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Space Force’s Secret 480-Satellite MILNET: Inside SpaceX’s New Military “Starlink” Revolution

Space Force’s Secret 480-Satellite MILNET: Inside SpaceX’s New Military “Starlink” Revolution

The U.S. Space Force announced in June 2025 it will fund MILNET, a secret LEO satcom constellation of about 480 satellites built and launched by SpaceX using the Starshield platform. Space Force Delta 8 will oversee operations, with the NRO managing the program. MILNET aims for near-global coverage and will interoperate with Starlink and allied satellites. The project follows a $1.8 billion NRO contract and over 150 Starshield launches by early 2025.
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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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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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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Solar Tempests & Orbital Guardians: The Secret Life of Space-Weather Satellites

Solar Tempests & Orbital Guardians: The Secret Life of Space-Weather Satellites

In 1859, the Carrington Event triggered global telegraph failures and equatorial auroras, marking the largest recorded geomagnetic storm. Modern satellites—GOES, SOHO, ACE, DSCOVR, SDO, STEREO-A, and Aditya-L1—monitor solar activity and warn of space weather threats. The 1989 Quebec blackout and 1994 Anik satellite failures highlighted ongoing risks to power grids and satellites. ESA’s Vigil mission is planned for 2031.
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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Spies in the Sky: The Ultimate Guide to Spy Satellites and Their Secrets

Spies in the Sky: The Ultimate Guide to Spy Satellites and Their Secrets

The CORONA program began US satellite photo-reconnaissance in 1959, with Discoverer XIV’s mid-air film recovery in 1960. By early 2024, China’s Yaogan constellation reached 144 satellites, including sub-meter optical variants. Cosmos 954, a Soviet RORSAT, scattered radioactive debris over Canada in 1978. Over 1,100 active Earth-observation satellites orbited by 2025, more than half commercially owned.
19 June 2025
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13,000-Year-Old Alien Satellite? Unraveling the Black Knight Conspiracy Theory

13,000-Year-Old Alien Satellite? Unraveling the Black Knight Conspiracy Theory

In 1960, the U.S. military tracked an unidentified object in polar orbit, later identified as Discoverer 8 debris. The "Black Knight" legend links earlier reports, including Tesla’s 1899 radio signals and 1927 long-delayed echoes, to claims of an ancient satellite. NASA engineers and witnesses have debunked alleged sightings, attributing them to space debris or misinterpretations.
19 June 2025
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Internet Access in Macedonia: From Fiber to the Final Frontier

Internet Access in Macedonia: From Fiber to the Final Frontier

MakTel’s fiber network passes over 270,000 households and offers up to 1 Gbps, while DSL remains available nationwide at lower speeds. By late 2024, fixed broadband subscribers in North Macedonia reached about 545,000, up 4% year on year. MakTel’s 5G covered 82% of the population by late 2023; A1 Macedonia’s 5G reached 56.6% by end-2022. Starlink launched in 2022, with its Mini kit priced at MKD 18,399.
17 June 2025
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Cosmic Time Machine: The Jaw-Dropping Science Unleashed by the James Webb Space Telescope

Cosmic Time Machine: The Jaw-Dropping Science Unleashed by the James Webb Space Telescope

JWST launched December 25, 2021, aboard an Ariane 5 to the Sun-Earth L2 point, deploying a 6.5-meter segmented mirror and a five-layer sunshield. Within weeks, it detected water vapor on exoplanet WASP-96 b and later confirmed carbon dioxide on WASP-39 b. In 2023, JWST found methane and carbon dioxide on K2-18 b. The telescope has identified galaxies at redshifts z~12–14, less than 400 million years after the Big Bang.
7 June 2025
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The Space Race for the Internet: Inside the Billion-Dollar Satellite Mega-Constellation Boom

The Space Race for the Internet: Inside the Billion-Dollar Satellite Mega-Constellation Boom

Starlink operates about 7,500 active satellites as of mid-2025, over 60% of all in orbit, with new v2 models weighing 800 kg and featuring laser links. Amazon’s Project Kuiper launched its first 27 satellites in April 2025, aiming for 3,236 total. OneWeb merged with Eutelsat after completing its Gen1 constellation. China’s Guowang and Qianfan each plan 13,000 satellites, with tests starting late 2024.
5 June 2025
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Inside America’s Silent Sentinels: The Untold Story of GSSAP in Space Surveillance

Inside America’s Silent Sentinels: The Untold Story of GSSAP in Space Surveillance

GSSAP-1 and GSSAP-2 launched July 28, 2014, from Cape Canaveral, with GSSAP-3 and GSSAP-4 following in 2016 and GSSAP-5 and GSSAP-6 in 2022, expanding the U.S. surveillance constellation in geosynchronous orbit. The satellites have drawn international scrutiny for close approaches to Russian and Chinese GEO satellites. GSSAP-2 was retired to graveyard orbit in August 2023. GSSAP-7 and 8 are planned for launch by 2027.
5 June 2025
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Orbiting at Zero Speed: How Geostationary Satellites Rule Global Communications

Orbiting at Zero Speed: How Geostationary Satellites Rule Global Communications

Intelsat I (Early Bird), launched in April 1965, was the first commercial satellite in geostationary orbit, enabling regular telecommunications between Europe and North America. GEO satellites orbit 35,786 km above the equator and appear fixed from the ground, allowing stationary antennas. The Clarke Belt, named after Arthur C. Clarke, hosts these satellites. End-of-life GEO satellites are moved to a graveyard orbit about 300 km higher.
5 June 2025
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Mega-Constellations Exposed: How Swarms of Tiny Satellites Are Taking Over Low Earth Orbit

Mega-Constellations Exposed: How Swarms of Tiny Satellites Are Taking Over Low Earth Orbit

Small satellites made up over 95% of all satellites launched in 2024. SpaceX’s Starlink led with more than 7,000 active satellites, aiming for up to 42,000 with FCC approval for 12,000. The FCC now requires satellites to deorbit within five years of retirement. Amazon’s Kuiper, OneWeb, and Iridium also expanded networks, targeting global coverage with hundreds to thousands of satellites in low Earth orbit.
5 June 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Boardwalk REIT's High P/E and Mixed Returns Challenge Valuation
    June 11, 2026, 6:12 AM EDT. Boardwalk Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:BEI.UN) closed at CA$65.48, showing mixed returns: short-term gains contrast with a 3.49% decline over the past year. The stock's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio stands at 54.3x, significantly above the Canadian sector average of 13.4x and global average of 23.7x. This high multiple reflects market expectations for earnings growth despite an 86.1% decline in annual earnings and a drop in profit margins from 66.1% to 9%. A discounted cash flow model estimates a fair value of CA$75.49, suggesting potential undervaluation relative to future cash flows. Investors are weighing whether current prices incorporate anticipated growth or if the premium P/E signals overvaluation amid recent weak earnings.

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11 June 2026
Battalion Oil soared 57.25% to $2.06 on record volume after U.S.-Iran attacks sent oil prices surging, with traders piling into high-beta small-cap producers; the company’s revenue is highly sensitive to crude prices, but derivative losses and balance sheet risks remain, and Thursday’s annual meeting and Monument Draw drilling are the next key events.
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