Photographed during a flyover this morning around 6:37 am

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ALL.SPACE announced today (Oct 13) that Viasat Government has ordered multiple Hydra MAX terminals. The second-gen terminal is now operational on Viasat's global integrated Ka-band network, pairing assured global infrastructure with true simultaneous multi-link connectivity.

ALL.SPACE is a Sivers wireless customer. Back in June 2026, ALL.SPACE awarded Sivers an $8.2M production order for multi-beam Ka-band beamforming ICs, supporting volume production through 2027 for next-generation tactical terminals. The Hydra terminal line is the program those chips go into.

The read-through is straightforward: every Hydra MAX terminal Viasat Government buys pulls Sivers beamforming chips through ALL.SPACE's production line. This is the $8.2M order converting into deployed hardware — the wireless-side revenue story working the way it's supposed to.

Caveats, because "multiple" is doing a lot of work here: no unit count and no dollar value disclosed, so we can't size it. Viasat Government is the government arm — lumpy, mission-driven orders, not a commercial run rate. And ALL.SPACE didn't mention Sivers in the announcement (why would they) — the Sivers link runs through the June 2026 order, which is disclosed and verified. Also worth remembering: this is the wireless side of Sivers, not photonics — different business, different cycle, same company.

TL;DR: Viasat Government ordered multiple ALL.SPACE Hydra MAX terminals, now operational on Viasat's Ka-band network. Hydra runs on Sivers' Ka-band beamforming chips ($8.2M production order, June 2026) — customer hardware shipping means Sivers silicon shipping. No unit count or value disclosed, so size unknown.

Spotted by @allspaceltd on X.

Sources:

\- @allspaceltd (Oct 13, 2026) — https://x.com/allspaceltd/status/2109993694287798370

\- Sivers Semiconductors: "ALL.SPACE awards $8.2M production order to Sivers Semiconductors for Ka-band beamforming ICs" (June 9, 2026) — https://news.cision.com/sivers-semiconductors/r/all-space-awards--8-2m-production-order-to-sivers-semiconductors-for-ka-band-beamforming-ics,c4359379

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Hi! I'm an indie dev and I'm looking for testers and honest feedback on my Android app: a live satellite tracker that shows what is flying over you right now and what your phone's GPS is receiving.

What it does:

- Live radar and 3D globe with real orbital data (Celestrak, SGP4) and real NORAD IDs

- AR sky mode: point the camera at the sky and see satellites over the real horizon (free 10-second preview, full AR with Pro)

- GPS screen: satellites in view and in use, signal strength, fix accuracy

- ISS, Starlink, GPS/Galileo/GLONASS/BeiDou, weather satellites

- Works offline, no ads, no account, location stays on the device

I'd love to know:

- Does AR line up with the real sky on your phone?

- Is anything confusing in the first minute?

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I’m Franck Marchis, an astronomer at the SETI Institute and co-founder of SkyMapper.

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SETI Institute / SkyMapper

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I’m really interested in the satellite industry, particularly satellite power systems, energy management, power generation, and how spacecraft manage and distribute electrical power.
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Hi, I am part of a high school team doing a tech demo of the accuracy of an STM32U5 microcontroller's peripherals. We only wanna test the relevant ones, though. We noticed that STM32U5 has the Serial Audio Interface (SAI). But, one thing to note is that there is no natural sound in space. Not sure if it can operate in a vacuum either. Sure, there's sonification to consider, and maybe some stuff with radio communication systems. Though another thing to note is that if STM32U5 was ever used in space - it would probably only be for simple missions - and I'm pretty sure most simple missions wouldn't involve audio. Also not sure if SAI would be good enough in general for audio in space. So my main question is - would it be worth it to demo STM32U5's SAI interface in our in-orbit tech demo? Any insights, especially with scientific explanations or linked resources would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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I hope this will provide some serious competition for SpaceX's Starlink.

Comment and share your thoughts.