ITU approves Rivada Space Networks’ broadband constellation; focus now shifts to financing and Terran Orbital

by Peter B. de Selding

TUPPER LAKE, NY — International frequency regulators, as expected, approved Rivada Space Networks’ request to apply a special regulatory procedure to allow it to build two 300-satellite constellations of broadband satellites, on condition that the first 300 are in orbit by mid- 2026 and the remaining satellites two years later.

While the decision was not a surprise, it provides a needed shot of credibility to the Rivada project and to its prime contractor Terran Orbital, which in February signed a $2.4-billion contract with Rivada to build the . . .

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