Luxembourg Space

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Economy
Space
Faulty Boeing satellites leave Luxembourg's SES pressing a contested $472m claim
SES's first Boeing-built O3b mPower satellites failed in orbit. Now insurers are resisting a claim of up to $472 million, exposing the financial risk behind Luxembourg's space ambitions.
By Marc Weberyesterday
Economy
Space & telecoms
Luxembourg's OQ Technology connects drones to its 5G satellite network
OQ Technology and Airbus say they achieved the first LEO 5G non-terrestrial-network connection to a flying drone, while a separate OQ test relayed edge-compressed video over its narrowband link. The throughput is tiny, and real-time HD video remains a stated future goal, but the standards-based, low-power approach is drawing defence interest and EU funding.
By Marc Weber24 June 2026