Next up
30 Aug 2026today
US C-band Section 316 protest window closes (FCC 26-46; none filed as of the 2026-08-18 ECFS pull)

Imminent · next 30 days10

SPCX
31 Aug 2026tomorrow
SpaceXSPCX lockup tranche (~7%) unlocks$142+0.4%
corporate→ threadSPCX Q2 2026 10-Q
PL
3 Sep 2026in 4 days
Planet LabsEarnings call$19.98-5.6%
earnings→ threadFinnhub
8 Sep 2026in 9 days
Auction 115 bidding-procedures reply comments due (AU Docket 26-191)
regulatory→ threadFCC DA 26-769; dossiers/c-band-spectrum.md
SPCX
10 Sep 2026in 11 days
SpaceXSPCX lockup tranche (~7%) unlocks$142+0.4%
corporate→ threadSPCX Q2 2026 10-Q
AMZN
17 Sep 2026in 18 days
AmazonComments/petitions to deny due, Amazon Leo's 5,105-sat D2D filing (SAT-LOA-20260601-00224)
regulatory→ threadFCC DA 26-866 (released 2026-08-18); briefs/2026-08-20T0347Z.md
IRDM
24 Sep 2026in 25 days
IridiumIridium special shareholder meeting to vote on the Rocket Lab merger, 8:30am ET (virtual)$46.60-2.2%
corporate→ threadIridium DEFM14A, filed 2026-08-26 (accession 0001753926-26-001637); briefs/2026-08-27T0350Z.md
SPCX
25 Sep 2026in 26 days
SpaceXSPCX lockup tranche (~7%) unlocks$142+0.4%
corporate→ threadSPCX Q2 2026 10-Q
AMZN
28 Sep 2026in 29 days
AmazonOppositions/responses due, Amazon Leo's 5,105-sat D2D filing
regulatory→ threadFCC DA 26-866 (released 2026-08-18); briefs/2026-08-20T0347Z.md
29 Sep 2026in 30 days
FCC 26-46 Upper C-band order effective date
regulatory→ thread91 FR 48700 (effective-date field); dossiers/c-band-spectrum.md
SES
29 Sep 2026in 30 days
SESUpper C-band Clearinghouse selection committee must convene by ~this date (60 days from FR publication; SES holds one of nine seats)est.
regulatory→ threadFCC 26-46 para. 156-158; dossiers/c-band-spectrum.md

