Lead item · 14 August 2026

POSITIONINGLaunch bottleneck / launch economics Satellite consolidation wave

Telesat books all 225 Lightspeed satellites on SpaceX rockets

SpaceX still sells dedicated launches to rivals, easing supply risk on SES's 2029 meoSphere manifest.

1 in 271 items swept clears the bar·Brief of 14 August 2026, 08:28 UTC

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16 August 2026SpaceX launches nine Globalstar replacement satellites
17 August 2026Globalstar says all eight replacement satellites reached orbit
17 August 2026Rocket Lab contract says Globalstar needs 17 satellites, not 8
19 August 2026LandSpace lands rocket booster, a China first

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