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China Files Plans for More Than 200,000 Satellites With the ITU

The ITU listings start deployment deadlines operators must meet to retain spectrum.

SpaceX Opens Space Coast’s 2026 With Predawn Starlink Launch, Droneship Landing

SpaceX Launches 21 SDA Transport Layer Satellites to Begin Operational LEO Mesh

SpaceX Launches 28 Starlinks From Florida After Vandenberg Flight, Extending 2025 Cadence