Breaking Defense – The new network, the Hybrid Alliance Layered Operations in Space (HALO), will initially involve Denmark, Canada, Finland, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Turkey.
U.S. Space Force adds Relativity, Impulse Space to national security launch program
SpaceNews – The U.S. Space Force is widening the field of companies eligible to compete for national security launch contracts, adding launch startup Relativity Space and orbital transportation company Impulse Space to a roster of commercial providers
The UAE is putting a homegrown satellite constellation into orbit
With countries around the world focusing on building sovereign satellite networks, Abu Dhabi-based Orbitworks is developing AI-enabled satellites that will form a 10-satellite Earth observation constellation called Altair.
U.S. Space Force completes procurement reorganization, creating nine acquisition portfolios
SpaceNews – The reorganization gives a small group of executives broad authority over how the service buys and integrates space capabilities, reflecting a Pentagon-wide effort to speed procurement and make it easier to adopt commercial technology.
China Dumping More Rocket Bodies in Space, Endangering Low Earth Orbit Satellites: Report
Breaking Defense – According to a new report from space monitoring firm LeoLabs, China has been abandoning used launcher rocket stages in low Earth orbit (LEO) at an ever-increasing pace.
Japan Eyes Sovereign D2D Satellite Network
Payload – J-LEO will be a domestic alternative for LEO D2D comms, reducing dependency on foreign-controlled satellite networks.
Rescue Mission Launches to Save NASA Telescope That’s Falling Back to Earth
AP News – Launched in 2004, Swift is sinking faster than ever because of recent solar storms. Northrop Grumman launched Katalyst Space Technologies’ Link spacecraft from the Marshall Islands in the Pacific to rescue the telescope.
US Space Force Fields Mobile Satellite-Jamming System
SpaceNews – The U.S. Space Force’s Combat Forces Command said it has operationally accepted the system, known as Meadowlands and built by L3Harris Technologies. It uses radio-frequency signals to non-destructively interfere with an adversary satellite’s ability to transmit information.
Aerospace and Google collaborate on AI for satellite operations
Military + Aerospace Electronics – The Aerospace Corporation and Google Public Sector are collaborating on an AI-based system designed to help satellite operators detect and investigate spacecraft anomalies.
Satellite Operators Launch Trade Association
Payload – Amazon, Globalstar, Iridium, and Canada’s Telesat joined together to establish the SpaceConnect Association, for non-geostationary satellite (NGSO) operators.