Orbital OSINT 34

From executive orders reshaping U.S. commercial space regulations to Europe’s billion-dollar weather satellites entering orbit, this week has been nothing short of transformative for space and satellite communications. In parallel, industry shake-ups continue, York Space Systems moves to acquire ATLAS Space Operations, Mynaric emerges from insolvency into Rocket Lab’s arms, and Aerospacelab squares off against Airbus for Europe’s secure IRIS² prime contract. Meanwhile, BlackSky deepens its space domain awareness work, Viasat secures a $163M SouthPAN award, and ESA’s Arctic Weather Satellite data is already sharpening forecasts.

Add to that SpaceX teaming with astronomers to shield radio telescopes from Starlink interference, SpinLaunch banking $30M for its hybrid constellation, and OneWeb testing direct-to-handset calling, and the week makes clear: regulation, resilience, and realignment are the themes to watch.