SpaceNexus Daily · Friday, October 30, 2026
FCC opens D2D spectrum sharing proceeding, Via Satellite reports
Via Satellite reported that the FCC started a proceeding on direct-to-device spectrum sharing rules and proposed to auction 25 MHz of mid-band spectrum.
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This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Friday, October 30, 2026.
Space stocks and money
In the trading session of Thursday, October 29, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks rose 0.7 percent, with 22 companies up and 12 down. The largest gain was HawkEye 360, up 7.1 percent, and the largest decline was NorthStar Earth & Space, down 8.2 percent. TradingView reported that Sidus Space named Hassan R. Baqar Board of Directors.
The SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index is an equal-weighted summary of daily price moves that we compute for information. It is not an investable product, no fund tracks it, and it is not investment advice. Full disclaimer
Sources: SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close); SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close); SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close); TradingView
FCC direct-to-device decisions
Via Satellite reported on October 29 that the FCC made two decisions on direct-to-device services. It started a proceeding to modernize D2D spectrum sharing rules, and proposed to auction 25 MHz of mid-band spectrum.
Sources: Via Satellite
FCC rulemaking notice
Sources
- SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- HawkEye 360 (HAWK) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- NorthStar Earth & Space (NSTR) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Hassan R. Baqar, Sidus Space (TradingView) · on SpaceNexus
- FCC Looks to Update Direct-to-Device Rules and Auction More Spectrum (Via Satellite)
- Sunshine Act Meeting; Open Commission Meeting Thursday, October 29, 2026 (Federal Register) · on SpaceNexus
- UK MOD Awards £15 Million Orbital Warfare Project to Astroscale (European Spaceflight)
- GSLV Mk II | IRNSS-1L (NVS-03) (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18
Past briefings
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- 2026-10-28Airbus and Thales contracted for 2 Galileo satellites each, Via Satellite reports
- 2026-10-27Starlink Group 15-16 lifts off from Vandenberg; Launch Library 2 records success
- 2026-10-26Kutryk readies for first spacewalk, SpaceQ says; Starlink 15-16 targets Oct 27
- 2026-10-25Launch Library 2 records Long March 8A SatNet launch as a success
- 2026-10-24Launch Library 2 records four successful launches on October 23
- 2026-10-23Ars Technica reports 22 Starship launches estimated per Moon landing
- 2026-10-22SpaceX to attempt Starship catch on next flight, Ars Technica Space reports
- 2026-10-21Falcon 9 and Ceres-1S launches recorded as successes
- 2026-10-20MMX Mars moons mission lifts off on H3-24, recorded as a success
- 2026-10-19MMX targets October 19 launch from Tanegashima
- Falcon 9 and H3-24 launches are scheduled for October 19