SpaceX’s Starlink is a constellation of satellites in low-Earth orbit (LEO) that provides broadband internet and satellite direct-to-device services. SpaceX is currently authorised by the FCC to launch 4,408 Gen1 and 15,000 Gen2 satellites. In May 2026, the FCC approved SpaceX’s acquisition of EchoStar's 10 MHz of nationwide H-Block spectrum,… Read more...

As Amazon Leo (formerly Project Kuiper) continues its LEO satellite deployment, it stands in a bolstered position in 2026. In February 2026, the company has been authorised by the FCC to launch an additional 4,504 satellites, ultimately bringing its total fleet to 7,736 satellites. Meanwhile, in April 2026, Amazon announced… Read more...

Canada-based Telesat is a longstanding geostationary fixed satellite service operator. In 2026, Telesat continues to progress its planned Lightspeed LEO satellite constellation, with the launch of commercial services pushed out to Q1 2028. Having received authorisation to use commercial Ka-band spectrum for the constellation, in March 2026, Telesat announced the… Read more...

China's Qianfan (Thousand Sails) has launched the first satellites in its low-earth-orbit constellation and has been added to PolicyTracker’s LEO Tracker as a significant new player. Read more...

Inmarsat’s acquisition by US operator Viasat may have created a global geostationary satellite operator but its future also lies in a multi-orbit and 4G/5G terrestrial strategy. Read more...

With the re-merger of EchoStar and US-based DISH Networks, EchoStar is now a licensed operator of terrestrial and fixed and mobile satellite service networks, commanding a large pool of mobile and satellite spectrum. In addition to its GEO satellite fleet, with a new satellite launched in June 2023, EchoStar is… Read more...

Telesat operates a GEO satellite fleet and plans to launch a LEO fleet in mid-2026, with the launch of commercial services planned in 2027. The LEO Lightspeed program has faced several delays although it now appears to be back on track. Ka-band spectrum is of particular importance to both Telesat’s… Read more...

Amazon’s Project Kuiper LEO satellite constellation is authorised to use Ka-band spectrum and the protection and preservation of the 28 GHz band for satellite services is a priority for Amazon. The first two Kuiper prototype satellites launched in October 2023 and Amazon expects to provide services to its first customers… Read more...

This page will be updated soon. The satellite Agenda Items aim to increase the amount of spectrum available for satellite services and/or to relax the rules associated with these allocations. Three of them (AI 1.16, 1.17, and 1.19) directly respond to the growing demand for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) mega-constellations. Read more...

The two years since we last compiled PolicyTracker’s LEO Tracker have seen a gradual move to greater commercial availability for low-earth orbit (LEO) constellations. Read more...