The Orbital Report

New Space Force chief Schiess assumes command amid major service expansion and procurement cycle.

U.S.-China ASAT race raises Taiwan crisis orbital conflict risk; debris cascade threats loom.

NRO, NGA, and Space Force navigate ISR mission overlap and resource allocation in U.S. space intelligence.

Russia advances EW against Starlink; ISW assesses capability gaps and constraints.

AnySignal wins Space Force contract for space-to-space communications development.

Japan launches second U.S. Space Force surveillance payload, strengthening allied space operations.

Rocket Lab to demo Space Force orbital data network in 2027 test mission.

Space Force awards Rocket Lab $12M for Space Data Network Consortium military comms role.

Ukrainian strike damages Russian space center supporting domestic satellite constellation operations.

Space Force awards contracts to five firms for resilient military satellite network resilience.

Ukraine strikes Russian rocket centre tied to domestic Starlink-like satellite constellation program.

Rocket Lab wins $397M Space Force contract for constellation of flat-panel threat-tracking satellites.

Analysis of Russia's anti-Starlink weapon system and potential Outer Space Treaty violations.

Ukraine concerned Russia developing Starlink competitor for military advantage in orbit.

Space Force taps five commercial firms to integrate satellites into Space Development Network program.

U.S. designates anti-satellite weapons as top national security priority amid escalating counterspace threats.

FAS analysis: ASAT tests create massive debris with questionable military value.

Senate CR freezes Space Force satellites and blocks war munitions authority in 90-6 vote.

Voyager wins Space Force contract for resilient military satellite communications.

Musk reportedly blocked Starlink use for deep-strike Ukrainian operations against Russia.