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- Live coverage: SpaceX to launch satellite replenishment mission for Globalstar from Cape Canaveral Spaceflight Now · 15 Aug 2026 The batch of eight Globalstar satellites will help refresh the company’s low Earth orbit constellation. Liftoff from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 9:12 p.m. EDT (0112 UTC).
- Amazon files application for direct-to-device satellite constellation SpaceNews · 27 Jul 2026 Amazon has filed plans with the Federal Communications Commission for a constellation of more than 5,100 satellites that would provide direct-to-device (D2D) services using Globalstar spectrum.
- Amazon buys Globalstar to catapult into direct-to-device race SpaceNews · 14 Apr 2026 Amazon announced plans April 14 to buy satellite operator Globalstar in an $11.57 billion deal, marking its entry into the emerging market for providing connectivity directly to mobile phones and other cellular devices.
- Globalstar Skydio trial validates Band n53 for public safety drone links SpaceDaily · 22 Dec 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 17, 2025 Globalstar (NASDAQ: GSAT) and Skydio have completed a joint technology trial that demonstrated Skydio X10 drone operations over Globalstar's licensed Band n53 spectrum and the company's...
- MDA Space to build satellites for Globalstar’s Apple-backed next-gen constellation SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2025 MDA Space is building more than 50 satellites for Globalstar’s Apple-backed next-generation low Earth orbit constellation under a $768 million contract.
- Globalstar and Parsons unveil satellite service for defense market SpaceNews · 7 Dec 2024 The collaboration leverages Globalstar's low-Earth orbit satellite infrastructure and Parsons' signal processing technology
- Globalstar soars on Apple’s $1.7 billion satellite investment SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2024 Satellite operator Globalstar stock closed up more than 30% Nov. 1 after disclosing Apple’s plans to inject $1.7 billion for a new constellation to improve space-based communications for iPhones.
- Apple commits $1.5 billion to Globalstar for expanded iPhone satellite services CNBC · 1 Nov 2024 Apple committed about $1.5 billion to satellite communications company Globalstar to fund the expansion of iPhone services, the companies disclosed in a securities filing on Friday.
- Globalstar gets conditional approval to replenish constellation SpaceNews · 20 Aug 2024 Globalstar has secured permission to start deploying up to 17 improved direct-to-smartphone connectivity satellites next year despite SpaceX objections.
- Globalstar picks SpaceX to refresh LEO constellation SpaceNews · 1 Sep 2023 Globalstar has contracted SpaceX to launch Apple-backed satellites in 2025 to replenish its low Earth orbit connectivity constellation.
- Apple-backed Globalstar’s revenue jump underlines IoT opportunity SpaceNews · 4 Aug 2023 Globalstar, the operator behind Apple’s satellite-enabled SOS app, posted a 50% year-on-year jump in quarterly sales Aug. 3 amid promising growth in its business for connecting remote Internet of Things devices.
- Apple lends Globalstar $252 million for satellite-enabled iPhones SpaceNews · 28 Feb 2023 Globalstar said Feb. 28 that Apple is lending the company $252 million to help cover upfront costs for replenishing its low Earth orbit constellation.
- Apple lays the groundwork for emergency SOS via satellite service SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2022 Apple said Nov. 10 its $450 million investment in an SOS via satellite service has helped Globalstar upgrade ground stations across the United States and elsewhere with high-power antennas.
- Apple to be largest user of Globalstar’s satellite network for iPhone messaging SpaceNews · 8 Sep 2022 Apple formally announced its long-anticipated partnership with Globalstar Sept. 7 to provide satellite messaging services for new iPhones and becoming Globalstar’s biggest customer.
- SpaceX launches third Falcon 9 rocket in less than two days Spaceflight Now · 19 Jun 2022 SpaceX hauled a Globalstar communications satellite into orbit early Sunday from Cape Canaveral, pulling off the third Falcon 9 rocket flight in 36 hours, the fastest sequence of three missions by any commercial launch c...
- SpaceX launches Globalstar satellite on mysterious Falcon 9 mission NASASpaceflight · 18 Jun 2022 SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket on a secretive mission in the early hours of Sunday morning. Liftoff occurred at 12:27 AM EDT (04:27 UTC) from Space Launch Complex 40 of the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, with t...
- Globalstar hush-hush ahead of launch with SpaceX Spaceflight Now · 18 Jun 2022 Globalstar is set to add a spare spacecraft to its commercial data relay network early Sunday with a launch from Cape Canaveral on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, but the satellite operator remained silent about the mission on...
- Globalstar spare satellite to launch on SpaceX rocket this month Spaceflight Now · 7 Jun 2022 A spare satellite for Globalstar’s data relay and messaging constellation will launch from Cape Canaveral on a Falcon 9 rocket later this month, multiple sources said, in a previously-undisclosed mission on SpaceX’s sche...
- Globalstar agrees terms with “global customer” for terrestrial connectivity SpaceNews · 9 May 2022 Globalstar has signed a term sheet with a “large, global customer” to start deploying some of its spectrum for terrestrial use “in the U.S. and beyond,” the satellite operator said May 5.
- Globalstar selects MDA and Rocket Lab for new satellites SpaceNews · 24 Feb 2022 Globalstar has selected MDA Ltd. and Rocket Lab to supply a set of satellites to replenish its constellation, funded by a mystery customer.