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SpaceX Delivers SiriusXM’s 7.5‑Ton SXM‑11 to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit

SiriusXM will deploy SXM‑11 to replace aging satellites, improving signal reach and coverage in Alaska.

Space Force Picks Boeing to Build Two Follow‑On MUOS Satellites

Viasat Awarded First Swarm 1 Contract for Space Force PTS‑G Program

Space Force Awards $437.6 Million for First PTS‑G 'Swarm 1' Satellites

Space Force Awards Northrop Grumman $398 Million for Enhanced Protected Satcom Prototype

China Expands Qianfan and Guowang With Back-to-Back Long March Launches

AST SpaceMobile Hits Record High After MDA SHIELD Prime Award

Oman Awards Airbus the Contract for Its First Communications Satellite, OmanSat‑1

AST SpaceMobile Sets Dec. 15 Launch for BlueBird 6, Its First Next-Gen Direct-to-Phone Satellite

SpaceX Launches Expendable Falcon 9 for SpainSat NG II After Record Starlink Flight

Space Force Launches PTS-G Design Phase With $37.3 M in Awards

Russian Soyuz Rocket Puts Iran’s Nahid-2 Satellite into Orbit

Falcon 9 Reaches 500th Flight in Covert Launch of Israel’s Dror 1