The Orbital Report

BepiColombo enters critical Mercury approach phase after eight years in transit.

Russia reportedly exploited Starlink systems during Ukraine conflict; civilian sat-net vulnerabilities exposed.

White House blocked SpaceX, Blue Origin from Paris summit amid Starlink mega-constellation controversy.

New Space Force leadership faces $71B budget amid Chinese surveillance satellite threats to U.S. naval operations.

Analysis of EW tactics versus Starlink constellation resilience and vulnerabilities.

Russia's Spektr constellation launches amid early operational struggles with first satellite batch.

Alibaba enters LEO satellite race via Qianfan Constellation shareholder stake in Yuanxin Satellite.

Russia's Starlink competitor loses 16 satellites to deployment failure.

Isaacman: commercial isn't a catch-all fix for NASA problems; some missions lack viable markets.

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

Mercury-bound spacecraft enter final approach after decade-long interplanetary voyage.

Chinese-Singapore hackers claim breach of Starlink terminal; cybersecurity implications for satellite comms.

Türkiye joins 70 nations in committing to Artemis Accords principles for lunar exploration governance.

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

Munich startup Project-S launches with seed funding to track and monitor space debris in real time.

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

Russia scales EW production against Starlink; experts doubt stated capabilities.

Cluster's four controlled reentries yield rare fragmentation data for sustainable satellite design.

Growing space debris crisis drives international race to develop and deploy removal technologies.

4iG and SpaceX expand Starlink mobile coverage to Hungary and Western Balkans, broadening satellite connectivity in Central Europe.