The Orbital Report

First Atomic-6 Space Armor launch targets debris impact protection.

Atomic-6 launches first space debris shielding product to protect spacecraft from hypervelocity impacts.

Uzbekistan joins 76 other nations in signing the Artemis Accords, advancing global lunar governance.

Starlink Mobile reaches 22M monthly users; SpaceX pursues major U.S. carrier status.

Russia's satellite constellation factory near Ukraine border faces war-zone vulnerability.

Analysis of Starlink's wartime role, vulnerabilities, and potential replacements in conflict scenarios.

DARPA funds SpaceNukes to develop next-generation autonomous nuclear reactor controller for space power applications.

EU pressures SpaceX to expand full Starlink coverage to Ukraine amid ongoing conflict.

SDA exploring next-gen missile-tracking tech for future military satellite constellations.

Chinese startup Sinxbot secures major funding for on-orbit refueling and deorbit robotic services.

Fact-check investigates Starlink/Starshield slowdown claims in Ukraine during ongoing conflict.

Russian satellite conducts dangerously close approach to Ukrainian-supporting Earth-observation spacecraft in LEO.

SpaceX posts surprise profit as Starlink and computing leasing businesses accelerate.

ClearSpace expands servicing portfolio: inspection, repair, and removal for orbital sustainability.

U.S. and Europe push back on Starlink expansion; South Korea maintains open stance toward constellation.

KAI demonstrates autonomous AI for real-time satellite fault detection and response in orbit.

Deposit systems and space trucks emerge as dual strategies to tackle orbital debris growth.

KAI demonstrates AI-driven autonomous satellite ops in space, advancing Korea's orbital autonomy capabilities.

SpaceX's AI business eclipses Starlink in Q3 earnings; space ops approach breakeven amid Starship revenue ramp.

KAI AI system autonomously diagnoses satellite fault repairable in orbit, advancing on-orbit servicing.