diff --git a/static/js/core/command-palette.js b/static/js/core/command-palette.js
index a58b04c..72b1e3b 100644
--- a/static/js/core/command-palette.js
+++ b/static/js/core/command-palette.js
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ const CommandPalette = (function() {
 
     function goToMode(mode) {
         if (mode === 'satellite') {
-            window.location.href = '/satellite/dashboard';
+            window.open('/satellite/dashboard', '_blank', 'noopener');
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/templates/index.html b/templates/index.html
index a1e7e7e..1e1d441 100644
--- a/templates/index.html
+++ b/templates/index.html
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@
                     <div class="mode-category">
                         <h3 class="mode-category-title"><span class="mode-category-icon icon"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M4.5 16.5c-1.5 1.26-2 5-2 5s3.74-.5 5-2c.71-.84.7-2.13-.09-2.91a2.18 2.18 0 0 0-2.91-.09z"/><path d="m12 15-3-3a22 22 0 0 1 2-3.95A12.88 12.88 0 0 1 22 2c0 2.72-.78 7.5-6 11a22.35 22.35 0 0 1-4 2z"/><path d="M9 12H4s.55-3.03 2-4c1.62-1.08 5 0 5 0"/><path d="M12 15v5s3.03-.55 4-2c1.08-1.62 0-5 0-5"/></svg></span> Space</h3>
                         <div class="mode-grid mode-grid-compact">
-                            <a href="/satellite/dashboard" class="mode-card mode-card-sm" style="text-decoration: none;">
+                            <a href="/satellite/dashboard" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="mode-card mode-card-sm" style="text-decoration: none;">
                                 <span class="mode-icon icon"><svg viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><path d="M13 7L9 3 5 7l4 4"/><path d="m17 11 4 4-4 4-4-4"/><path d="m8 12 4 4 6-6-4-4-6 6"/><path d="m16 8 3-3"/><path d="M9 21a6 6 0 0 0-6-6"/></svg></span>
                                 <span class="mode-name">Satellite</span>
                             </a>
@@ -3605,7 +3605,7 @@
         // Mode selection from welcome page
         function selectMode(mode) {
             if (mode === 'satellite') {
-                window.location.href = '/satellite/dashboard';
+                window.open('/satellite/dashboard', '_blank', 'noopener');
                 return;
             }
             selectedStartMode = mode;
@@ -4404,7 +4404,7 @@
             const previousMode = currentMode;
             if (mode === 'listening') mode = 'waterfall';
             if (mode === 'satellite') {
-                window.location.href = '/satellite/dashboard';
+                window.open('/satellite/dashboard', '_blank', 'noopener');
                 return;
             }
             if (!validModes.has(mode)) mode = 'pager';
diff --git a/templates/partials/nav.html b/templates/partials/nav.html
index e60eeed..b9136ba 100644
--- a/templates/partials/nav.html
+++ b/templates/partials/nav.html
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 {% macro mode_item(mode, label, icon_svg, href=None) -%}
     {%- set is_active = 'active' if active_mode == mode else '' -%}
     {%- if mode == 'satellite' %}
-    <a href="/satellite/dashboard" class="mode-nav-btn {{ is_active }}" style="text-decoration: none;" data-mode="{{ mode }}" data-mode-label="{{ label }}" aria-label="{{ label }} mode">
+    <a href="/satellite/dashboard" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="mode-nav-btn {{ is_active }}" style="text-decoration: none;" data-mode="{{ mode }}" data-mode-label="{{ label }}" aria-label="{{ label }} mode">
         <span class="nav-icon icon">{{ icon_svg | safe }}</span>
         <span class="nav-label">{{ label }}</span>
     </a>
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 {% macro mobile_item(mode, label, icon_svg, href=None) -%}
     {%- set is_active = 'active' if active_mode == mode else '' -%}
     {%- if mode == 'satellite' %}
-    <a href="/satellite/dashboard" class="mobile-nav-btn {{ is_active }}" style="text-decoration: none;" data-mode="{{ mode }}" data-mode-label="{{ label }}" aria-label="{{ label }} mode">
+    <a href="/satellite/dashboard" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="mobile-nav-btn {{ is_active }}" style="text-decoration: none;" data-mode="{{ mode }}" data-mode-label="{{ label }}" aria-label="{{ label }} mode">
         <span class="icon icon--sm">{{ icon_svg | safe }}</span> {{ label }}
     </a>
     {%- elif href %}