Germany plans to spend 35 billion euros on space security from 2026 to 2030, focusing on NATO and EU cooperation.

ESA seeks 600 million euros for the Iris2 multi-orbit secure communications constellation, with Germany's OHB SE involved in satellite bus construction.

Germany ordered two SatComtBw3 GEO satellites from Airbus for 2.1 billion euros, enhancing military telecommunications capabilities.

GovSatCom to deploy by end of 2023, enabling EU member states to share military-grade communication in geostationary orbit.

Iris2 constellation scheduled for operational status in 2030, with a projected capital cost of 11 billion euros.

Contract signed in December 2024 with SpaceRise consortium, including SES, Eutelsat, and Hispasat, for Iris2 development.

WRC-27 scheduled for Oct. 18 - Nov. 11, 2023, in Shanghai, focusing 80% on space-related spectrum issues.

Viasat plans a LEO constellation for global direct-to-device service in collaboration with Space42 of the UAE.

Agenda Item 1.5 aims to regulate unauthorized use of satellite terminals in unlicensed areas, addressing past issues with Starlink in India.

3GPP's Release 18 and 19 standards aim to enhance satellite connectivity for mobile devices and IoT applications.

Equatys will utilize over 100 MHz of L- and S-band mobile satellite spectrum for multi-tenant use.

WRC-27 is scheduled for October 2025 in Shanghai, focusing on global spectrum allocations for satellite services.

Ukraine's Intelligence Service has ordered 50,000 satellite images from Planet Labs for operational intelligence since the invasion began.

SpaceX's Starlink constellation provides broadband communications support to Ukraine's military operations.

Precision rockets from NATO, including GMLRS, have a range of up to 90 kilometers, enhancing Ukraine's firepower.

Eutelsat's OneWeb LEO constellation aims for 50% revenue growth by June 2026, currently accounting for over one-third of connectivity revenue.

Eutelsat signed a 10-year, 1-billion-euro contract with the French Defense Ministry for OneWeb capacity and military payload modifications.

Iris2 will consist of 264 satellites in 1,200-km orbit, with technical details expected by early 2024 and significant investment planned.

Lynk operates five LEO satellites; requires at least 25 for global messaging every 30 minutes.

Omnispace's F2 satellite is in MEO; launched in 2001 for ICO Global Communications.

SES invested in Lynk Global; unclear if it will finance Lynk's small satellite buildout.

Merger expected to generate €500M in annual synergies within five years, pending regulatory approvals starting in 2027.

Merged entity will include Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio, and Leonardo's space division, with 25,000 employees.

Iris2 project contracts scheduled for signing by early 2026, primarily involving Airbus and Thales.

Merger of Thales, Airbus, and Leonardo's space divisions expected in mid-2027, with operations starting in 2028.

Thales Alenia Space secured contracts for two geostationary satellites, Thor 8 and JSat-32, each worth over 100 million euros.

Thales won a 200-million-euro contract for payload engineering development for the Iris2 multi-orbit connectivity project.

China Satellite Network Group plans to deploy Guowang constellation with over 12,000 satellites at 1,000 km altitude by 2028.

SatNet currently operates around 100 satellites and is considering a secondary architecture at 500-600 km altitude.

Eutelsat's OneWeb and Amazon's Project Kuiper have launched 129 of 3,200 planned satellites for their respective constellations.