The Friday launch of Starlink Group 11-18 smallsats ended up on a foggy Saturday, May 31 at 1:10 p.m. PT, when Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit […]
Archives for May 2025
SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force’s secret GPS III-7 to stand against increasing threats
On Friday, May 30 at 1:37 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the GPS III-7 mission to medium-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station […]
SpaceX’s Friday launches Starlink Group 11-18 and GPS III SV08 still on schedule
Friday proves to be a busy day for SpaceX with a secret military GPS launch from NASA’s Kennedy in Florida; and from Vandenberg in California, Starlink Group 11-18 will send […]
Northrop Grumman invests $50 million in Firefly Aerospace to advance Eclipse™ medium launch vehicle
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has invested $50 million into Firefly Aerospace to further advance production of the companies’ co-developed medium launch vehicle, now known as Eclipse™. Filling a void […]
Infineon launches new radiation hardened GaN transistors, including one of the first DLA JANS certified GaN device
Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) has announced the first of a new family of radiation hardened Gallium Nitride (GaN) transistors, fabricated at Infineon’s own foundry, based on […]
Ground Stations: Owned, or Rent Capacity?
By Chris Forrester Noel Rimalovski (Managing Director, GH Partners) moderated this key panel at the SmallSat Europe conference held at the RAI Congress Centre in Amsterdam on May 28. With […]
Can Europe fund mega-constellations?
By Chris Forrester Moderator: Tom Stroup (President, Satellite Industry Association, SIA) asked his panel to examine whether Europe was ready with its own constellations. Dallas Kasaboski (Principal Analyst, Analysys Mason) […]
Finding the next niche for SmallSats
By Chris Forrester Miguel Valero (Managing Director, Space Strategies LLC) moderated this session at the SmallSat Europe event in Amsterdam on May 28. Richard Adams (Sales Director, Bright Ascension). Based […]
M&A Activity in European Markets
By Chris Forrester Alexis Sainz (Partner, Hogan Lovells) moderated the SmallSat Europe session, which examined the current patterns in M&A activity in Europe and whether changes in the US would […]
Fireside Chat with Sir Peter Beck
By Chris Forrester Sir Peter Beck, fresh from wrapping the purchase of Geost (for $275 million) addressed the SmallSat Europe event in Amsterdam. Rocket Lab was still in the process […]