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Last Updated: Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, 4:34 AM PST
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SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Look Up completes operational testing of SORASYS 1 — France’s first startup-operated space surveillance radar
By SpaceWatch Global: Look Up has completed operational testing of 'SORASYS 1', France's first space surveillance radar designed and operated by a startup.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
NorthStar Integrates Collision-Avoidance Services into Space42 Fleet Management to Boost Satellite Safety
By SpaceWatch Global: NorthStar is collaborating with Space42 to utilize its Collision Avoidance Services within Space42’s satellite fleet management system.
SpaceWatch Global
• Joshua Faleti
Astrolight and ESA to Build Arctic Optical Ground Station in Greenland
By SpaceWatch Global: Astrolight is building an Optical Ground Station in Greenland together with ESA's Directorate of Connectivity and Secure Communications.
Bloomberg
• Loni Prinsloo
Vodacom and SpaceX’s Starlink partner to expand satellite broadband across Africa
By Bloomberg: Vodacom Group Ltd., South Africa’s biggest phone company, has partnered with Elon Musk’s Starlink to increase broadband connectivity in its markets on the continent.
SpaceWatch Global
• Connor Sattely
#SpaceWatchGL Venture Space – October 2025
By SpaceWatch Global: October was another strong month for global VC investment in space-tech, topping $1.2b for only the second time this year.
Bloomberg
• Loren Grush
Space Startup Star Catcher Industries Beams More Laser Energy to Panels Than Ever Before
By Bloomberg: Aerospace startup Star Catcher Industries Inc., which is developing technology to beam solar power to orbiting satellites, said it wirelessly transmitted more electricity in a ground test than ever before, marking another step toward creating the equivalent of a space grid.
Bloomberg
• Mark Gurman
Apple Plans Major New Satellite-Powered Features for iPhones
By Bloomberg: Apple is planning a series of upgrades to its satellite features for the iPhone and its smartwatches. Also: The company is nearing a $1 billion-a-year deal to power a revamped Siri with a custom Google Gemini model, and Apple is readying the first low-cost MacBook in a bid to compete with Windows laptops.
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