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Space.com • Mike Wall

United Launch Alliance Atlas V to launch 29 Amazon Kuiper “Leo” broadband satellites July 2 from Florida

United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V is scheduled to lift off from Florida in the early hours of July 2, carrying 29 Amazon “Leo” broadband satellites into orbit. The launch provides a next step in deploying Amazon’s LEO broadband constellation via ULA’s proven Atlas V rideshare architecture.

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2026-07-01T13:29:56.313042-07:00
Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Debris & Traffic Management   Policy & Regulation  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

UN Space Situational Awareness group confronts divergent government views on private sector, plans 1st report in July

By Space Intel Report: BALLYSEEDE, Ireland — The UN committee crafting a coordinated international framework for space situational awareness and satellite collision avoidance has hit a roadblock: Some nations refuse to allow private sector operator-to-operator communications, insisting that government agencies be the first contact point.

2026-07-01T10:14:19.402780-07:00
AI   M&A   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
SpaceNews.com • John Abbott

The SpaceX IPO tells one story. Here is the more important one.

By SpaceNews.com: When SpaceX publicly listed, the coverage focused on the rockets, the valuation, and the personalities. That’s understandable. But the more important story is what the IPO signals about where the space economy is heading — and what that means for the countries and companies that have been quietly building it.

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2026-07-01T04:16:37.527166-07:00