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Global Governance of Low Earth Orbit Satellites This volume brings together international experts to address the policy, legal, and technological dimensions of governing Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband infrastructure. Global Governance of...

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SpaceX lands majority of U.S. national security launches awarded for fiscal year 2026 SpaceX lands majority of U.S. national security launches awarded for fiscal year 2026

#SpaceX won 5 of 7 ($714 million) U.S. national security launches awarded for fiscal year 2026, and ULA won 2 ($428 million). In fiscal 2025, SpaceX won 7 of 9 ($845.8 million vs ULA $427.6 million).

New Glenn is not yet certified.

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Is Space Becoming Too Dangerous for Satellites? The Kessler syndrome is turning space into a hazardous zone. Learn about the innovative tech and international efforts to manage this growing problem.

Have We Reached a Space-Junk Tipping Point? spectrum.ieee.org/kessler-synd...

SpaceX’s Starlink satellites maneuvered around possible debris impacts 144,404 times over the first half of 2025.

More than half of the unidentified objects are Chinese satellites

AI is the almost unanimous answer.

China's Telecom Providers Set to Expand Space-Based Services New licenses may see mega-constellations bring coverage to handheld devices.

China's Telecom Providers Set to Expand Space-Based Services open.substack.com/pub/phazzee/...

China’s regulators have cleared five telecom providers to begin direct-to-cell satellite services, opening the door to greater space-based mobile coverage.

What Germany’s $41B investment in space could mean for Europe What Germany’s $41B investment in space could mean for Europe

What Germany’s $41B investment in space could mean for Europe spacenews.com/what-germany... via @SpaceNews_Inc

"Decision, made in response to rising tensions with Russia"

I would add "in response to Trump's isolationism and Musk's politics and behavior".

China and U.S. take initial steps toward space-traffic coordination China and U.S. take initial steps toward space-traffic coordination

China and U.S. take initial steps toward space-traffic coordination

"The CNSA message read, “We would like to recommend you hold still and we’ll do the maneuver".

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Discussions on space debris were a prominent feature at the 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Sydney, Australia, with a particular focus on the growing threat posed by mega-constellations.

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China's Geovis Insighter Technology to launch SSA constellation China's Geovis Insighter Technology to launch SSA constellation

China's Geovis Insighter Technology to launch SSA constellation spacenews.com/chinas-geovi...

"China plans to establish a national space traffic management system that will contribute data to international space traffic coordination systems."

@danyork.bsky.social @bernaagur.bsky.social

Report claims NASA taking illegal steps to implement budget proposal A report by Senate Democrats alleges that NASA is already taking steps in to carry out the administration’s proposed budget in violation of law.

A report claims NASA is taking illegal steps to implement budget cuts before the budget bill is approved.

This administration is anti-education, anti-science, and pro-cancer and infectious disease.

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I asked Grok, Elon Musk's AI chatbot, "What is the most blatant lie Stephen Miller has told?"

This was the reply: x.com/i/grok/share...

@manypossibilities.net

Launch companies double down on increasing flight rates despite setbacks Launch companies are reiterating plans to sharply increase flight rates even as some fall short of earlier projections.

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New Glen is investing “so that we can scale up with a really dramatic increase in the coming year to meet the needs of all of our customers” (including Kuiper).

I Thought I Knew Silicon Valley. I Was Wrong Tech got what it wanted by electing Trump. A year later, it looks more like a suicide pact.

wired.com/story/silico...

This excellent but depressing article by @stevenlevy.bsky.social
contrasts the idealistic, naive early days in Silicon Valley with today's obsequious, futile shitshow.

SES Pursues Multi-Orbit Satellite Internet via Strategic Partnerships
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@SES_Satellites
is offering three-orbit service in conjunction with LEO partners. The first partnerships are with Starlink and Lynk Global.

Google plans to build four subsea cable connectivity hubs for Africa Google has announced plans to construct four new subsea cable connectivity hubs in the north, south, east and west regions of Africa as part of another wave of investment to boost connectivity and AI ...

developingtelecoms.com/telecom-tech...

“To date, we've trained 7 million Africans and plan to train an additional 3 million students, young people, and teachers by 2030.”

Focus on AI

Starlink set to launch 5G carrier service with drastic satellite constellation expansion SpaceX has revealed how it plans to build the biggest 5G network in space that can beam data to any cell phone on Earth, wherever it may roam. Starlink is also working with mobile chipset makers to in...

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"The Starlink 5G service will be able to secure speeds of up to 100 Mbps ... received via a dedicated satellite modem chip in a carrier phone."

Depends upon Starship V3.

I cancelled my Hulu account to protest the cancellation of #JimmyKimmel

Is there some way to estimate the aggregate cost of the cancellation to Disney?

