Space News for Monday, July 07, 2025

In this episode, we aggregate and summarize today's top space news stories. Enjoy!(00:10) Podcast Introduction(00:24) Sateliot advances its constellation with 5 new satellites to be manufactured by Alén Space – SatNews(00:55) SSC awards $2.8 billion contract for the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program – SatNews(01:31) SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 10-28 smallsats from the Cape late on Monday pending cumulus cloud cover – SatNews(02:01) Orbex in trouble? – SatNews(02:30) TPG completes acquisition of AT&T’s 70% stake in DIRECTV – SatNews(02:58) Plextek’s comments regarding UK Space Agency’s £75.6 million for new procurement process to deter threat of space debris – SatNews(03:25) China accelerates toward lunar goals as reusability programs gain momentum