The Orbital Report

NASA's Swift telescope completes controlled reentry after 22 years studying cosmic explosions.

Space Force reviews Russian satellite maneuvers near commercial assets for strategic insights.

NASA funds three firms to build Ka-band relay systems for legacy satellite compatibility and service continuity.

SpaceX and Qualcomm partner to expand Starlink 5G network globally.

Russia claims modernization of anti-satellite countermeasures targeting commercial constellations.

SpaceX and Qualcomm partner to bring satellite connectivity directly to mobile phones via Starlink.

US Space Force plans five cislunar satellites for lunar ops and domain awareness.

Starlink Mobile taps Qualcomm 5G tech for 2027 direct-to-device satellite service launch.

AT&T and Rakuten Mobile partner with AST SpaceMobile for satellite D2D coverage expansion.

Democrats win 2026 midterms, reshaping U.S. space policy and committee leadership.

UK Space Agency opens public naming contest for inaugural debris removal mission.

NASA's Swift Observatory faces uncontrolled reentry as aging systems degrade; end-of-life planning underway.

Russia accelerates homegrown satellite internet constellation as Starlink alternative.

Astroscale partners with OHB on in-orbit servicing and space security capabilities.

SpaceX proposes 1M orbital data center satellites—90x larger than Starlink—raising debris and congestion concerns.

U.S. Space Force launches first cislunar acquisition as China deploys moon relay satellite.

Google's orbital AI chip generates poem in space, proving edge computing viability for autonomous satellites.

USAF designates lunar far side as warfighting domain, mulls five military satellites.

Analysis of Starlink's Ukraine role, Musk's influence, and tensions between private space infrastructure and geopolitics.

ISS solar array upgrade underway: two spacewalks will increase station power by 30% by November.