# SpaceNexus Daily, Thursday, November 5, 2026: SpaceX taps Qualcomm for Starlink Mobile base stations, Via Satellite says > Via Satellite reports SpaceX has tapped Qualcomm Technologies for terrestrial base stations for Starlink Mobile; NASA awarded Ka-band relay concept contracts, Via Satellite reported. - Canonical page: https://spacenexus.us/briefing/2026-11-05 - This Markdown version: https://spacenexus.us/briefing/2026-11-05.md - Data as of: published 2026-11-05 06:06 UTC; records from 2026-11-04 06:00 UTC to 2026-11-05 06:00 UTC - How the numbers are made: https://spacenexus.us/methodology#ai-content ## About this edition - AI-generated briefing, AI voice. This briefing is AI-generated: an AI model wrote the script from SpaceNexus records and the sources listed, two independent AI passes checked every claim against those records and the web, and an AI voice reads it. No sponsor, advertiser or partner has any part in it. - How it was checked: All 28 claims in the script were checked one by one against the SpaceNexus records listed below, by two independent AI fact-checkers that did not write it, one of them also searching the web; every number, date and time was matched to the records by code. It publishes only if every claim passes. ## Transcript This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Thursday, November 5, 2026. ### Space stocks and money In the trading session of Wednesday, November 4, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks fell 2.3 percent, with 9 companies up and 23 down. The largest gain was OHB SE, up 3.1 percent, and the largest decline was Viasat, down 11.2 percent. Sources: [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/markets-daily); [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/ohb-se); [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/viasat) ### SpaceX and Qualcomm Via Satellite reported on November 4 that SpaceX has tapped Qualcomm Technologies to provide terrestrial base stations for the integrated satellite and terrestrial network it plans to build for Starlink Mobile. 3 outlets covered the story: Teslarati SpaceX, The Verge Space and Via Satellite. Sources: [Via Satellite](https://www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity/2026/11/04/spacex-strikes-deal-with-qualcomm-for-terrestrial-component-of-starlink-mobile-network/) ### NASA Ka-band relay contracts NASA awarded contracts to Viasat, SES and Astranis for Ka-band space relay capability concepts, Via Satellite reported on November 4. According to Via Satellite, the awards are part of the Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program's Communications Services Project. 2 outlets covered the story: NASA Technology and Via Satellite. Sources: [Via Satellite](https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2026/11/04/viasat-ses-and-astranis-win-nasa-ka-band-relay-contracts/) ### Starfish loses contact with Otter Payload Space reported on November 4 that Starfish has lost contact with its Otter spacecraft, cutting SSPICY short. Payload Space's summary says Otter has joined the graveyard it was sent to inspect. 5 outlets covered the story: GeekWire Space, New Space Economy, Payload Space, SatNews and SpaceWatch.Global. Sources: [Payload Space](https://payloadspace.com/starfish-loses-contact-with-otter-cutting-sspicy-short/) ### Launches ahead Launches ahead, each with Launch Library 2 status go for launch: Long March 2C is scheduled from Xichang no earlier than 16:00 UTC on November 5. Ceres-2 is scheduled from Jiuquan no earlier than November 6. The Falcon 9 Block 5 USSF-432 launch is scheduled from Vandenberg no earlier than November 7. Sources: [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvv0yeta1lrxiurgn7s96qhw); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvsixgkb06tzsnejwz6hj531); [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvpkcuh205swtwzr5b4w1d8u) ### Jobs board As of November 5, the SpaceNexus jobs board lists 11,398 job postings, about 10,200 distinct roles, and 886 of the postings went up in the last 7 days. Sources: [SpaceNexus jobs board](https://spacenexus.us/jobs) Full details and sources are at spacenexus.us. ## Sources - [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/markets-daily) - [OHB SE (OHB.DE) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/ohb-se) - [Viasat (VSAT) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/viasat) - [SpaceX Strikes Deal with Qualcomm for Terrestrial Component of Starlink Mobile Network (Via Satellite)](https://www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity/2026/11/04/spacex-strikes-deal-with-qualcomm-for-terrestrial-component-of-starlink-mobile-network/) - [Viasat, SES, and Astranis Win NASA Ka-band Relay Contracts (Via Satellite)](https://www.satellitetoday.com/government-military/2026/11/04/viasat-ses-and-astranis-win-nasa-ka-band-relay-contracts/) - [Starfish Loses Contact with Otter, Cutting SSPICY Short (Payload Space)](https://payloadspace.com/starfish-loses-contact-with-otter-cutting-sspicy-short/) - [Long March 2C (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvv0yeta1lrxiurgn7s96qhw) - [Ceres-2 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvsixgkb06tzsnejwz6hj531) - [Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvpkcuh205swtwzr5b4w1d8u) - [SpaceNexus jobs board (SpaceNexus jobs board)](https://spacenexus.us/jobs) ## Licence and credits - Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) for the transcript and the SpaceNexus records. 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