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On October 28, the Italian company Space Industries opened the Stellar Hub plant in Settimo Torinese for the assembly, integration and testing of satellites weighing up to 600 kg. At the heart of the facility is a 2,000-square-meter clean room and all types of testing on a single site.
Aziz KarimovFergani, founded by Selçuk Bayraktar, successfully deployed its sixth test satellite FRG-100D4 as part of the SpaceX Bandwagon-5 mission. The spacecraft separated from the rocket approximately 63 minutes after launch and reached the target orbit at an altitude of 590 km. The announcement was made by Baykar.
Madina UsmonovaThe four largest European telecom operators have signed a letter of intent for a joint application for mobile satellite service spectrum in Europe. The project envisions direct-to-device connectivity via satellites without investment in their own constellation and could become a European alternative to Starlink.
Sardor QodirovCreotech CEO Grzegorz Brona told Reuters the company will open a new plant in the Masovian Voivodeship in 2029 with capacity of up to 40 satellites a year (100 of a single model), versus 10 now in Piaseczno. He warned that Europe will need American rockets for years to come, calling launch vehicles an instrument of political pressure by the Trump administration.
Sardor QodirovIn Brussels, at the European Parliament, a meeting took place between regulators, EU politicians and Barcelona-based company Sateliot about frequencies and space industry funding. The EU space budget (€14.8 billion, 2021–2027) is expiring, and the Commission is proposing a competitiveness fund with €131 billion for defence and space. A single 2 GHz licence and Europe's dependence on SpaceX for launches were discussed.
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