Next 90 days34

GSAT
~Q3 2026
GlobalstarSecond HIBLEO-4 launch (~9 sats) — Rocket Lab's own 2026-08-16T1831Z release confirms the 8 sats launched 2026-08-16T0112Z are "the first batch in a constellation of 17 platforms" it built under a $143M MDA Space deal, restoring the 17-total figure and contradicting Globalstar's own same-day "All 8, complete" release. Globalstar's own Aug 18 DEFM14C narrows the remaining launch to "currently anticipated to occur during the third quarter of 2026" (was "later this year").est.$81.76-0.4%
launch→ threadGlobalstar DEFM14C, filed 2026-08-18 (accession 0001140361-26-033587); Rocket Lab press release 2026-08-16 (globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/08/16/3345790); briefs/2026-08-19T0343Z.md
~Sep 2026
EC "call for interest" on EU 2 GHz MSS expected (~Sept per COM(2026)311 track)est.
regulatory→ threaddossiers/mss-2ghz-spectrum.md (open question 2)
1 Oct 2026in 32 days
Relocation Coordinator selection committee convenes no later than this date (one rep per eligible operator)
regulatory→ threadFCC 26-46 para. 170; dossiers/c-band-spectrum.md
AMZN
5 Oct 2026in 36 days
AmazonReplies due, Amazon Leo's 5,105-sat D2D filing
regulatory→ threadFCC DA 26-866 (released 2026-08-18); briefs/2026-08-20T0347Z.md
6 Oct 2026in 37 days
Radio altimeter retrofit rebate draft categories due out for comment (Upper C-band Clearinghouse-administered)
regulatory→ threadFCC 26-46 para. 177-182; dossiers/c-band-spectrum.md
SPCX
10 Oct 2026in 41 days
SpaceXSPCX lockup tranche (~7%) unlocks$142+0.4%
corporate→ threadSPCX Q2 2026 10-Q
IRDM
21 Oct 2026in 7 weeks
IridiumEarnings call$46.60-2.2%
earnings→ threadFinnhub
THAL
21 Oct 2026in 7 weeks
ThalesEarnings call
earningsIR calendar
SPCX
25 Oct 2026in 8 weeks
SpaceXSPCX lockup tranche (~7%) unlocks$142+0.4%
corporate→ threadSPCX Q2 2026 10-Q
LHX
28 Oct 2026in 8 weeks
L3HarrisEarnings call$263+0.3%
earningsFinnhub
AIR
28 Oct 2026in 8 weeks
AirbusEarnings call
earningsIR calendar
KOG
29 Oct 2026in 9 weeks
Kongsberg GruppenEarnings call
earningsIR calendar
KRMN
2 Nov 2026in 9 weeks
Karman HoldingsEarnings call$45.57-3.9%
earningsFinnhub
TSAT
2 Nov 2026in 9 weeks
TelesatEarnings call$42.82-6.3%
earnings→ threadFinnhub
SPIR
2 Nov 2026in 9 weeks
Spire GlobalEarnings call$13.17-5.9%
earningsFinnhub
KTOS
2 Nov 2026in 9 weeks
Kratos DefenseEarnings call$52.00-3.1%
earningsFinnhub
RDW
3 Nov 2026in 9 weeks
RedwireEarnings call$10.87-3.5%
earningsFinnhub
GSAT
4 Nov 2026in 9 weeks
GlobalstarEarnings call$81.76-0.4%
earnings→ threadFinnhub
KVHI
4 Nov 2026in 9 weeks
KVH IndustriesEarnings call$7.52-2.6%
earningsFinnhub
BKSY
4 Nov 2026in 9 weeks
BlackSkyEarnings call$23.70-4.3%
earningsFinnhub
SES
4 Nov 2026in 9 weeks
SESEarnings call
earningsIR calendar
SES
5 Nov 2026in 10 weeks
SESSES/Eutelsat/Telesat Upper C-band Transition Plans due (firm statutory deadline)
regulatory→ threadFCC 26-46 para. 163, 865; 47 CFR § 27.1412(e); dossiers/c-band-spectrum.md
VSAT
5 Nov 2026in 10 weeks
ViasatEarnings call$67.37-7.4%
earnings→ threadFinnhub
LDO
5 Nov 2026in 10 weeks
LeonardoEarnings call
earningsIR calendar
RKLB
9 Nov 2026in 10 weeks
Rocket LabEarnings call$64.39-4.6%
earnings→ threadFinnhub
ASTS
9 Nov 2026in 10 weeks
AST SpaceMobileEarnings call$58.05-5.5%
earnings→ threadFinnhub
CMTL
9 Nov 2026in 10 weeks
ComtechEarnings call$1.70-2.9%
earningsFinnhub
SATL
9 Nov 2026in 10 weeks
SatellogicEarnings call$4.85-8.7%
earningsFinnhub
GILT
10 Nov 2026in 10 weeks
Gilat SatelliteEarnings call$9.94-4.1%
earningsFinnhub
SPCE
11 Nov 2026in 10 weeks
Virgin GalacticEarnings call$2.94-2.0%
earningsFinnhub
SATS
12 Nov 2026in 11 weeks
EchoStarDISH Wireless §363 sale + plan-confirmation hearing pushed to 2026-11-12 or 2026-12-02 (Judge Lopez, after Crown Castle ~$3.5B and American Tower ~$2B won discovery over Dish's timeline — a delay, not a ruling)$86.84+0.4%
regulatory→ threadpriors.md RESOLVED 2026-08-24 (Inside Towers/broadbandbreakfast/Octus); briefs/2026-08-24T0340Z.md
SIDU
12 Nov 2026in 11 weeks
Sidus SpaceEarnings call$2.21-5.2%
earningsFinnhub
~Q4 2026
PLD SpaceFirst orbital launch (target), part of ESA European Launcher Challenge Component Aest.
launch→ threadeuropeanspaceflight.com 2026-08-27; briefs/2026-08-28T0338Z.md
MNTS
18 Nov 2026in 11 weeks
MomentusEarnings call$4.10-4.0%
earningsFinnhub

