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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

Relay 2 was a NASA experimental communications satellite built by RCA, launched January 21, 1964, atop a Delta B rocket from Cape Canaveral, designed to relay television signals and study Earth’s radiation belts. Ground support for Relay 2 ended by

21 June 2025

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

In mid-June 2025, India’s Department of Telecommunications granted Starlink a Global Mobile Personal Communications by Satellite (GMPCS) license, publicly confirmed by Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia. Starlink becomes the third GMPCS licensee in India after Eutelsat OneWeb and Reliance Jio’s satellite

21 June 2025

India · Internet · NASDAQ:AMZN · NYSE:BHARTIARTL · NYSE:GS · NYSE:RELIANCE · Satellite · Starlink · Technology

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

In June 2025 the French government announced a €1.35 billion capital injection into Eutelsat, via the Agence des participations de l’État, with €717 million to be injected and Bpifrance’s 13.6% stake absorbed, lifting France’s holding to 29.99%. France becomes Eutelsat’s

21 June 2025

Eutelsat · France · Policy · Satellites · Space

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

Relay-2 launched January 21, 1964 from Cape Canaveral as part of NASA’s Relay program to relay television and telemetry signals and study the Van Allen belts. Relay-2 operated 1964–1967, with the first transponder failing on November 20, 1966 and the

21 June 2025

NASA · Radio Signals · Satellites · Science News · Space History

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

The Pentagon aims to field a software-defined, multi-layer Enterprise SATCOM network that seamlessly routes data across DoD, allied, and commercial satellites in LEO, MEO, and GEO to support Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). In 2020 the Space Force and

21 June 2025

Defense · Internet · Satellites · Space · Technology

Lviv Real Estate Market 2025: Western Ukraine’s Property Boom in Residential, Commercial, Industrial & Land

By March 2025, Lviv’s primary market apartments averaged $1,330 per square meter, the highest in Ukraine, up 1.5% year-on-year and up 66% since March 2021. In the secondary market, the average asking price for a one-bedroom resale apartment in Lviv

21 June 2025

Commercial Property · Lviv Real Estate · Market Trends · Residential Market · Ukraine Property

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

In late 2024, Ukraine’s new-build housing prices rose 15.72% year-on-year, about 3.3% after inflation. Resale prices increased 11.9% year-on-year, essentially flat in real terms. As of early 2025, western cities like Lviv at about $1,330 per square meter and Kyiv

21 June 2025

Market Analysis · Rebuilding · Rental Yields · Ukraine Real Estate · War Impact

Kraków Real Estate Market 2025 – Comprehensive Report

In 2025 Kraków’s real estate market remains robust with high demand across residential, commercial, and industrial segments, after 2024 saw price growth slow to single digits following earlier double-digit spikes. Residential prices surged in early 2024 to about 14,600 PLN/m²

21 June 2025

Investment · Kraków · Market Report · Real Estate · Trends

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

In 2024 Poland’s commercial property investment volume exceeded €5 billion, rising about 142% year-on-year. In May 2025, the National Bank of Poland cut the reference rate to 5.25%, the first reduction since 2023. Bezpieczny Kredyt 2% boosted home loans in

21 June 2025

Investment · Poland · Prices · Real Estate · Trends

Warsaw Real Estate Market 2025 –Comprehensive Report

In 2024 Poland’s total commercial property investment was about €4.5–5.0 billion, more than double 2023. Warsaw generates about 24% of Poland’s national GDP, underscoring its role as the country’s economic engine. Foreign capital dominated 2024’s commercial acquisitions, accounting for over

20 June 2025

Investment · Market Analysis · Real Estate · Trends · Warsaw

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

On September 19, 1988, Ofek-1 became Israel’s first indigenous satellite, making Israel the eighth nation to orbit its own spacecraft. The Israel Space Agency (ISA) was established in 1983 under physicist Yuval Ne’eman to oversee Israel’s civilian space activities. The

20 June 2025

Israel Space · Israel Space Agency · Satellites · Space · Space Power · Space Technology

Inside China’s Space Empire: Satellites, Services, and the Secret Power of CNSA

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) was established in 1993 as China’s civil space authority. By the end of 2024, China operated more than 1,060 active satellites in orbit, a count that has grown more than six-fold since 2015. Chang’e-4

20 June 2025

China Space · CNSA · Satellites · Space · Space Power · Space Technology