The Orbital Report

OpticalTel wins landmark US Space Force contract, largest in company's 25-year history.

SDA launches $369M competition for missile-tracking ground network infrastructure.

US military asserts readiness posture for cislunar operations and potential lunar-domain conflict.

Exolaunch secures first Starfall reentry mission on Starship for 2029 biotech and manufacturing payloads.

ESA convenes investors and industry to unlock private capital for European space growth through new financing tools and partnerships.

Russia pursues domestic satellite internet constellation amid Western tech competition and sanctions.

Eutelsat orders 229 more OneWeb satellites from Airbus for ~€1bn constellation expansion.

Starlink reaches 11,139 active satellites, marking further mega-constellation growth in LEO.

FCC accepts Starlink's 100,000-satellite constellation filing for formal review.

USAF announces GHOST-R program: proliferated GEO reconnaissance layer to supplement costly exquisite assets.

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

Northrop Grumman wins GHOST-R prototype contract to advance U.S. Space Force domain awareness.

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

U.S. Space Force pursues orbital hunter satellites for enhanced space domain awareness and threat response.

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

NATO Arctic exercise tests defenses against satellite jamming and spoofing in contested environments.

NATO Arctic exercise Jammertest tests defenses against satellite jamming and spoofing threats.

SpaceX files FCC debris and collision risk analysis for Starmind orbital data center constellation.

Albania joins 72 nations in endorsing Artemis Accords, expanding consensus on lunar exploration norms.

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