Update to post on Chinese LEO satellite constellations
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Qianfan tests Web page loading, HD video playback, WeChat video calls, and large online games.

China is about to start trying to land and reuse its rockets China is about to start trying to land and reuse its rockets China is preparing for its first attempt to land a rocket stage after an orbital launch, following years of development and testing.

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"iSpace, unveiled the country’s first automated drone recovery ship"

"Zhuque-3 payload capacity to LEO of 21,000 kg expendable, 18,300 kg reusable"

Huawei bypasses Nvidia AI chips in touting key breakthrough for China US-sanctioned Huawei is playing a leading role in finding solutions that can empower China’s AI ambitions without relying on foreign tech.

Huawei bypasses Nvidia AI chips in touting key breakthrough for China
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“In short, China still needs US chips for now, but probably in a much less significant way.”

Isolationism is a short-term policy.

Russia's Answer To Starlink: Moscow Plans To Deploy 2,600 Satellites By Mid-2030s; Ambition Or Illusion? Russia has embarked on building a high-bandwidth (broadband), low-latency (instant response) communication network like Starlink to plug the yawning gaps in its battlefield communication capability as...

Russia’s Answer To Starlink: Moscow Plans To Deploy 2,600 Satellites By Mid-2030s; Ambition Or Illusion? eurasiantimes.com/russias-answ...
"Russia’s system reportedly uses laser beams both for inter-satellite communication as well as gateway communication."

Seeing is believing.

OneWeb Antennas: Performance, Options, and Applications - Speedcast OneWeb offers enterprise-grade antennas from various manufacturers, including Intellian and Kymeta. Here’s a guide to OneWeb antennas.

OneWeb Antennas: Performance, Options, and Applications
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This survey of antenna options illustrates the strategic difference between vertically integrated Starlink and OneWeb.

South American satcom company Orbith signed an agreement for technical cooperation and marketing of Geely's Geespace constellation in South America.

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#Chinese LEO Satellite Internet Update: Guowang, Qianfan, & Honghu-3 constellations
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All are far behind Starlink, but have protected markets & China is developing new finance & technical capability.
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Amazon's Starlink Rival, Project Kuiper, Demos 1 Gigabit Downloads Amazon's satellite internet service hits 1,280Mbps, though it was achieved using an enterprise-grade customer terminal on a network that currently has plenty of capacity.

www.pcmag.com/news/amazons...
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Polish Presidential Veto Threatens Starlink Continuity in Ukraine Earlier this week, Poland’s new President, Karol Nawrocki, vetoed amendments to the Act on Assistance to Citizens of Ukraine, provoking debate over critical satellite connectivity. Deputy Prime Minist...

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This is an excellent survey of Polish Starlink support and a cautionary example of vulnerability when relying on political or corporate decisions.
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China is about to start trying to land and reuse its rockets China is about to start trying to land and reuse its rockets China is preparing for its first attempt to land a rocket stage after an orbital launch, following years of development and testing.

China is about to start trying to land and reuse its rockets. spacenews.com/china-is-abo... via @SpaceNews_Inc

SCO summit: Iran looks to the east amid geopolitical crises – DW – 08/28/2025 Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is attending the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. With Western sanctions still in force, Tehran is shifting its focus to other global partners.

More US/Trump isolation as China, Russia, India, etc. are cooperating. The US post-WWII influence era is ending. Trump has even driven India & China together
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The SCO: 10 member states and 16 countries are affiliated as observers or "dialogue partners."

SCO live: China's Xi meets Putin and Modi as Trump's shadow looms Chinese President Xi Jinping hosts Russia's Vladimir Putin, India's Narendra Modi and more than a dozen other leaders in a show of Global South solidarity in the age of Donald Trump.

SCO live: China's Xi meets Putin and Modi as Trump's shadow looms www.reuters.com/world/sco-li...
Trump opts for radical isolationism as China opens. Sad. This may be the abrupt end of the US's post WWII, multi-dimensional leadership era.

Polish president's veto threatens Ukraine's Starlink access A veto by Poland’s right-wing President Karol Nawrocki threatens Ukraine’s access to the strategically vital Starlink satellite internet service, says Krzysztof Gawkowski, the country’s Deputy Prime M...

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Deputy PM & Digital Affairs Minister Gawkowski declared: “This is the end of Starlink internet, which Poland provides to Ukraine as it wages war.” The legislation vetoed by Nawrocki provided the legal underpinning for the Starlink payments.

China sends 10th group of Guowang broadband satellites into orbit with Long March 8A launch China sends 10th group of Guowang broadband satellites into orbit with Long March 8A launch China launched a new batch of Guowang broadband satellites late Monday, continuing a flurry of missions to b...

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The launch cadence has increased with ten launches starting on December 16, 2024, and six since July 27, 2025.