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FCC lets Amazon Leo miss deployment deadline with temporary spectrum penalty

8 June 2026 at 19:39
Schwarz at SmallSat Symposium 2026

Amazon no longer faces a July 30 cutoff for deploying half its planned 3,232 broadband satellites, but the reprieve comes with a temporary loss of spectrum priority that could give SpaceX and other rivals more leverage in orbit.

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UK startup NewOrbit raises $18.5 million in Series A round

8 June 2026 at 08:00

SAN FRANCISCO – NewOrbit Space, a UK startup developing satellites for very low Earth orbit (VLEO), has raised $18.5 million in a Series A investment round. With the funding, announced […]

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