SpaceX sought FCC approval for its Gen2 Starlink satellites to operate in Globalstar's 1.6/2.4 GHz Big LEO bands.

SpaceX and Globalstar warned that uncoordinated secondary operators would compromise the long-term capital investments of primary licensees.

The FCC's refusal to reopen established band plans raises regulatory barriers for smaller and later-stage entrants in the direct-to-device market.

SpaceX and Globalstar argued that the FCC's small-satellite framework was not intended to give newcomers access to exclusive spectrum blocks.

Sateliot argued that the FCC’s 2019 Small Satellite Order should allow new players to share constrained direct-to-device spectrum bands without causing harmful interference.

The FCC rejected SpaceX’s request to use Globalstar’s 1.6/2.4 GHz Big LEO bands.

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr has pushed for a framework that sustains at least three independent major infrastructure facilities in the space-to-phone sector.

The FCC Space Bureau ordered satellite operators to stay within their lanes regarding mobile satellite services frequency bands in April.

Sateliot argued that the FCC's 2019 Small Satellite Order should allow new players to share constrained spectrum bands without causing harmful interference.

SpaceX acquired a 30 MHz slice of the 2 GHz spectrum block from EchoStar for its T-Mobile cellular partnership.

SpaceX and Globalstar filed objections with the FCC to Sateliot's petition for reconsideration.

SpaceX had sought FCC approval for Gen2 Starlink satellites to operate in Globalstar’s 1.6/2.4 GHz Big LEO bands.

SpaceX acquired a 30 MHz slice of EchoStar's 2 GHz spectrum block for its T-Mobile cellular partnership.

SpaceX and Globalstar warned that uncoordinated secondary operators in heavy-traffic spectrum bands would undermine network reliability and signal capacity.

The FCC rejected SpaceX's request to use Globalstar's 1.6/2.4 GHz Big LEO bands.

Dawn Aerospace’s Aurora is a suborbital spaceplane developed by the company.

Dawn Aerospace is a New Zealand-Dutch company developing satellite propulsion systems, reusable spacecraft, and on-orbit refueling technologies.

Dawn Aerospace plans for Aurora to become the first vehicle to cross the Kármán line twice in the same day within the next 12 months.

Dawn Aerospace expects to demonstrate its Loop orbital refueling service by 2028.

Dawn Aerospace closed a $25 million Series B funding round at a post-money valuation of $195 million.

Dawn Aerospace reached positive cash flow.

Dawn Aerospace says some refueling ports have already been installed on Royal Netherlands Air Force satellites.

Balerion Space Ventures led Dawn Aerospace’s $25 million Series B round.

Dawn Aerospace’s revenue grew from less than $3 million after its 2022 Series A round to more than $15 million.

Dawn Aerospace plans to provide Oklahoma with operating capability up to Mach 3.7 under a $17 million partnership that is scheduled to begin in 2027.

Dawn Aerospace’s technologies support more than 20 missions for commercial and government operators in the United States, Europe, and Japan.

Dawn Aerospace says it is the world’s leading supplier of non-toxic chemical propulsion, with 200 operational thrusters in orbit on more than 50 satellites.

Galactic Energy’s Ceres-1 launch vehicle has succeeded on 21 of 23 launch attempts since November 2020.

Galactic Energy completed a failure investigation into Ceres-2 in June 2026.

Guodian Gaoke is moving its Tianqi constellation away from the small satellites previously flown on Ceres-1 toward larger satellites that are about seven times heavier.

Tianqi satellites weigh about 50 kilograms each and have a combined mass of over 200 kilograms when four are onboard.

Ceres-2 is a four-stage launch vehicle that uses mostly solid rocket propellant.

Galactic Energy determined that the Ceres-2 flight failure was caused by insufficient design margin in the support structure of the rear section of the first-stage nozzle throat liner.

Galactic Energy verified that its corrective measures for Ceres-2 were effective through ground testing.

The Ceres-2 maiden flight failed shortly after liftoff and destroyed the rocket and several customer satellites.

Guodian Gaoke’s Tianqi Internet-of-Things connectivity constellation used seven Ceres-1 flights.

Galactic Energy attempted to launch its Ceres-2 rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on January 17, 2026.

Galactic Energy concluded that the Ceres-2 issue was resolved after applying lessons learned to prevent similar failures.

Guodian Gaoke has bought at least six Ceres-1 launches from Galactic Energy.

Galactic Energy reproduced the Ceres-2 failure mode in ground tests and simulations.

Ceres-1 has not flown since the Ceres-2 failure.

The DLR-Starlab agreement will give the German Aerospace Center dedicated research capacity aboard Starlab’s future commercial space station.

Starlab announced an agreement with the German Aerospace Center (DLR) during ILA Berlin 2026.

Starlab is developing a commercial space station to support research, technology development, and microgravity experimentation after the International Space Station era.

MDA Space’s 2026E capital expenditures are projected at $225 million to $275 million CAD.

Blue Canyon Technologies’ 2026E revenue is projected at approximately $160 million USD.

MDA Space is purchasing RTX’s Blue Canyon Technologies.

MDA Space expects the Blue Canyon transaction to be accretive to adjusted EBITDA and adjusted EPS in 2027.

MDA Space’s 2026E adjusted EBITDA is projected at $320 million to $370 million CAD.

Blue Canyon Technologies’ financial results are expected to be consolidated within MDA Space’s Satellite Systems segment.