Satcom Articles & Stories

Amazon Joins the Direct-to-Device Race

Amazon is entering the D2D game after filing a request with the FCC to launch up to 5,105 LEO satellites.

FCC Filings Show Eutelsat is Working on a New 528-sat Constellation Beyond OneWeb

While not stating it outright, the company’s comments to Payload suggest that Next is not yet a fully developed program.

Europe • Military • Satcom

Exclusive: Austria Taps R-Space for Its Second Military Sat

Aurora is one of three missions in a series of planned government-backed demos to validate new technologies in orbit

Business • Satcom

Rocket Lab Enters the Satcom Market With $8B Iridium Deal

Rocket Lab ($RKLB) has been teasing its entrance into the “space applications” market for years. Yesterday, it pulled the trigger.

International • LEO • Satcom

Japan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network

Japan plans to select a proposal this month for its domestically owned and operated D2D satellite network, called J-LEO.

Satcom • Startups • Technology

Exclusive: Northwood Unveils New Antenna, Expanded Network Capacity

The new hardware comes amid Northwood’s rapid global expansion of its physical ground station footprint, and will allow the company to support more data downlinks over a wider range of frequencies.

Europe • Satcom

U-Space Selects Skynopy to Support Multiple Missions

Skynopy’s ground-station-as-a-service model is quickly gaining traction.

Business • Satcom

Iridium Boosts Air Safety Offering With Aireon Acquisition

By acquiring Aireon, Iridium hopes to leverage this capability into a more powerful offering: space-based VHF communications.

Satcom • State of the Space Industry 2026

The State of Satcom 2026

With SpaceX and Amazon storming into the satcom market, traditional players and startups alike are realizing they can’t compete directly with these growing giants—and are pivoting to find creative new ways to play in the crowded market.