The January-February 2026 issue of the Satellite Executive Briefing is now available.  Featuring:

The New Space Economy by Bruce Elbert

Update on the China Satcom Market by Blaine Curcio

Serving the Software-Defined Satellite Market of the Future by Jason Bates

Plus  Company Spotilight on Integrasys, Product Spotlights, Market Trends and many more. Click here to read or download the file

by Bruce R. Elbert

You can’t get into space without investment, and as the adage goes, you can’t make money if you don’t spend money. But first you need an idea or vision of what space can do for you and ultimately for a market. We got here through decades of innovation that put satellites in orbit, sent missions into space to the Moon and beyond, and found ways to use these for a variety of applications of value to mankind. The particular mix changes from time to time and today we see that LEO broadband and D2D have permanently changed satellite communications as a medium and a business. The rest of space is involved with earth observation, science and exploration. But some have suggested space commerce as a new way to make a buck off planet, so to speak.

Intuitive Machines, Inc. (Nasdaq: LUNR) (has completed its acquisition of Lanteris Space Systems (“Lanteris”), formerly Maxar Space Systems. The acquisition, first announced on November 4, 2025, was completed for US$ 800 million before closing adjustments, consisting of US$ 450 million in cash and $350 million in Intuitive Machines Class A common stock.

AE Industrial Partners, LP, a private investment firm focused on technologies and services considered critical to aerospace and national and economic security, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling interest in the Space Propulsion and Power Systems business of L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX).The transaction encompasses business units across five locations in the U.S., which have developed the upper-stage rocket engines used in national security, civil and commercial missions for more than 60 years, as well as in-space propulsion, nuclear power and avionics assets.

The Ministry of Transport, Communications and Information Technology of the Sultanate of Oman (MTCIT) and Novaspace announce the second Edition of the Middle East Space Conference (MESC), taking place from January 26 to 28, 2026, in Muscat, Oman, under the patronage of His Highness The Deputy Prime Minister for Relations and International Affairs and the Special Representative of His Majesty the Sultan, HRH A’Sayyed Asa’d Bin Tariq Al Said. 

The November-December 2025 issue of the Satellite Executive Briefing is now available.  Featuring:

Executive Roundtable on the Multi-Orbit Antenna Market  by Bernardo Schneiderman

Reliability: You Don't Know What You've Got Till It's Gone  by Bruce Elbert

The Emergence of Sovereign Constellations by Vivek Prasad

Cyberthreats in Your Backyard by Jason Bates

Plus  Company and Product Spotilights, Market Trends  and many more. Click here to read or download the file

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (NASDAQ: CMTL)today reported financial results for its first quarter ended October 31, 2025.

Applied Aerospace and PCX Aerosystems jointly announced the merger of the two organizations, establishing a unified and transformational supplier of precision hardware and systems for aircraft, rotorcraft, satellites, launch vehicles and missile defense. The combined company will be known as Applied Aerospace & Defense. It leverages the capabilities of two well established industry leaders, each with proven heritage, delivering highly engineered solutions for military, commercial, and scientific applications.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is p announced that the next Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-27) and World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27) will take place in Shanghai, China, from 11 October to 12 November 2027.​

by Vivek Prasad

Non-GEO constellation players have transformed the satellite communication (satcom) industry in the past five years. Leading this transformation is Starlink, which has set new benchmarks in satellite deployment speed, capacity influx, and customer acquisition. Other players like Amazon’s Kuiper, Eutelsat’s OneWeb, Telesat’s Lightspeed and SES’s mPower continue to reinforce the viability and advantages of Non-GEO solutions. As nations increasingly recognize the benefits, such as scalable bandwidth and reduced cost per Mbps, there is a growing shift toward developing sovereign constellations. These national initiatives are driven by the urgent need for secure communications, digital autonomy, and strategic resilience in response to shifting geopolitical landscapes and rapid technological progress.