The Orbital Report

BRICS launches shared satellite system to tackle debris and cut costs across member states.

Eutelsat secures OneWeb replenishment and IRIS² contracts, strengthening EU space sovereignty and LEO operations.

SpaceX finalizes Starshield, a military-grade Starlink variant for DoD secure communications.

BRICS endorses peaceful space use, debris action, and opposition to orbital arms race.

BRICS shared satellite system could mitigate debris and cut operational costs through coordinated orbital stewardship.

NASA advances Artemis Accords cooperation through Space Catalyst Partnership and Space Academy workforce initiatives.

Eutelsat orders 229 OneWeb satellites to maintain LEO coverage through 2034.

Lockheed Martin wins $114M Space Force contract to harden GPS ground network against jamming for IIIF satellites.

Chinese satellite fragmentation in orbit creates new debris hazard and cascade risk.

China deploys long-lived space debris type persisting centuries in orbit, escalating pollution concerns.

Eutelsat commits €1B to 229 new OneWeb satellites through 2034, partnering with Airbus for LEO continuity.

ESA and Axiom Space formalize post-ISS cooperation framework for LEO access and astronaut missions.

ESA and Starlab formalize post-ISS cooperation framework with payload and astronaut access deal.

SpaceX set to fly first V3 Starlink satellites on Starship within days.

NASA convenes 71 Artemis nations on open data sharing for lunar science and future exploration.

NASA strengthens Artemis Accords with open science and data-sharing pledges for lunar exploration.

NASA-IBM open AI model trained on LRO data maps lunar ice, craters, volcanoes for global research.

Eutelsat orders 229 more OneWeb satellites from Airbus, expanding LEO constellation capacity.

Europe invests €1B in OneWeb for sovereign satellite communications independence.