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SpaceNexus AM · Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Astranis Moves Its Fourth MicroGEO Batch to a Dedicated Falcon 9 as Oman's MB Sat-1 Builds Out Its Sovereign Ground Network, reported by SpaceNexus.
Astranis Moves Its Fourth MicroGEO Batch to a Dedicated Falcon 9 as Oman's MB Sat-1 Builds Out Its Sovereign Ground Network, reported by SpaceNexus.
Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18, Fri, Oct 30 · 04:02 UTC (12:02 AM ET)
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11,004 job postings (about 9,800 distinct roles) on the jobs board, 891 of the postings dated in the last seven days. Most new postings this week: Blue Origin (157), SpaceX (143), The Aerospace Corporation (91).
Jobs boardOrbital launch attempts worldwide in 2026 to date, against 264 by this day last year (-2.3% vs the same point of 2025).
Source: SpaceNexus Launch Cadence Index (LL2-sourced SpaceEvent history) · as of 2026-10-27 · Launch Cadence Index
The failed orbit-boost attempt shows how hard commercial servicing of a legacy government observatory is, a signal for the in-space servicing market.
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A historical anniversary item: Cassini's 2004 images were the first close-ups of Saturn's largest moon.