Introducing The Downlink
In satellite communications, a downlink is the signal transmitted from orbit back to Earth — raw data transformed into actionable intelligence. That’s exactly what this blog is about.
Why The Downlink
The space industry is entering a regulatory inflection point. Thousands of satellite applications are filed every year across the FCC, ITU, FAA, and NOAA. Spectrum conflicts are increasing. Launch cadence is accelerating. And the regulatory infrastructure that governs all of it is fragmented across agencies, jurisdictions, and decades-old systems.
We built Orbit Sentinel, our regulatory intelligence platform, because we needed it ourselves. The Downlink is an extension of that mission — making the space regulatory landscape legible, accessible, and useful to the people building in it.
What to Expect
We’ll be covering:
- Regulatory developments — New filings, policy shifts, and spectrum decisions that matter for satellite operators, launch providers, and their investors.
- Industry analysis — What the data tells us about where the space economy is heading, who’s positioning for what, and which trends are worth watching.
- Product updates — How Orbit Sentinel is evolving, what we’re building next, and how our users are putting regulatory intelligence to work.
This isn’t a press release feed. We’re here to share the kind of analysis that comes from spending every day inside the data — the patterns, connections, and signals that don’t make it into quarterly reports.
Built on Real Data
Everything we publish here is grounded in the same data infrastructure that powers Orbit Sentinel: 146,000+ regulatory filings, 18,000+ tracked organizations, and 347,000+ entity relationships across four federal agencies. When we say something is trending, we have the data to back it up.
If you’re working in the space industry — whether you’re an operator, insurer, attorney, investor, or policymaker — we’re writing for you.
Request beta access to Orbit Sentinel, or just keep reading. We’ll be here.