The Orbital Report

Starlink targets 10 Tbps throughput with next-gen satellite design, boosting constellation capacity.

Starlink Gen3 satellites to deliver 10 Tbps each, Musk announces—major capacity upgrade planned.

Russia's Starlink competitor Sphera struggles with orbital operations and ground-based obstacles.

Amazon Leo must prove competitive edge against Starlink's dominant LEO constellation and established market position.

SpaceX to launch larger Starlink V3 satellites beginning September 22.

Starship's orbital debut will deploy 26 Starlink satellites, advancing both vehicle and constellation goals.

SpaceX's upcoming Starship test will launch first V3-generation Starlink satellites into orbit.

SpaceX readies inaugural operational Starlink V3 satellite deployment, advancing constellation build-out.

SDA readies first Northrop Grumman Transport Layer launch for military space architecture.

Starlink hits 99% market deployment; Starship Flight 14 targets first orbit.

SDA targets two more LEO constellation launches this year to accelerate military space domain awareness.

SpaceX Starship launch critical for next-generation Starlink deployment and constellation expansion.

Viasat and Space42 commit $1B to Equatys shared satellite infrastructure venture targeting 2029 service launch.

SpaceX targets Starlink V3 launch via Starship with 100x bandwidth improvement.

SpaceX targets Sept. 22 for first orbital insertion, deploying 26 Starlink satellites to LEO.

SpaceX schedules Starship Flight 14 with Starlink V3 deployment for September 22.

SpaceX targets Starship's first orbital flight with Starlink V3 satellite deployment mission.

Starlink expands direct-to-phone service across Africa, improving smartphone connectivity without specialized equipment.

Starlink's H1 2026 performance metrics show substantial gains in speed and reliability.

Eutelsat targets 1,300 OneWeb satellites by 2030 before shifting to IRIS² operations.