LEO constellation

Kennedy sees growing congressional support for Space Development Agency
Kennedy says SDA will work with all the services. “Nobody said I have to build it all."

Hispasat cites inter-satellite links as pivotal for LeoSat investment
Inter-satellite links, a technology that has given some of LeoSat’s would-be investors pause, were actually what convinced Hispasat to invest in the low-Earth-orbit constellation startup last week, according to Hispasat’s CEO.

Op-ed | Networking the space-terrestrial frontier
The planned deployment of thousands of LEO satellites by OneWeb and SpaceX’s Starlink are proof that the crusade for high throughput, low latency and wide coverage has only started.

Canada’s LEO constellation fund draws interest from Telesat, MDA
Telesat and MDA will be requesting money from the Canadian government’s new special fund to finance low-Earth-orbit satellite systems, officials from both companies say.

Global Eagle to collaborate on Telesat LEO constellation
Inflight connectivity provider Global Eagle will help Telesat in design and test the operator’s low Earth orbit satellite constellation, the companies announced May 15.

LEO constellation rush not a threat to Iridium, CEO says
Large constellations of satellites planned for low Earth orbit (LEO) present little threat to Iridium’s business despite sharing the same orbit, CEO Matt Desch said April 26.

Virgin Orbit aims to offer responsive launch and constellation maintenance services
Virgin Orbit plans to offer customers a variety of services including responsive launch, maintenance of large satellite constellations and potentially debris removal.

OneWeb asks FCC to authorize 1,200 more satellites
Citing recent reforms that provide more time to orbit a new satellite constellation, satellite broadband-startup OneWeb asked U.S. telecom regulators to nearly triple the size of its authorized low-Earth-orbit constellation.

LEO momentum builds with Eutelsat smallsat purchase, Optus-Telesat partnership
In a surprise shift, Eutelsat Communications, a staunch defender of geostationary satellites as the way forward, on March 8 said it is buying a low Earth orbit (LEO) demonstration nanosatellite.

Globalstar plays up spectrum strategy as debt deadline looms
Low-Earth-orbit satellite fleet operator Globalstar is meeting with telecom regulators around the world in an effort to globally authorize some of its satellite spectrum for mobile broadband services.