SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches MTG-Sounder satellite to address air pollution and extreme weather events + ESA + EUMETSAT
On Tuesday, July 1 at 5:04 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Eumetsat MTG-S1 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Both MTG and Copernicus Sentinel-4 are world-class Earth observation missions ...
Xona Space Systems has launched their Pulsar-0 PNT satellite
Xona Space Systems has launched Pulsar-0, the first production-class satellite in the company's LEO constellation that will bring accuracy and affordable resiliency to industries across defense, construction, agriculture, mining, critical infrastructure, logistics, and automotive environs. The company believes introducing this ...
Arianespace to launch CO3D + MicroCarb satellites via Vega C
On July 25, 2025, Arianespace will place into orbit Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D satellites, as well as the CNES’s MicroCarb satellite, with a Vega C rocket. The CO3D mission is a constellation (Constellation Optique en 3D) composed of four ...
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Thales Alenia Space to develop SOLiS very-high-throughput laser communications demonstrator
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been selected by the French space agency CNES, as part of the space component of the France 2030 program launched by the French government, to develop a ...
EDA signs with ISISPACE for LEO2VLEO satellite constellation launch
On June 30, 2025, the European Defence Agency (EDA) signed the contract for the LEO2VLEO project to develop and deploy a constellation of military defence satellites capable of maneuvering between Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) ...
Oxford Space Systems deploys S-Band helical antenna for Astro Digital enhancing satellite communication capabilities
Oxford Space Systems, a leading innovator in deployable antennas for space, was successful with the on-orbit deployment of an S-band isoflux helical antenna for Astro Digital, a provider of satellite systems. The isoflux pattern enables wide and consistent coverage on ...
Maxar awarded contract by NGA to deliver AI-powered object detection services
Maxar Intelligence has been awarded Delivery Order 01 under the Luno A program by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). This award is focused on delivering commercial analytic services, specifically, automated AI/ML-generated object detections over many specified locations at once. Maxar ...
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 to launch MTG-Sounder satellite July 1st
SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, July 1 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Eumetsat MTG-S1 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The 150-minute window opens at 5:04 p.m. ET. If ...
ESA’s comments as MTG-S1 and Sentinel-4 are ready for launch Tuesday
The second of the Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) satellites and the first instrument for the Copernicus Sentinel-4 mission are ready for liftoff at Cape Canaveral in Florida, US. Live coverage of this launch will be shown on ESA WebTV, on ...
EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite will make a crucial contribution
Set to be launched this July, the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) satellite will make a crucial contribution to doing just that. The first European satellite in geostationary orbit to carry a hyperspectral sounder, its instruments will complement those ...
Forrester’s Digest: EchoStar avoids Chapter 11
Charlie Ergen, founder and chairman of the EchoStar/DISH combination, is reported to be negotiating with some of the company’s bond and debt-holders for extensions to its debt payment obligations. However, some debt interest payment obligations have — or are about ...
UK’s Project Reach on track and online: landmark deal to end mobile dead zones
Department of Transport:Commuters will soon be able to work seamlessly and stay connected with loved ones as the Transport Secretary lands a landmark deal to eliminate mobile blackspots on Britain’s busiest rail routes. The breakthrough agreement will transform daily journeys ...
Teledyne Space Imaging CIS120 sensors launch on Japanese GOSAT-GW climate change observation mission
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) has two CIS120 sensors that were designed and manufactured by Teledyne Space Imaging that are playing a major role in the third in a series of Japanese climate change and Earth Observation (EO) satellite missions. The ...