Later in 20264

SATS
30 Nov 2026
EchoStarSpaceX–EchoStar AWS-4/H-block tranche closing (target)est.$86.84+0.4%
corporate→ threadbrief (target date)
SES
9 Dec 2026
SESSES Capital Markets Day, Luxembourg — announced on the H1 2026 call: the deeper company profile, financial outlook, and synergy accomplishments
corporateSES H1 2026 earnings call (2026-07-30), CEO announcement
SES
15 Dec 2026
SESClearinghouse selection committee must notify FCC of its choice (fallback: majority vote by 2027-01-15)
regulatory→ threadFCC 26-46 para. 156-158; dossiers/c-band-spectrum.md
TSAT
~Dec 2026
TelesatTelesat GEO ~$1.7bn bond maturity — company's own Q2 release says current cash is insufficient to cover it, "will have to refinance or raise money"$42.82-6.3%
corporate→ threadTelesat Q2 2026 earnings release (2026-08-13)

20276

24 Jan 2027
Teltrium Cost Catalog must finalize by ~this date (6 months from FCC 26-46 release)est.
regulatory→ threadFCC DA 26-783; dossiers/c-band-spectrum.md
27 Apr 2027
Auction 115 bidding tentatively scheduled to commenceest.
regulatory→ threadFCC DA 26-769 (tentative); dossiers/c-band-spectrum.md
GSAT
~2027
GlobalstarAmazon-Globalstar merger expected completion (no shareholder vote needed — 57.6% written consent secured Apr 13 2026); actual timing depends on HIBLEO-4/C-3 closing conditionsest.$81.76-0.4%
corporate→ threadGlobalstar DEFM14C, filed 2026-08-18 (accession 0001140361-26-033587); briefs/2026-08-19T0343Z.md
IRDM
28 Jun 2027
IridiumRocket Lab-Iridium merger agreement "End Date" (outside date), extendable to 2027-12-28 by either party if regulatory approvals are the only unmet condition$46.60-2.2%
corporate→ threadIridium DEFM14A, filed 2026-08-26 (accession 0001753926-26-001637); briefs/2026-08-27T0350Z.md
4 Jul 2027
Auction 115 statutory completion deadline (OBBBA: bidding must complete, not merely commence)
regulatory→ threadPub. L. No. 119-21 § 40002(b)(2) via FCC DA 26-769 para. 1; dossiers/c-band-spectrum.md
31 Dec 2027
Isar Aerospace / Rocket Factory Augsburg / PLD SpaceESA European Launcher Challenge Component A deadline — must reach orbit for ESA to fund operational launches thru 2030; Isar targeting late 2027est.
regulatory→ threadeuropeanspaceflight.com 2026-08-27; briefs/2026-08-28T0338Z.md

2028 and beyond1

~2028
Kepler CommunicationsKepler's next optical-relay expansion tranche (multiple launches, incl. a dedicated Rocket Lab launch)est.
launch→ threadKepler press release 2026-08-24; briefs/2026-08-25T2152Z.md

Public space sector — by market value23

Listed constituents; tile area = market capitalisation, colour = sector. Shows US-listed coverage only. Non-US names appear on the calendar above.

SPCX
SpaceXNASDAQ: SPCX
$1.9T$142+0.4%≈ 10.9× the rest of the listed sector below, combined
LHX$49B
KTOS$9.7B
ASTS$23B
GSAT$11B
VSAT$10B
IRDM
RKLB$39B
FLY$3.6B
LUNR$3.5B
KRMN$6.1B
RDW$2.7B
VOYG
PL$7.2B
BKSY
Primes$59BSatellite operators$49BLaunch & transport$46BManufacturing & systems$10BEarth observation & data$9.4BGround & terminals$954M

From the threadsmentioned in rationales, not yet curated

Aug 2026
2 GHz MSS spectrum allocation

…g US SCS authority at this stage. NEW [08-22]: SpaceX's own Aug 2026 EU lobbying position paper (dossier-confirmed 08-20) asks c…

Aug 2026
Chinese BRI Digital Silk Road

…s by end-2025 (target already slipped — first sat only flew Aug 2026), 1,200 by end-2027 (Asia-Pacific coverage, next tripwire),…

