Raytheon contract for protected satellite communications terminals raised by $2 billion

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/raytheon-contract-for-protected-satellite-communications-terminals-raised-by-2-billion/

Advanced Television:
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Eutelsat has ended contracts .. on .. Express AT1 and AT2 satellites had contracted leases for capacity.. to complement coverage provided by the Eutelsat 36C and 36D .. located at 36° East.
.. AT1 has failed at its 56 degrees East position, .. AT2 is planned to relocate from 140 degrees East.
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https://www.advanced-television.com/2026/03/13/eutelsat-terminates-two-russian-express-satellite-contracts/

13.3.2026

#ExpressAT1 #ExpressAT2 #Eutelsat #GEO #GPKS #Raumfahrt #Reshetnev #Russland #satcom #Satelliten #Satellitenkommunikation #SpaceFlight

#MILITARNYI:
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Russia has lost the Express‑AT1 satellite, which had been used to broadcast propaganda media to the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine.

The spacecraft stopped functioning on March 4 for unknown reasons and cannot be restored, according to reports by ASTRA and The Moscow Times.
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https://militarnyi.com/en/news/russia-loses-satellite-used-for-propaganda-broadcasts-in-occupied-ukrainian-territories/

12.3.2026

#ExpressAT1 #Ekspress1000N #GEO #GPKS #Raumfahrt #Reshetnev #Russland #satcom #Satelliten #Satellitenkommunikation #SpaceFlight

Viasat wins $14 million contract to provide in-flight satcom for Navy executive aircraft

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://spacenews.com/viasat-wins-14-million-contract-to-provide-in-flight-satcom-for-navy-executive-aircraft/

defencesecurityasia:
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Iran Missile Strike on Israel’s Satellite Communications Hub. Viral Footage of SES Ha’Ela Teleport Destruction Sparks Global Strategic Alarm
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"Ultimately, the claim that a missile destroyed the SES Ha’Ela Satellite Station remains unverified, "

https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/iran-missile-strike-israel-ses-haela-satellite-station-beit-shemesh/

10.3.2026

Based on the pictures, I think at least part of the facility may be destroyed.

#Bodenstation #Iran #Israel #Raumfahrt #satcom #Satellitenkommunikation #SES #SpaceFlight #Teleport

#mdr:
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Mit mobilen Satellitenschüsseln sichert das IT-Bataillon in Erfurt die Kommunikation der Bundeswehr im Ernstfall. Jetzt plant das Bundesverteidigungsministerium eine Milliardeninvestition in einen Satellitenschwarm. Denn das All ist nicht nur ein wirtschaftlich bedeutsamer, sondern längst auch strategischer Raum. Und die Bundeswehr hinkt noch hinterher.
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https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/deutschland/politik/bundeswehr-will-eigenes-starlink-100.html

28.2.2026

#Bundeswehr #BW #Raumfahrt #satcom #Satelliten #Satellitenkommunikation #SpaceFlight

#FT:
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.. Starlink to be tested against Eutelsat on French shipping fleet

Move by CMA CGM comes amid European efforts to support OneWeb as a rival to SpaceX ..
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".. installing antennas to capture Eutelsat’s OneWeb services across the roughly 350 boats it owns, .. switch between the networks before it potentially retains one.
.."

https://www.ft.com/content/4abe6b34-cae5-43a9-b66a-1cc68756bf7b

20.2.2026

#CMACGM #Eutelsat #OneWeb #Raumfahrt #satcom #Satelliten #Satellitenkommunikation #SpaceFlight #Starlink

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Bundeswehr erhält Q/V‑Band-Satellitenbodenstation von SatService
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"Nach Bereitstellung wird d. Satellitenbodenstation Teil d. terrestrischen Labors d. Universität d. Bundeswehr München (UniBw M). .. wird Kommunikation im Q/V-Frequenzbereich zwischen GEO-Satelliten u. Bodeneinrichtungen f. wissenschaftliche Anwendungen unterstützen."

https://defence-network.com/bundeswehr-satellitenbodenstation-satservice/

17.2.2026

#Bodenstation #Bundeswehr #BW #Calian #C5ISRT #Raumfahrt #satcom #Satellitenkommunikation #SatServiceGmbH #SpaceFlight #UniBW