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Launch Preview: Eight Orbital Launches Planned This Week from China, U.S. and Norway

NASA Spaceflight reports: Eight orbital launch attempts are scheduled for this week, with SpaceX and Chinese launches comprising….

2026-01-12T15:29:35.669006-08:00

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Researchers beam power from moving aircraft to ground receivers in first airborne wireless power transmission

2026-01-12T10:56:58.983757-08:00

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Sweden awards ~$141M sovereign ISR contracts to ICEYE and Planet Labs; SAR and optical satellites due 2026

2026-01-12T11:44:00.869810-08:00

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U.S. weighs sanctions, cyber ops, Starlink terminals and military steps as Iran protests deepen

2026-01-11T09:08:46.672814-08:00

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NASA Spaceflight

Launch Preview: Eight Orbital Launches Planned This Week from China, U.S. and Norway

2026-01-12T15:29:35.669006-08:00

Launch Preview: Eight Orbital

Space Intel Report

Sweden awards ~$141M sovereign ISR contracts to ICEYE and Planet Labs; SAR and optical satellites due 2026 Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has signed multi‑year sovereign imagery contracts—about $141m—to ICEYE for a Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite capability and to Planet Labs for high‑resolution optical tasking and data services. The radar and optical satellites are due to begin deliveries and sovereign tasking access in 2026.

2026-01-12T11:44:00.869810-08:00

Sweden awards ~$141M sovereign ISR contracts to ICEYE and Planet Labs; SAR and optical satellites due 2026

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Researchers beam power from moving aircraft to ground receivers in first airborne wireless power transmission Researchers have successfully transmitted power wirelessly from a moving aircraft to ground receivers, marking the first demonstration of airborne wireless energy transfer. The flight test validates beaming power from a mobile airborne source to terrestrial receivers and extends prior ground-based demonstrations into a moving-platform environment.

2026-01-12T10:56:58.983757-08:00

Researchers beam power from moving aircraft to ground receivers in first airborne wireless power transmission

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NRO names Capitol Hill veteran Bill Adkins as principal deputy director The National Reconnaissance Office has tapped longtime Capitol Hill staffer Bill Adkins as principal deputy director. Adkins, a veteran congressional aide, joins the NRO's senior leadership and will serve as the agency's principal deputy, bringing direct Capitol Hill experience to its executive ranks.

2026-01-12T07:26:52.962884-08:00

NRO names Capitol Hill veteran Bill Adkins as principal deputy director

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GEOINT industry poised to provide the spatial intelligence AI needs AI systems increasingly require spatial context to interpret the world and make operational decisions. The GEOINT industry — commercial and government geospatial-intelligence providers — is positioned to supply the high-resolution imagery, mapping and analytics that give AI the spatial intelligence it lacks.

2026-01-12T07:12:08.540699-08:00

GEOINT industry poised to provide the spatial intelligence AI needs

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China files to deploy up to 200,000 satellites, cites collision risk from Starlink as FCC clears 7,500 Gen2 launches China has filed plans to deploy up to 200,000 satellites, citing collision risks from SpaceX's rapidly expanding Starlink network. Beijing's regulator says such ITU filings are routine; the move comes as the US FCC approved 7,500 second‑generation Starlink satellites.

2026-01-12T01:29:33.242733-08:00

China files to deploy up to 200,000 satellites, cites collision risk from Starlink as FCC clears 7,500 Gen2 launches

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U.S. weighs sanctions, cyber ops, Starlink terminals and military steps as Iran protests deepen President Trump and senior advisers are weighing a mix of measures in response to nationwide protests in Iran — sanctions, cyber operations and potential military options — and are reportedly considering sending Starlink satellite terminals into Iran to help bypass Tehran’s internet blackout, even as Iran may have some capacity to jam Starlink.

2026-01-11T09:08:46.672814-08:00

U.S. weighs sanctions, cyber ops, Starlink terminals and military steps as Iran protests deepen

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ISRO’s 2026 kickoff: PSLV‑C62 to launch Anvesha (EOS‑N1) military EO satellite ISRO will conduct its first orbital launch of 2026 with PSLV‑C62 on Jan. 12 (late Jan. 11 ET), carrying Anvesha (EOS‑N1), described as an advanced military reconnaissance / Earth‑observation satellite. The flight is PSLV’s return to operations after a May 2025 failure.

2026-01-11T03:03:58.945016-08:00

ISRO’s 2026 kickoff: PSLV‑C62 to launch Anvesha (EOS‑N1) military EO satellite

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Launch Preview: Eight Orbital Launches Planned This Week from China, U.S. and Norway

Researchers beam power from moving aircraft to ground receivers in first airborne wireless power transmission

Sweden awards ~$141M sovereign ISR contracts to ICEYE and Planet Labs; SAR and optical satellites due 2026

U.S. weighs sanctions, cyber ops, Starlink terminals and military steps as Iran protests deepen

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