IRIS² Finally Cut Checks, and the Biggest One Landed on the Ground
The first IRIS² industrial contracts are signed: OHB's €1B for 18 MEO platforms, HispaSat's €1.6B ground segment. Who gets paid, and what the order reveals.
What Broadcasters, Cable and SES Told the FCC About Upper C-Band Costs
Eight comments on the FCC's draft upper C-band Cost Catalog. SES and cable and broadcast groups say it prices feeds, receivers and satellites too low.
Deep Dive: Satellite-to-Phone Operators Will Still Need Carriers, But on Cheaper Terms
The FCC's draft keeps carrier consent for satellite-to-phone but replaces leases with coexistence deals. What it means for SpaceX, AST and the carriers.
Pending Satellite Deals and Spectrum Transfers
The satellite company deals and spectrum transfers announced and not yet closed, with each deal's value, status, next gate and expected close. Refreshed weekly for paid members; status as of 26 October 2026.
What Ukraine's Starshield Speed Limit Tells Commercial Starlink Customers
Terminals used by Ukraine's forces lost their link above 100 mph, and who ordered it is still disputed. What that shows a business buyer about who sets a terminal's limits.
Deep Dive: Starcloud's Orbital Data Center Math Needs a $30 per Kilogram Launch
Starcloud's white paper puts a data center in space at one twentieth of the cost of one on the ground. Rerun with 2026 launch prices and spacecraft mass, the same arithmetic gives two to five times more.
Deep Dive: SpaceX's Carrier Playbook Meets Europe's 2 GHz Rules
SpaceX bought its way to US carrier status. In Europe, the 2 GHz MSS rules reserve two of three blocks for EU operators and freeze incumbents' rights during the bridge.
SpaceX's 800 MHz Deal Is a Tower Deal
SpaceX's Grain spectrum will run on towers and rooftops, not satellites. Why that makes American Tower, Crown Castle and SBA the deal's early winners.
The Delta and Starlink Fight Is About Who Holds the Passenger's Login
Musk says Delta wanted a portal. Delta says the portal was never the problem. Why the loyalty login, not the satellite, decides airline Wi-Fi awards.
Deep Dive: 0.0002 Percent of the Traffic, and One Company to Buy It
The carriers' new D2D venture is a single buyer with a spectrum pool. SpaceX holds its own spectrum and does not need it. AST SpaceMobile does.
Iridium Shareholders Said Yes to Rocket Lab. The Stock Is Still $5 Short of the Deal Price.
Iridium stockholders approved Rocket Lab's $54-a-share acquisition on September 24, 2026. What the collar does, why the FCC is the last gate, and why Iridium still trades about 10 percent below the deal price.
Starship Reached Orbit With 26 Starlink V3 Satellites. Here Is What They Cost Everyone Else.
SpaceX's Starship Flight 14 reached orbit with 26 Starlink V3 satellites on September 28, 2026. What ten times the capacity per satellite means for OneWeb, Amazon Leo, Telesat, SES and Viasat, and why the FCC's spectrum vote matters as much as the launch.
Amazon Ordered Six More Ariane 6 Launches Just as a Turbopump Problem Slowed the Rocket
Amazon Leo expanded its Arianespace order as a turbopump problem slowed Ariane 6, with Vulcan and New Glenn grounded. What it means for its FCC dates.