@pbdes

Co-Founder, Editor, Space Intel Report

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Joined March 2009
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🚨 JUST IN: @SenatorShaheen and a group of bipartisan senators sent a letter to @DoW_IG calling for an investigation into the disruption of @SpaceX Starlink and Starshield systems in Ukraine.   Read the full letter ⬇️ foreign.senate.gov/press/dem…

Shaheen, Tillis Lead Bipartisan Senators in Calling for Department of Defense Inspector General...

WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Thom Tillis (R-NC), Dick Durbin...

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.@Globalstar: @FCC OKs our C-3 mobile sat constellation in US for D2D operations. Registered in France, C-3 is 48 sats + 6 in-orbit spares at 1,414 km, connected to 90 6-meter-diameter ground antennas globally. Command/control from Toulouse, France. Sats built by @MDA_space.
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.@deutschetelekom @orange @Telefonica @vodafone to assess joint bid on @EU_Commission S-band spectrum for satellite D2D 'w/ satellite partner still to be selected.' @Starlink @AST_SpaceMobile @IridiumComm @Sateliot @OQTEC @elveomobile @Space42 @viasat.spaceintelreport.com/deutsch…
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ICEYE
@iceye_global13h
Sovereign broadband satellite communications, built by two proven partners. ICEYE brings the satellite platform and constellation operations behind its sovereign missions. @nokia brings secure networking and orchestration. Meet the partnership → hubs.li/Q04BwGVL0
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Turkey's #Astralink broadband LEO secure comms gets initial funding, first sat to launch 2028; international partners invited to join; this would be the 5th in Europe. @aselsan @TDAuniversal.
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13 months before @ITU WRC-27, satellite & terrestrial operators remain far apart on satelilte D2D interference with terrestrial at national borders. One problem: interference studies come to different conclusions. @CST_KSA @gsacom @bnetza @GSOA_SAT. spaceintelreport.com/13-mont…
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Michal Vaclavik@Kosmo_MichalOct 18
(1/4) Přední evropský odborník na sledování družic, Marco Langbroek, upozornil na záměrné přiblížení ruské družice Kosmos 2612 k družici ICEYE-X36. Ruská družice byla vypuštěna 17. dubna z kosmodromu Pleseck. Autorem animace je @HamWa07.
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Jonathan McDowell
@planet4589Oct 17
Still waiting for further tracking data to confirm this, but this seems an unprecedented step by Russia if correct. I don't think it quite violates the Outer Space Treaty though (but IANAL)
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@planet4589Oct 17
Replying to @planet4589 @avrnz
New TLEs show that K2612 made a manuever on Oct 16 and is now stationkeeping within 5 km or less of ICEYE X36. To my knowledge this is the first LEO rendezvous of two active satellites where the owner of one of the sats did not give approval.
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FCC
@FCCOct 16
READ: FCC Proposes to Streamline Supplemental Coverage from Space and Direct-to-Device Rules "The rules proposed… would more than double the amount of spectrum available for supplemental coverage from space.” insideglobaltech.com/2026/10…

FCC Proposes to Streamline Supplemental Coverage from Space and Direct-to-Device Rules

On October 8, 2026, the FCC released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) aimed at modernizing the FCC’s Supplemental Coverage from Space (SCS)

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Exolaunch@ExolaunchOct 16
Bandwagon-5: Only a few days remain until lift-off on October 19 🚀 Exolaunch is supporting 22 satellites in total: manifesting 19 satellites, and facilitating the deployment of 3 additional satellites aboard 🛰️ 🔗 Watch the launch live: tinyurl.com/35v65fxs 📸: SpaceX
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.@ITU @ITUSecGen: More than 4,000 satellite networks - for simple GEO satellites to 1,000-satelllite constellations - await technical/regulatory review. Last December, we received filings from 14 networks for a total of 200,000 satellites. @CST_KSA. spaceintelreport.com/itu-mor…
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Blue Origin
@blueoriginOct 16
"Launching at a high cadence requires a connected system - one that manufactures vehicles at scale, prepares customer payloads efficiently, supports reliable launch operations, and quickly returns reusable boosters to service. We are building that system here in Florida." Read more from our Senior Vice President of Operations Ian Richardson. bit.ly/4hRC0xe
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Starfish Space@StarfishSpaceOct 15
Two football fields. That’s roughly how close Otter Pup 2 is now regularly operating next to @GilmourSpace’s ElaraSat, fully autonomously. This puts Otter Pup 2 on a very short list of spacecraft in human history. This video was captured from just 200 meters away as Otter Pup 2 conducted close proximity operations around ElaraSat. Otter Pup 2 is capturing images like these and using them to track and predict the position and orientation of ElaraSat on an ongoing basis. We’ve gone from thousands of kilometers to hundreds of meters away, continuing to test, iterate and validate our technology along the way. And Otter Pup 2 is not done getting closer, as it continues its mission to make history.
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Cnina Radio Spectrum Research Institute: Before insisting on operator ephemeris sharing, let's fit all LEO satellites with RF beacons similar to aero ADS-B and maritime AIS. @SpaceX @AmazonLeo @viasat @CST_KSA @ITU @UNOOSA. spaceintelreport.com/china-p…
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.@seraphim_space portfolio up 119% in 12 months to June 30; 53.9% of value is @iceye_global; fund says doubling down on Iceye was good move, and that other portfolio co's are on similarly good trajectory. @XonaSpace @PixxelSpace @SkyloTech @tomorrowio_ .spaceintelreport.com/seraphi…
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HawkEye 360@hawkeye360Oct 15
@HawkEye360 secures $36M in new international contracts, for trusted SIGINT to strengthen defense efforts. Allied nations across Indo-Pac, Middle East, Europe & the Americas require RF data & analytics for faster awareness and decision-making. Details: hubs.la/Q04B7T6P0
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Christophe GRUDLER
@GrudlerChOct 15
🚨 The @RenewEurope Group in the European Parliament has officially asked President @vonderleyen and President @eucopresident to take action after Starlink/Starshield cuts. Let’s use European programme GovSatCom and 🇪🇺 commercial capacities to help Ukraine, now.
Christophe GRUDLER
@GrudlerChOct 14
1/3 Europe has satellite capacity. We need to mobilise it for Ukraine NOW. As @RenewEurope rapporteur on the EU Space Programme, I know we have concrete options. Ukraine’s defence cannot depend on Trump's or Musk's whims. 1/3 politico.eu/article/ukraine-…

Ukrainian officers warn Starlink slowdown ‘comparable to a nuclear strike against us’

Reported restrictions on Elon Musk’s satellite system have revived questions over Kyiv’s reliance on a service controlled by a U.S. company.

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Exolaunch@ExolaunchOct 15
Today, we are proud to announce that @uvic Centre for Aerospace Research (CfAR) has selected Exolaunch as launch partner for the upcoming deployment of their PolarLink satellite 🛰️ We’re proud to help Canadian academic research reach new heights in space technology!
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.@CAILabs contracts 3 optical ground stations to Oman's #DurriSpace, to be installed by end 2028. Durri to sell service to LEO operators. Pictured here: Cailabs CEO Jean-François Morizur, Omani Undersecretary for Communications Ali bin Amer Al Shidhani & Durri CEO Ahmed Al Fahdi.
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.@aselsan CEO @AhmetAkyol : We expect our space division revenue, now ~$200M/yr, to grow 2-3X as we move from components to end-to-end systems, 'from chips to constellations.' @IAC2026Antalya.spaceintelreport.com/turkish…
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