UAE regulator grants Starlink 10-year satellite internet license
The UAE's TDRA granted Starlink Satellite Communications a 10-year license to provide satellite broadband nationwide.
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Iran reports 163 arrests, nearly 1,000 Starlink devices seized in four months
Iranian police say they arrested 163 people and seized 997 unauthorized Starlink terminals between March and July 2026.
China launches UAE University's first SEO Earth-observation satellite
A Chinese Long March 2C rocket put the UAE's first university-built Earth observation satellite into orbit from Taiyuan.
Orbitworks ships Altair-1, UAE's first AI-enabled EO satellite, for October launch
Orbitworks' first Altair satellite left Dubai for the US ahead of an October launch, the start of a planned 10-satellite constellation.
Space42 and Leonardo DRS sign MoU for UAE national security systems
Space42 and Leonardo DRS agreed to explore integrating satellite communications with C5ISR mission systems for UAE national security use.
ICEYE appoints Christos Kolimenakis as CEO of ICEYE UAE
ICEYE names a 15-year JPMorgan veteran to lead its UAE entity as it deepens government ties in the country.
Space42 and Skylo complete SMS and SOS test on Thuraya-4
Space42 and Skylo tested two-way SMS and SOS messaging to standard Android phones via the Thuraya-4 satellite.
Latitude signs LOI for first orbital launch from Oman
French launch startup Latitude wants to fly its small launcher from a new Omani spaceport as soon as late 2027.
Axelspace to supply GRUS imagery to Saudi Arabia's NSG UP42 national EO platform
The Japanese operator's optical imagery joins the PIF-backed platform for agriculture, land-use and disaster monitoring.
Space42 brings Foresight-3, -4 and -5 into full operation, growing its SAR fleet to five
The UAE operator says three more ICEYE-built SAR satellites are fully operational, taking the Foresight constellation to five.