SES Space & Defense earlier this month celebrated the grand opening of the company’s newly renovated, 25,000-square-foot flagship facility in Tampa, Florida—the ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by Congresswoman Kathy Castor, […]
Archives for March 2025
Ofcom consults on satellite D2D
UK media regulator Ofcom has published proposals for enabling MNOs to use their spectrum for direct to device (D2D) services, in partnership with satellite providers. The proposals are open for […]
Czech Republic, Ukraine launch spy satellite project
The Czech Republic is moving forward with the creation of a joint satellite reconnaissance constellation with Ukraine designed to provide high-resolution optical surveillance capabilities in support of Ukraine’s defense needs. […]
Firefly Alpha’s delay due to strong winds still waiting for window to launch
Firefly Alpha from Firefly Aerospace is scheduled to launch on March 26 from Space Launch Complex 2W at Vandenberg SFB at 6:37 – 8:17 am PDT, at a cost of […]
Rocket Lab’s launch of OroraTech’s ‘Finding Hot Wildfires Near You’ will help tackle wildfires around the world
Right on time at 11:30 a.m. EST (1530 GMT) on March 26, from Rocket Lab’s Pad B at Launch Complex 1, Mahia base in New Zealand, the 59-foot (18-meter), three-stage […]
Maxar launches Raptor software that unlocks GPS resilience for autonomous systems
Maxar Intelligence has launched Raptor, a powerful software suite that enables autonomous drones to navigate and extract accurate ground coordinates in the absence of GPS. This technology transforms the resilience […]
Introducing ‘Between a Rocket and a Hard Space’ the ISS National Lab’s new podcast
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory is launching a new way to bring the excitement of space-based research down to Earth—introducing Between a Rocket and a Hard Space, the official […]
Arianespace to launch ESA’s Biomass satellite on April 29, with Vega C
On Tuesday April 29th, 2025, at 6:15 a.m. local time (09:15 a.m. UTC, 11:15 a.m. CEST), Arianespace is to launch the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Earth Explorer Biomass satellite from […]
Three launches remain on schedule for Wednesday, so far
Three launches from three different agencies and locations are still scheduled for tomorrow: Rocket Lab, SpaceX and Firefly Rocket Lab’s launch for OroraTech’s “Finding Hot Wildfires Near You” SpaceX to […]
Isar Aerospace targets new launch window on March 27 for first test flight
Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace has announced that the second launch window for the first test flight of Spectrum opens not earlier than Thursday, 27 March, from 12:30pm to […]