, pressing contractors to define a tangible military advantage before green-lighting long-term service contracts.

2025-05-05T12:27:44.363365-07:00

Space Force Demands Clear Combat Edge Before Embracing On-Orbit Refueling

Reuters

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Eutelsat names Orange veteran Jean-François Fallacher as CEO, prioritizing $4.75B OneWeb/Iris2 financing Eutelsat on May 5 appointed former Orange France CEO Jean-François Fallacher to succeed Eva Berneke as head of the satellite operator, tasking him with steering the OneWeb integration and securing urgent financing of some $4.75 billion for its LEO projects, including Iris2.

2025-05-05T00:34:53.988910-07:00

Eutelsat names Orange veteran Jean-François Fallacher as CEO, prioritizing $4.75B OneWeb/Iris2 financing

deccanherald.com

ISRO Executes First-Ever On-Orbit ‘Dogfight’ with SPADEX Satellites India’s Space Research Organisation has successfully simulated a satellite ‘dogfight’ in low Earth orbit using its Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX) mission, demonstrating advanced pursuit and evasion manoeuvres and marking a new chapter in the nation’s space defence capabilities.

2025-05-04T07:31:57.600200-07:00

ISRO Executes First-Ever On-Orbit ‘Dogfight’ with SPADEX Satellites

Florida Today

SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Smallsats on Star Wars Day from Kennedy’s LC-39A At 4:54 a.m. ET on May 4, a fog-shrouded Falcon 9 lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center LC-39A, deploying 29 Starlink Group 6-84 small satellites to low-Earth orbit. The mission, with a 60% chance of favorable weather, expands SpaceX’s growing broadband constellation.

2025-05-04T04:02:02.737254-07:00

SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Smallsats on Star Wars Day from Kennedy’s LC-39A

Financial Times

Iberian Blackout Exposes Telco Weaknesses, Drives Starlink Adoption A massive power failure across Spain and Portugal last weekend knocked out traditional telecom networks, forcing emergency services, businesses and airlines to rely on SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet as a resilient backup. The incident underscores satellite constellations’ role in maintaining critical communications during infrastructure failures.

2025-05-03T21:35:18.352150-07:00

Iberian Blackout Exposes Telco Weaknesses, Drives Starlink Adoption

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