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ISRO's LVM3‑M5 to launch 4,410 kg CMS‑03 multi‑band communications satellite on Nov. 2

India's ISRO will fly the LVM3‑M5 on Nov. 2 to place CMS‑03, a 4,410 kg multi‑band communications satellite, into orbit from Sriharikota. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:56 a.m. ET; the mission is a heavy‑lift milestone and comes after two recent strategic satellite losses.

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ISRO's LVM3‑M5 to launch 4,410 kg CMS‑03 multi‑band communications satellite on Nov. 2 India's ISRO will fly the LVM3‑M5 on Nov. 2 to place CMS‑03, a 4,410 kg multi‑band communications satellite, into orbit from Sriharikota. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:56 a.m. ET; the mission is a heavy‑lift milestone and comes after two recent strategic satellite losses.

2025-11-01T21:13:31.234691-07:00

ISRO's LVM3‑M5 to launch 4,410 kg CMS‑03 multi‑band communications satellite on Nov. 2

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SpaceX poised to win $2 billion Pentagon contract to build Golden Dome missile‑tracking satellites SpaceX is the preferred bidder for an approximately $2 billion Pentagon award to develop missile‑tracking satellites for President Trump’s Golden Dome space‑based missile‑defense project, a move reported despite the company’s public falling out with the president earlier this year.

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SpaceX poised to win $2 billion Pentagon contract to build Golden Dome missile‑tracking satellites

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Kyivstar to expand Starlink Direct-to-Cell tests across most of Ukraine, excluding front-line and occupied areas Kyivstar said Oct. 31 it will expand tests of SpaceX's Starlink Direct-to-Cell service across most of Ukraine, excluding border regions, active combat zones and Russian-occupied territories. The wide-area trial aims to extend satellite-to-mobile connectivity for civilians and resilience communications while avoiding frontline areas.

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Kyivstar to expand Starlink Direct-to-Cell tests across most of Ukraine, excluding front-line and occupied areas

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Lessons from the Air Domain for Shaping Military Space As space rapidly becomes a contested warfighting domain, armed forces should apply hard‑won lessons from the air domain—dispersed basing, integrated training, layered defenses, and streamlined acquisition—to shape doctrine, force structure and resilience in orbit. The air domain offers practical templates for C2, sustainment and operational resilience.

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Lessons from the Air Domain for Shaping Military Space

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After 50 years, ESA poised to assume defense and military space responsibilities After five decades of a strictly civilian mandate, the European Space Agency is poised to assume formal defense and military space responsibilities, marking a fundamental change in its institutional role. The announcement represents a major policy departure for an organisation that has long shunned military involvement.

2025-10-31T11:31:59.620806-07:00

After 50 years, ESA poised to assume defense and military space responsibilities

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ICEYE launches Tactical Access — guaranteed rapid, high‑volume SAR tasking for short‑notice operations ICEYE has introduced Tactical Access, a commercial SAR satellite product offering guaranteed rapid tasking, high‑volume imagery and flexible scheduling for short‑notice, time‑sensitive operations. The service is aimed at users requiring prioritized collections and faster delivery from ICEYE's SAR constellation.

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ICEYE launches Tactical Access — guaranteed rapid, high‑volume SAR tasking for short‑notice operations

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How resources, nuclear reactors and geopolitics will shape the new lunar race Access to lunar subsurface resources, the deployment of high‑capacity nuclear surface power, and intensifying geopolitical rivalry will determine which nations and commercial actors can sustain long‑term operations, extract value and set cislunar governance. Technology, regulatory and industrial constraints will shape who leads the next phase of lunar activity.

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How resources, nuclear reactors and geopolitics will shape the new lunar race

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China's StarDetect raises Series A to scale on‑orbit computing and space‑domain awareness services Chinese startup StarDetect has closed a Series A to scale on‑orbit computing and space‑domain awareness services, positioning itself to offer satellite edge processing and orbital surveillance analytics. The funding will support development of in‑space compute platforms and SDA tools for commercial and government customers.

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China's StarDetect raises Series A to scale on‑orbit computing and space‑domain awareness services

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