On Monday, January 27 at 5:05 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) […]
Archives for January 2025
Blue Origin says Go! to New Shepard’s NS-29 Tuesday mission
So far, so good, for tomorrow’s New Shepard NS-29 launch from West Texas Suborbital Launch Site/ Corn Ranch. The forecast calls for a temperature of 41°F, overcast clouds, 100% cloud […]
ISRO’s launch of IRNSS-1K (NVS-02) for alternative GPS scheduled for Tuesday
Indian Space Research Organization will launch on Tuesday, January 28, at 4:53 PM PST, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. The forecast calls for a temperature of 78°F, overcast clouds, […]
Forrester’s Digest: SES buys back €100m of bonds
Satellite operator SES has bought back €100 million of its perpetual bonds of which €625 million were in issue. SES’s bonds dropped sharply in mid-January after the credit desk at […]
SpaceX to launch SpainSat NG I on Wednesday
SpaceX is scheduled to launch SpainSat NG I on Wednesday, January 29th, from 5:34 – 7:34 pm PST from Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The forecast calls for a temperature of […]
Swarm satellites use magnetic signals to reveal Earth’s hidden ocean mysteries
ESA’s Swarm mission, utilizing the faint magnetic signals generated by Earth’s ocean tides, offers groundbreaking insights into undersea magma distribution and potential changes in global ocean temperatures and salinity. These […]
JAXA + NEC’s successful transmission of a huge volume of mission data using 1.5 μm optical inter-satellite communication
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NEC Corporation (NEC), the prime contractor of the laser-communication terminals for the Laser Utilizing Communication System (LUCAS), performed the world’s fastest optical communication (wavelength […]
Blue Abyss + NASA sign Space Act agreement to advance commercial space training + research
Blue Abyss has entered into partnership with NASA’s Glenn Research Center through the signing of a Space Act Agreement, marking an important step in the future of commercial space training […]
Indian Research IRNSS-1K (NVS-02) launch Tuesday
Indian Space Research Organization will launch on Tuesday, January 28, at 4:53 PM PST, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India. This is a replacement satellite for the Indian Regional Navigation […]
SpaceX to launch 21 Starlink Group 12-7 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell on Monday
SpaceX is targeting Monday, January 27 for a Falcon 9 launch of 21 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 […]