Aug 2026
Satellite consolidation wave

…Globalstar's Q2 10-Q — HIBLEO-4 replacement-sat launch due Aug 2026, and "certain governmental authorizations relating to the C…

Aug 2026
Amazon Leo (fka Kuiper) constellation buildout

…sing conditions remain (HIBLEO-4 replacement-sat launch due Aug 2026; C-3 System governmental authorizations pending), Apple ~$9…

Sep 17, 2026
2 GHz MSS spectrum allocation

…and set the pleading cycle — comments/petitions to deny due Sep 17, oppositions Sep 28, replies Oct 5 — the first dated venue…

Sep 17, 2026
Amazon Leo (fka Kuiper) constellation buildout

…opening the formal comment/opposition/reply pleading cycle (Sep 17/Sep 28/Oct 5) — see 2 GHz MSS spectrum allocation thread fo…

Sept 24, 2026
Rocket Lab (Iridium integration + launch/manufacturing verticalization)

…01637]: Iridium filed its definitive merger proxy setting a Sept 24 2026 special shareholder vote; consideration terms unchanged ($2…

Sep 28, 2026
2 GHz MSS spectrum allocation

…cycle — comments/petitions to deny due Sep 17, oppositions Sep 28, replies Oct 5 — the first dated venue for SES/Lynk and oth…

Sep 28, 2026
Amazon Leo (fka Kuiper) constellation buildout

…the formal comment/opposition/reply pleading cycle (Sep 17/Sep 28/Oct 5) — see 2 GHz MSS spectrum allocation thread for the S…

2026-09-29
US C-band spectrum reallocation

…98), opening the live Section 316 protest window, effective 2026-09-29. TRIPWIRE 2 outstanding: SES's Transition Plan (GN 25-59, s…

Oct 2026
PNT/GNSS-alternative constellations

…ization (Aug 4/5, Payload) — first 6 of ~258 sats launching Oct 2026; context: Space Force defunded its own Resilient GPS progra…

Oct 5, 2026
2 GHz MSS spectrum allocation

…s/petitions to deny due Sep 17, oppositions Sep 28, replies Oct 5 — the first dated venue for SES/Lynk and other opponents to…

Oct 5, 2026
Amazon Leo (fka Kuiper) constellation buildout

…rmal comment/opposition/reply pleading cycle (Sep 17/Sep 28/Oct 5) — see 2 GHz MSS spectrum allocation thread for the SES/Lyn…

Nov 5, 2026
AST SpaceMobile (Rakuten JV) / Lynk

…due first week of Sept, FCC-targeted bidding completion by Nov 5 2026 — AST's first reported bid to OWN, not lease/partner, US sp…

Nov 12, 2026
Satellite consolidation wave

…g outcome is now known — Judge Lopez pushed confirmation to Nov 12 or Dec 2 2026 after Crown Castle (~$3.5B claim) and America…

Dec 2026
SpaceX financial architecture / Starlink pricing aggression

…agreed order (Colossus 2 turbine-removal deadline extended Dec 2026->Jul 2027) and Rep. Pallone's Aug 11 House E&C document-pro…

Dec 2026
Satellite consolidation wave

…ults state current cash is insufficient to cover the $1.7bn Dec 2026 GEO bond maturity and it "will have to refinance or raise m…

Dec 2, 2026
Satellite consolidation wave

…is now known — Judge Lopez pushed confirmation to Nov 12 or Dec 2 2026 after Crown Castle (~$3.5B claim) and American Tower (~$2B)…

Q2 2026
SpaceX financial architecture / Starlink pricing aggression

…iced in]. TRIPWIRE FIRED [08-04]: first-ever public-company Q2 2026 results confirmed the cross-subsidy mechanism at segment gr…

Q2 2026
Satellite consolidation wave

…ses the "materially de-risks" framing above]: Telesat's own Q2 2026 results state current cash is insufficient to cover the $1.…

Q2 2026
AST SpaceMobile (Rakuten JV) / Lynk

…non-denial on IRIS² positioning. NEW [retro 07-30]: AT&T's Q2 2026 PRIMARY earnings-transcript names AST as its D2D tech partn…

Q2 2026
Rocket Lab (Iridium integration + launch/manufacturing verticalization)

…g wins also cross-read there. PUSHED [08-11, primary 10-Q]: Q2 2026 revenue $234.1M (+62% YoY), backlog $2.36bn (+27.5% since D…

