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Nigeria to launch two NIGCOMSAT communications satellites in 2028–29

The Nigerian Federal Government has announced plans to launch two NIGCOMSAT communications satellites, scheduled for 2028 and 2029. The announcement sets a two-year timetable for adding national satcom capacity, with launch providers and procurement details not yet disclosed.

2026-04-07T03:58:12.114847-07:00

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Open Lunar Foundation and COSPAR sign MOU to create 'Lunar Ledger' for coordinated lunar data-sharing

2026-04-07T03:20:00.873783-07:00

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Commercial space operators ask FCC to pause market-access action as EU reforms advance

2026-04-06T13:36:19.405525-07:00

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How Starlink and Amazon Leo are reshaping satellite connectivity and governance

2026-04-06T05:51:44.674574-07:00

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Nigeria to launch two NIGCOMSAT communications satellites in 2028–29 The Nigerian Federal Government has announced plans to launch two NIGCOMSAT communications satellites, scheduled for 2028 and 2029. The announcement sets a two-year timetable for adding national satcom capacity, with launch providers and procurement details not yet disclosed.

2026-04-07T03:58:12.114847-07:00

Nigeria to launch two NIGCOMSAT communications satellites in 2028–29

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Open Lunar Foundation and COSPAR sign MOU to create 'Lunar Ledger' for coordinated lunar data-sharing Open Lunar Foundation and COSPAR signed a memorandum of understanding to create a 'Lunar Ledger', a coordinated platform for lunar data-sharing. The initiative is designed to foster scientific engagement around lunar missions and activities by standardizing access and coordination of mission datasets and research outputs.

2026-04-07T03:20:00.873783-07:00

Open Lunar Foundation and COSPAR sign MOU to create 'Lunar Ledger' for coordinated lunar data-sharing

Space Intel Report

Commercial space operators ask FCC to pause market-access action as EU reforms advance At an FCC proceeding in La Plata, Maryland, commercial space operators urged the commission to delay any market-access rulemaking while the European Union's sweeping space regulatory reforms take shape, warning premature U.S. action could create conflicting licensing regimes and complicate transatlantic market access.

2026-04-06T13:36:19.405525-07:00

Commercial space operators ask FCC to pause market-access action as EU reforms advance

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How Starlink and Amazon Leo are reshaping satellite connectivity and governance SpaceX’s Starlink now operates more than 10,020 satellites and serves over 10 million users, while Amazon’s rebranded Leo has 212 production craft and an enterprise beta. The jump to 11,539 operational satellites by end‑2024 is remaking the satcom market and exposing debris, traffic and governance risks.

2026-04-06T05:51:44.674574-07:00

How Starlink and Amazon Leo are reshaping satellite connectivity and governance

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Kallas Omits Space Infrastructure — Colorado Springs Must Force Brussels to Act Kallas catalogued the threats Europe faces but omitted the underpinning space infrastructure required to respond. The author argues Colorado Springs should force the debate Brussels avoids, making space systems — from communications to intelligence — central to any credible European defence and resilience strategy.

2026-04-06T02:40:36.423768-07:00

Kallas Omits Space Infrastructure — Colorado Springs Must Force Brussels to Act

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Isaacman defends FY2027 plan to slash NASA budget by nearly 25% on CNN On April 5, 2026, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman told CNN he stands behind a fiscal year 2027 budget proposal that would cut the agency’s funding by nearly 25%. The move intensifies immediate questions about program cancellations, science mission scope and Artemis-era priorities.

2026-04-05T15:27:22.141437-07:00

Isaacman defends FY2027 plan to slash NASA budget by nearly 25% on CNN

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Planet Labs and peers impose indefinite blackout on Iran, wider Middle East imagery at U.S. request Planet Labs said April 5 it will indefinitely withhold commercial satellite imagery covering Iran and broader Middle East conflict zones at the request of the U.S. national security team, expanding earlier short-term delays and withholding imagery dating back to March 9 until hostilities end.

2026-04-05T03:21:04.988317-07:00

Planet Labs and peers impose indefinite blackout on Iran, wider Middle East imagery at U.S. request

Space Intel Report

200 national constellations could trigger an orbital and atmospheric environmental crisis Experts warn the planned rollout of roughly 200 national satellite constellations over the next decade could create an orbital and atmospheric environmental crisis — from rising collision-generated debris and upper-atmosphere pollution to uncertain end-of-life reentries that compound long-term risk.

2026-04-03T13:38:49.272977-07:00

200 national constellations could trigger an orbital and atmospheric environmental crisis

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Nigeria to launch two NIGCOMSAT communications satellites in 2028–29

Open Lunar Foundation and COSPAR sign MOU to create 'Lunar Ledger' for coordinated lunar data-sharing

Commercial space operators ask FCC to pause market-access action as EU reforms advance

How Starlink and Amazon Leo are reshaping satellite connectivity and governance

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