The Orbital Report

OSC and NIST chart roadmap for sustainable orbital economy: servicing, repair, and reuse over single-use.

York Space wins Space Force contract to deploy GEO tracking satellites for Space Domain Awareness.

Ukraine pursues homegrown satellite system to reduce Starlink dependency for comms and defense.

ClearSpace wins ESA contract to extend Phoenix satellite life via in-orbit servicing.

Starship successfully deploys inaugural Starlink payload, advancing constellation growth and launch cadence.

Eutelsat books SpaceX launch for 32 OneWeb satellites, expanding LEO broadband constellation.

Iran formally protests Norway over Starlink operations, citing sovereignty and jurisdiction concerns.

Iran accuses Norway of enabling Starlink operations on its soil amid sanctions and connectivity restrictions.

Space debris poses growing risk to urban infrastructure and ground safety.

SpaceX launches 21 SDA military satellites for DoD space situational awareness.

Former Russian official threatens Starlink satellite destruction amid geopolitical tensions.

Russia threatens to destroy Starlink satellites if ISS Rassvet module is targeted.

SpaceX releases first Starlink V3 deployment imagery from Starship's orbital debut flight.

U.S. Space Force confirms Cold War spy satellite fragmentation event, generating new orbital debris.

US Space Force confirms breakup of Cold War-era spy satellite, generating additional orbital debris.

Zelenskyy seeks Trump sanctions on Russian, Chinese firms behind Starlink competitor.

SDA completes fourth Tranche 1 SpaceX mission, expanding proliferated LEO constellation for military resilience.

WVU investigates space-based lasers as a debris mitigation strategy.

SDA to deploy 21 transport satellites, advancing proliferated LEO constellation for military resilience.

Space Force building interconnect infrastructure for coordinated military satellite clusters ahead of increased launches.