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Marcin Frąckiewicz

CEO of TS2 Space and founder of TS2.tech. Expert in satellites, telecommunications, and emerging technologies, covering trends in space, AI, and connectivity.

Elon Musk’s Starlink vs. Iran’s Blackout: Fact-Checking the 20,000 Secret Dishes Reconnecting a Nation

Elon Musk’s Starlink vs. Iran’s Blackout: Fact-Checking the 20,000 Secret Dishes Reconnecting a Nation

After Israeli strikes on June 14, 2025, Iran imposed a nationwide internet blackout. Elon Musk announced Starlink activation over Iran, but only users with Starlink terminals gained access. By early 2025, estimates put clandestine Starlink terminals in Iran between 10,000 and 20,000. Black market prices for kits reached $2,000, while the average monthly salary was about $250.
21 June 2025
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Zombie Satellite! Defunct NASA Orbiter Emits Blazing Radio Burst After 60 Years

Zombie Satellite Awakens: Defunct 1960s NASA Orbiter Blasts Earth with Mysterious Radio Pulse

On June 13, 2024, the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder detected a 30-nanosecond radio burst peaking over 300,000 Jy from the vicinity of NASA’s defunct Relay 2 satellite. The signal matched Relay 2’s predicted orbit at about 20,000 km altitude. Relay 2, silent since 1967, was launched in 1964 to relay television and study radiation belts. Scientists suspect an electrostatic discharge or micrometeoroid impact caused the burst.
21 June 2025
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India Grants License to Starlink: A New Era for Satellite Internet Connectivity

India Grants License to Starlink: A New Era for Satellite Internet Connectivity

India’s Department of Telecommunications granted Starlink a GMPCS license in June 2025, making it the country’s third satellite broadband provider after Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio. Starlink plans to launch services by August, focusing on rural and remote regions, with hardware priced at ₹33,000 and monthly plans at ₹3,000. The rollout will require local gateways, data storage, and security trials. Airtel and Jio signed distribution deals with SpaceX in March.
21 June 2025
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France Tightens Grip on Space: Inside the €1.35 Billion Eutelsat Power Play

France Tightens Grip on Space: Inside the €1.35 Billion Eutelsat Power Play

France announced a €1.35 billion capital injection into Eutelsat in June 2025, raising its stake to 29.99% and making it the company’s largest shareholder. Eutelsat’s shares surged 28% on June 20 after the news. The recapitalization includes up to €2.2 billion in further funding for its LEO satellite fleet. France’s defense agency also signed a 10-year contract with Eutelsat worth up to €1 billion.
21 June 2025
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Zombie Satellite! Defunct NASA Orbiter Emits Blazing Radio Burst After 60 Years

Zombie Satellite! Defunct NASA Orbiter Emits Blazing Radio Burst After 60 Years

ASKAP detected a radio burst under 30 nanoseconds from the defunct NASA Relay-2 satellite on June 13, 2024, peaking at 300,000–350,000 Jy. The signal, traced to near-Earth space, marked a rare emission from a satellite retired in 1967. Scientists suspect either an electrostatic discharge or a micrometeoroid impact. Findings were reported in June 2025 by New Scientist and chron.com.
21 June 2025
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Pentagon’s Space Internet Nightmare: Why the Unified Satellite Network Keeps Stalling

Pentagon’s Space Internet Nightmare: Why the Unified Satellite Network Keeps Stalling

The Pentagon is building a software-defined SATCOM network linking DoD, allied, and commercial satellites across LEO, MEO, and GEO. Space Force awarded Sev1Tech a $188 million contract in September 2024 for meshONE-T ground infrastructure. MILNET, a 480-plus satellite LEO constellation built by SpaceX and managed by the NRO, was disclosed in June 2025. All SDA Tranche 1 satellites are expected in orbit by early 2027.
21 June 2025
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Ukraine’s Real Estate 2025: War Reshapes Markets with Surging Rents, High Yields & Rebuilding Hopes

Ukraine’s Real Estate 2025: War Reshapes Markets with Surging Rents, High Yields & Rebuilding Hopes

New-build housing prices in Ukraine rose 15.7% year-on-year in late 2024, with Lviv and Kyiv leading at over $1,200 per square meter. About 13% of housing stock is damaged or destroyed, with reconstruction needs estimated at $524 billion. The government allocated $7.4 billion for recovery in 2025. Farmland trading revived, with 172,900 hectares sold in 2023 and new rules allowing corporate buyers up to 10,000 hectares.
21 June 2025
Kraków Real Estate Market 2025 – Comprehensive Report

Kraków Real Estate Market 2025 – Comprehensive Report

Kraków’s residential prices rose to about 14,600 PLN/m² in early 2024, with Q2 offers averaging 16,816 PLN/m² and gross yields near 5%. Prime office rents reached €12–€18 per m²/month, with 1.83 million m² of office stock and a 19% vacancy rate at end-2024. Industrial space topped 1 million m², rents averaged €3.5–€6 per m²/month, and yields hit 6.5–7%. Over 9 million tourists visited in 2023, supporting rental demand.
21 June 2025
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Poland Real Estate Market 2025: Trends, Prices, Yields and Outlook

