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This analysis explores the mass budgets for orbital data centers, revealing how ditching traditional satcom's heavy RF payloads frees up resources for massive power and cooling systems, unlocking Elon's vision for high-density space compute. It uncovers the triangular bottleneck of solar, thermal, and compute subsystems as the key to scaling.
Normalized Mass Budget (Starlink V3 / StarThink V1 & V2)
Mar 03, 2026
A cluster of announcements highlights a supply chain that is starting to optimize for bigger power-hungry missions. Redwire unveiled a new solar array product positioned around higher performance p...
Mar 02, 2026
SpaceX is now positioning Direct-to-Cell under a clearer consumer umbrella: “Starlink Mobile.” In the same breath, the company is setting expectations for the next step-change, saying its V2 direct...
Mar 02, 2026
Deutsche Telekom says it will use Starlink’s Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) spectrum to extend coverage in hard-to-reach areas, with a service launch planned for 2028 across several European market...
Mar 02, 2026
Orange signed an agreement with AST SpaceMobile and Satellite Connect Europe (AST’s joint venture with Vodafone) to pursue direct-to-device satellite connectivity, with demonstrations planned, incl...
Mar 01, 2026
SpaceX executed two Starlink launches in one day, one from Vandenberg and another from Cape Canaveral, pushing another 54 satellites into orbit. Both boosters landed successfully, with reuse milest...
Feb 28, 2026
British Airways confirmed that its first aircraft fitted with Starlink in-flight Wi-Fi will begin flying in March, though the airline has not yet laid out a detailed fleetwide rollout schedule.Infl...
Feb 27, 2026
NASA announced a major Artemis restructure that adds a low-Earth orbit test mission in 2027 and moves the first crewed lunar landing to 2028. The stated logic is straightforward: de-risk the stack ...
Feb 27, 2026
SpaceX moved Ship 39, its first V3 Starship upper stage, to the Massey’s test site for cryogenic proof testing, a gating step before Flight 12. Reporting indicates SpaceX is also using new test inf...
Feb 27, 2026
Following a resupply mission, a NASA/SpaceX cargo Dragon completed its splashdown. Prior to undocking, the spacecraft successfully executed multiple altitude-boosting maneuvers for the Internationa...
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