Q2 2026
ICEYE valuation / EO-adjacency

…lied sovereign intel demand catalyst; $1.2B Series F closed Q2 2026. CORRECTED [08-26, dossier note FOR-RETRO, TerraWatch Space…

Q3 2026
IRIS²/SpaceRISE positioning

…till no named-analyst note adjudicating cause — watch SES's Q3 2026 print or a named-analyst explainer before treating the caus…

Q3 2026
Satellite consolidation wave

…-funded spacecraft (~C$1.63bn/$2.3bn total, milestones from Q3 2026); MDA's separate manufacturing order grows 198->225 (+27 un…

Q3 2026
AST SpaceMobile (Rakuten JV) / Lynk

…e $125M cluster. NEXT [08-15, dossier note]: also watch the Q3 2026 print (~Nov) for whether the revenue-miss pattern repeats —…

2027-01-24
US C-band spectrum reallocation

…NT half — contractor Teltrium drafts the Cost Catalog (due ~2027-01-24), ex-parte-EXEMPT till the draft publishes. FCC-26-47: 2-de…

March 2027
Rocket Lab (Iridium integration + launch/manufacturing verticalization)

…MDSS/DoD PTT) Iridium holds. EMSS renewal with USSF due "by March 2027" — dark till close, EDGAR-only. NEW [retro 07-28]: Rocket L…

May 2027
2 GHz MSS spectrum allocation

…/3 gov-IRIS²/2/3 EU-open" shorthand. Non-EU licences expire May 2027; ~Sept consortium call. France+Germany want 2GHz "used as a…

June 28, 2027
Rocket Lab (Iridium integration + launch/manufacturing verticalization)

…62M termination fee), newly disclosed outside "End Date" is June 28 2027 (extendable Dec 28 2027 if regulatory approvals are the onl…

Jul 2027
SpaceX financial architecture / Starlink pricing aggression

…der (Colossus 2 turbine-removal deadline extended Dec 2026->Jul 2027) and Rep. Pallone's Aug 11 House E&C document-production de…

Jul 4, 2027
US C-band spectrum reallocation

…red licenses, $30-75B analyst-estimated proceeds, statutory Jul 4 2027 completion deadline — procedures comment due 08-24, reply 0…

mid-2027
Rocket Lab (Iridium integration + launch/manufacturing verticalization)

…er/component wins, flat-sat contracts). Iridium deal: close mid-2027 (mechanics, Aireon fold-in, $3.6B bridge loan in dossier);…

Dec 28, 2027
Rocket Lab (Iridium integration + launch/manufacturing verticalization)

…ly disclosed outside "End Date" is June 28 2027 (extendable Dec 28 2027 if regulatory approvals are the only unmet condition) — fir…

end-2027
Chinese BRI Digital Silk Road

…t already slipped — first sat only flew Aug 2026), 1,200 by end-2027 (Asia-Pacific coverage, next tripwire), 5,000 by end-2030 (…

end-2027
Launch bottleneck / launch economics

…ministerial subscription; both unlock conditions (orbit by end-2027, upgrades by end-2028) are unproven. First primary evidence…

H1 2027
O3b mPOWER sovereign pipeline (SG, APAC allied nations)

…oS review active, no timeline; model India MEO at zero thru H1 2027. NEW [retro 2026-07-18]: IN-SPACe/ISRO/DoT-WPC found Jio's…

H1 2027
Chinese BRI Digital Silk Road

…st confirmed foothold; Qianfan ~239 deployed thru Group 15, H1 2027 service CONFIRMED. NEW [08-17]: Guowang Group 24 (9 sats, W…

end-2028
Launch bottleneck / launch economics

…already contracted) to complete all 225 Lightspeed sats by end-2028 — first primary evidence the SpaceX rideshare-booking freez…

end-2030
Chinese BRI Digital Silk Road

…y end-2027 (Asia-Pacific coverage, next tripwire), 5,000 by end-2030 (global coverage), some reporting to a ~12,000-sat ceiling…

mid-2032
IRIS²/SpaceRISE positioning

…th customer migration to IRIS² commercial capacity starting mid-2032. NEW [08-17, Handelsblatt via German-financial-press syndic…