1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (716+ words) Russia's invasion of Ukraine was widely described as the first commercial space war. Not because satellites were firing weapons, but because privately owned systems became essential to the fight. A few years later, that shift is being institutionalized. Commercial space…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago  (377+ words) Elon Musk is desperate to dominate the Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband market. So is Jeff Bezos. And now the two billionaires are engaged in proxy fights at Trump's FCC over who'll get the honor. Amazon has responded by basically saying…...

2+ hour, 40+ min ago  (266+ words) Better late than never for the Elon Musk alternative. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy says the company's space-internet service Leo (formerly known as Project Kuiper) will "launch in mid-2026." I'm going to assume that means proper commercial availability since the company already…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (51+ words) Thomas Ricker / The Verge: In his annual letter, Andy Jassy says Amazon's space-internet service Leo will "launch in mid-2026, after delays; Amazon has FCC approval for 3, 236 satellites This is a Techmeme archive page. It shows how the site appeared at 9: 15 AM…...

2+ hour, 48+ min ago  (932+ words) Just this year, the space industry has announced plans for a million-satellite data center constellation, and monthly flights to the Moon. In addition, everyone wants to grow their constellations, from SDA to EO to satcom. And let's not forget about…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (406+ words) But some regions are dimming due to energy-saving policies, wars and disasters. Artificial lights at night brightened up planet Earth by 16% between 2014 and 2022, a new study using satellite images has revealed. But some areas, including those struck by war and…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1114+ words) By Samantha Lawler, Aaron Boley and Hanno Rein More than 10, 000 Starlink satellites currently orbit the Earth. We see them crawling across dark skies, no matter how remote our location, and streaking through images from research telescopes. Space X recently announced…...

5+ hour, 23+ min ago  (471+ words) Daily satellite observations have revealed a steady increase in nighttime brightness globally due to artificial lighting, with significant regional variations, including a rapid increase in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, alongside a deliberate dimming in Europe driven by concerns about…...

6+ hour, 33+ min ago  (377+ words) Vo IP Review Sat Show 2026 Unveils Key Satellite Trends Amid Tensions The Sat Show 2026 brought forward essential trends shaping the satellite industry amidst rising geopolitical tensions. Although the event followed close on the heels of MWC, the Sat Show remained…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago  (323+ words) The proposal, due for a vote at the end of April, would update decades-old rules governing how much power satellites can use when transmitting signals to Earth. These limits were originally designed in the 1990s to prevent interference between satellite systems,…...