Rocket Lab’s Electron sends The Mountain God Guards (iQPS Launch 3) soaring
Satnews photo. Rocket Lab's statement:Mahia, New Zealand. June 12, 2025: Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) ), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 66th Electron to deploy the latest satellite to orbit for Institute for ...
Forrester’s Digest: European Union approves the SES purchase of Intelsat
The European Union has “unconditionally” approved the SES purchase of Intelsat (for €3.1 billion plus debt) and joins the UK’s decision to permit the acquisition to go through. Approvals from the U.S., including permissions to reassign Intelsat’s frequency licences to ...
SpaceX standing down from Axiom Mission 4 with four astronauts for repairs awaiting new launch date
SpaceX is standing down from Falcon 9's launch of Axiom Space's Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, June 11, to allow additional time ...
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Swedish space executive Stefan Gustafsson joins the Forsway Board of Directors
Forsway, a provider of hybrid/satellite-terrestrial solutions for broadband connectivity, has appointed Stefan Gustafsson to the firm's Board of Directors. Stefan Gustafsson Mr. Gustafsson is the Former Chief Strategist at the Swedish Space Corporation, and formerly a top leader of the ...
SFL Missions Inc. included on team awarded ESA contract for a Moon mapping study
SFL Missions Inc. is a member of the team led by NUVIEW GmbH that has been contracted by the European Space Agency (ESA) to conduct a Pre-Phase A study, within a new scheme for Small Exploration Missions, for the Moonraker ...
BAE Systems + Hanwha Systems sign an MoU to develop an advanced multi-sensor satellite system
BAE Systems and Hanwha Systems recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop technology and collaborative working to deliver a multi-sensor satellite system for international markets. The companies will look to work together to combine BAE Systems’ ultra-wide band ...
SpaceX launches 26 Starlink Group 15-6 smallsats from foggy California
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched on Thursday Starlink Group 15-6 consisting of 26 smallsats to low Earth orbit for the Starlink mega-constellation for space-based internet communication system. The launch was at 6:46 PM from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg, SFB, California ...
ViewMedia renews Intelsat agreement providing expanded entertainment and new channels
Intelsat, operator of one of the largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, has renewed its agreement with ViewMedia, a global media service provider providing a Free-to-Air (FTA) TV platform for Sub-Saharan Africa. This renewal, leveraging the Intelsat 20 (IS-20) video ...
NASA’s Mars mission, stuck on Earth, will get a second chance
A pair of EscaPADE probes. Source: Rocket Lab NASA plans to send a pair of EscaPADE probes to Mars as part of the second launch of the New Glenn rocket. This is stated in the draft budget of the aerospace ...
Rocket Lab’s value soars like their rockets
In a report on New Zealand and Long Beach-based Rocket Lab their valuation has significantly increased recently as determined by Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, which raised its price target from $29 to $35. This positive rise is driven by investor ...
Sierra Space Defense initiated
Sierra Space has chartered a new operation dedicated to supporting national security space as a prime contractor: Sierra Space Defense. The company also unveiled expansion plans with a new production facility called “Victory Works,” adding 60,000 square feet of manufacturing ...
Kratos awarded $25 million task order for USSF’s evolved strategic SATCOM
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has been awarded a task order under the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) Sustainment and Resiliency (C-SAR) contract with the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to support ground system ...
Gilat secures $27 million for the Stellar Blu portfolio
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) has announced that its Commercial Division secured $27 million for Gilat Stellar Blu’s ESA Terminal technology. Deliveries are expected primarily over the next 12 months. Gilat Stellar Blu’s compact, high-performance, multi-orbit ESA ...
