{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Space Stakes: The Business of the New Space Race","title":"A Satellite Shadow, and the Stakes of Sharing Orbit — October 20, 2026","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/6c992c72\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":800,"description":"A Russian satellite’s maneuvers near ICEYE-X36 raise questions about commercial spacecraft and security in orbit. We also cover direct-to-device spectrum decisions, Amazon’s planned Germany investment and a Space Force autonomy award.\nRussian satellite stalked ICEYE spacecraft in potentially dangerous on-orbit maneuvers — Breaking Defense\nFCC Authorizes Globalstar’s C-3 Constellation for Direct-to-Device — Via Satellite\nEuropean MNOs Team Up for MSS D2D Spectrum in Europe — Via Satellite\nAmazon announces plan to invest €16 billion in Germany in 2027 — Amazon\nExclusive: EraDrive Lands $13M DoD Award For Autonomy Module — Payload\nChapters\n00:00 Today's headlines\n00:47 FCC authority for Globalstar C-3 system\n02:18 Four operators explore joint bid for MSS\n03:39 Amazon plans more than €16 billion in Germany\n04:35 EraDrive won $13M Era-Node award\n06:00 Cosmos 2612 maneuvers around ICEYE-X36\n09:17 Unconfirmed interference near ICEYE-X36\nSource links\narstechnica.com\nglobenewswire.com\nnewsroom.orange.com\nsatellitetoday.com\nSpace Stakes is an AI-voiced podcast, built and run by a real person. Nothing in this episode is financial advice.\nFollow Space Stakes: subscribe on YouTube · Apple Podcasts · Spotify\nMore from Brian Lampert: Quickly Quantum, the daily quantum computing briefing, and Concrete Compute, the daily AI infrastructure briefing. Transcripts and every episode: space-stakes.kngoworld.chatgpt.site.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nyaLFXa2ttfx9M9mPzUM3GElEJH7pfmkmAcNiSR-ELQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mZGY1/NTM1MDE3MTIwNjMx/ZDJhOGJmOGM4OGZl/ODFhOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}