Poland Real Estate Market 2025: Trends, Prices, Yields and Outlook

Poland’s commercial property investment topped €5 billion in 2024, up 142% year-on-year, with foreign investors making up over 90% of the total. The National Bank of Poland cut its reference rate to 5.25% in May 2025, the first reduction since 2023. Warsaw’s average resale housing price reached 16,459 PLN/m² in Q1 2025, rising 8.1% from a year earlier. Residential rental yields average 6.13% nationwide.
21 June 2025
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Warsaw Real Estate Market 2025 –Comprehensive Report

Warsaw Real Estate Market 2025 –Comprehensive Report

Poland’s commercial property investment reached €4.5–5.0 billion in 2024, more than double the previous year, with foreign buyers accounting for over 90%. In Q1 2025, average Warsaw apartment prices stood at PLN 16,400 per m², and monthly rents averaged PLN 4,900. Warsaw office vacancy dipped to 10.5%, with prime office rents at €22–€26 per m²/month. The region’s prime warehouse rents exceeded €5 per m²/month, with €740 million invested in industrial property.
20 June 2025
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Inside Israel’s Space Power: Satellites, Services, and the Secret Strength of the Israel Space Agency

Inside Israel’s Space Power: Satellites, Services, and the Secret Strength of the Israel Space Agency

Ofek-1, Israel’s first home-built satellite, launched on September 19, 1988, making Israel the eighth nation to orbit its own spacecraft. Ofek-13, an advanced radar satellite, was launched in March 2023, marking the 10th successful Israeli orbital launch. The VENμS satellite, built with France, operated from 2017 to 2023 for environmental monitoring. Israel joined the Artemis Accords in 2022.
20 June 2025
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Iranian Satellites and Space Agency: Capabilities, Missions, and Strategic Vision

Iranian Satellites and Space Agency: Capabilities, Missions, and Strategic Vision

Iran launched its first indigenous satellite, Omid, in 2009 using the Safir rocket. In 2024, the Simorgh and Qaem-100 rockets achieved their first successful orbital flights, deploying multiple payloads including Mahda and Sorayya. Private Iranian satellites reached orbit for the first time in late 2024 via Russian Soyuz rideshare. Iran’s dual civilian and military space programs operate under sanctions with a $220 million budget.
20 June 2025
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Space Showdown: How Military Satellites Are Shaping the Ukraine‑Russia War

Space Showdown: How Military Satellites Are Shaping the Ukraine‑Russia War

SpaceX deployed 5,000 Starlink terminals to Ukraine days after Russia’s 2022 invasion, with active terminals reaching 15,000 by June and Ukraine handling 58% of global Starlink traffic. Russia tried to jam Starlink, prompting a software update; later, illicit terminals in Russian hands were disabled. A Russian cyberattack on Viasat’s KA-SAT network on February 24, 2022, crippled thousands of Ukrainian modems and disrupted European satellite links.
20 June 2025
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Top 100 Most Important Operational Satellites in 2025

Top 100 Most Important Operational Satellites in 2025

SpaceX’s Starlink constellation includes about 4,500 satellites in low Earth orbit, delivering global internet via Ku/Ka-band and laser links. James Webb Space Telescope launched in 2021, capturing deep infrared images with a 6.5-meter mirror. OSIRIS-REx returned asteroid Bennu samples to Earth in 2023. New Horizons continues exploring beyond Pluto, now at roughly 55 AU from the Sun.
20 June 2025
Jupiter Unveiled: Surprising Secrets of the Giant Planet and Its 95 Moons

Jupiter Unveiled: Surprising Secrets of the Giant Planet and Its 95 Moons

Jupiter, the Solar System’s largest planet at 318 Earth masses, rotates every 9.9 hours and has at least 95 moons. Its Great Red Spot storm is over 300 years old and twice Earth’s diameter. The planet’s magnetic field is up to 54 times stronger than Earth’s, with a magnetosphere stretching millions of kilometers. Io is the most volcanically active body, while Europa and Ganymede likely harbor deep subsurface oceans.
20 June 2025
Exploring the World from Above: Top Satellite Mapping Services for Web & Mobile in 2025

Exploring the World from Above: Top Satellite Mapping Services for Web & Mobile in 2025

Google Earth offers global imagery from 15 m to sub-meter resolution, with 3D buildings in hundreds of cities and updates every 1–3 years in urban areas. Google Maps uses the same imagery but lacks historical views and is often less current. Apple Maps and Bing Maps provide high-res satellite and 3D views, while Sentinel Hub and NASA Worldview deliver near-real-time satellite data at lower resolutions. Mapbox and HERE WeGo focus on customizable and offline map features.
20 June 2025
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Track Satellites in Real Time – The Ultimate Guide to Satellite Trackers, Apps, and Imagery (ISS, Starlink & More)

Track Satellites in Real Time – The Ultimate Guide to Satellite Trackers, Apps, and Imagery (ISS, Starlink & More)

NASA launched the Spot The Station app in November 2023 to expand ISS flyover tracking to mobile devices. FindStarlink.com, Orbitrack, ISS Detector, Heavens-Above, Satellite Tracker by Star Walk, and N2YO.com offer real-time satellite tracking and alerts, with varying features and pricing. NASA Worldview, NOAA Earth in Real-Time, and Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem provide free web-based satellite imagery and data.
20 June 2025
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