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China's state-owned SatNet backs binding space-traffic rules alongside Starlink, Kuiper, OneWeb and Telesat

China's state-owned China Satellite Network Group (SatNet) has joined Starlink, Project Kuiper, OneWeb and Telesat in backing binding space-traffic regulation. The endorsement, following SatNet's recent flurry of launches, strengthens calls for enforceable rules on collision avoidance, spectrum coordination and orbital sustainability.

2025-10-08T11:40:31.013608-07:00

Space.com

China confirms active debris‑removal work, raising dual‑use concerns

2025-10-07T03:05:06.547862-07:00

Reuters

UK Space Command: Russia 'weekly' jams and gathers intelligence from British military satellites

2025-10-02T17:28:16.920212-07:00

Space Intel Report

SpaceX tells FCC it will use EchoStar spectrum to deploy ~15,000‑satellite LEO network at 330 km

2025-09-22T09:02:23.259440-07:00

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Orienspace's Gravity‑1 Y2 sea launch places three satellites — remote‑sensing plus two debris imagers Chinese commercial launch startup Orienspace successfully flew its Gravity‑1 Y2 solid rocket from a barge off Haiyang in the Yellow Sea, placing three satellites into their planned orbits on Oct. 11. Payloads included an Earth remote‑sensing satellite and two craft built to image orbital debris.

2025-10-11T07:34:46.567404-07:00

Orienspace's Gravity‑1 Y2 sea launch places three satellites — remote‑sensing plus two debris imagers

Space Intel Report

US and EU agree to coordinate regional space-traffic monitoring efforts US and EU government officials meeting in La Plata, Maryland agreed to coordinate regional space-traffic monitoring efforts, aiming to improve sharing of surveillance data and conjunction alerts across allied sensors. The move signals stepped-up transatlantic cooperation on space situational awareness and congestion management.

2025-10-10T06:56:05.637662-07:00

US and EU agree to coordinate regional space-traffic monitoring efforts

SpaceWatch Global

Open Lunar Foundation launches Lunar Ledger — open database cataloguing global lunar activities and objects The Open Lunar Foundation has launched the Lunar Ledger, an open-access database cataloguing global lunar activities and objects. The publicly accessible registry aggregates records of missions, surface hardware and other lunar assets to create a single reference for researchers, operators and policymakers.

2025-10-10T03:04:45.014602-07:00

Open Lunar Foundation launches Lunar Ledger — open database cataloguing global lunar activities and objects

Associated Press

Car-sized NASA hardware parachutes onto West Texas farm, recovered after reentry A West Texas woman spotted a car-sized object under a massive parachute drifting over her farm; deputies located the piece in a neighbor’s yard and confirmed it was NASA hardware that had reentered and landed. NASA had been searching for the missing equipment and recovered it after the sighting.

2025-10-09T16:24:46.140447-07:00

Car-sized NASA hardware parachutes onto West Texas farm, recovered after reentry

Space Intel Report

Near-miss between Malaysian and North Korean satellites spurs UN space situational awareness group Two recent satellite collision alerts — including a close approach between Malaysian and North Korean spacecraft — prompted the United Nations to establish a new space situational awareness group to improve conjunction-warning coordination and operator-to-operator information sharing amid rising orbital congestion.

2025-10-09T11:05:00.226257-07:00

Near-miss between Malaysian and North Korean satellites spurs UN space situational awareness group

Space Intel Report

ITU Secretary‑General reviews space sustainability progress, warns of remaining challenges Since her 2023 election, the ITU Secretary‑General reviewed progress on space sustainability, noting improved coordination and technical measures but warning that orbital congestion, debris risk and regulatory gaps persist. She urged accelerated international cooperation, clearer rules on spectrum and traffic management, and binding frameworks to protect congested orbits.

2025-10-08T12:57:29.625844-07:00

ITU Secretary‑General reviews space sustainability progress, warns of remaining challenges

Space Intel Report

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China's state-owned SatNet backs binding space-traffic rules alongside Starlink, Kuiper, OneWeb and Telesat China's state-owned China Satellite Network Group (SatNet) has joined Starlink, Project Kuiper, OneWeb and Telesat in backing binding space-traffic regulation. The endorsement, following SatNet's recent flurry of launches, strengthens calls for enforceable rules on collision avoidance, spectrum coordination and orbital sustainability.

2025-10-08T11:40:31.013608-07:00

China's state-owned SatNet backs binding space-traffic rules alongside Starlink, Kuiper, OneWeb and Telesat

South China Morning Post

Researchers propose AI-powered 'orbital cloud' megaconstellation to serve eight billion people Researchers propose an AI-powered 'orbital cloud' megaconstellation that would deliver real-time computing and data services to Earth's eight billion people while using autonomous traffic management to minimise orbital congestion. The concept prioritises on-orbit processing, continuous connectivity and AI-driven collision avoidance across dense LEO regimes.

2025-10-07T07:08:24.397791-07:00

Researchers propose AI-powered 'orbital cloud' megaconstellation to serve eight billion people

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