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 ...
Rocket Lab launches ‘Symphony In The Stars’ and achieves new record of two launches under 48 hours
A Rocket Lab Electron rocket launches a secretive satellite from New Zealand on Saturday, June 28, 2025. (Image credit: Rocket Lab) Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), provider of launch services and space systems, today successfully ...
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches Axiom Space’s astronauts on Axiom Mission 4 enroute to ISS
On Wednesday, June 25 at 2:31 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 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. Photos by Satnews. Following stage separation, ...
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The ultimate navigation safeguard against malicious GNSS disruption from Kongsberg Discovery
At a time when GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) reception face growing threats from jamming and spoofing, having a navigation system that doesn’t solely rely on satellite signals has become vital for critical maritime operations. With real-world disruptions increasingly affecting ...
SpaceX back on track for Wednesday launch of astronauts on Axiom Space’s Axiom Mission
SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Wednesday, June 25 for 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. Launch is targeted ...
Reflective beam expanders for high power laser experiments under vacuum
Optical Surfaces Ltd. has announced reflective beam expanders with the option to optimally operate in high vacuum environments, expanding or reducing high power laser beams. Benefiting from a high throughput off-axis design, these beam expanders provide an unobstructed output and highly efficient transmission. The reflective ...
GHGSat adds to their constellation with the launch of two new satellites
GHGSat has successfully launched two new satellites—Pierre (C-12) and Valmay (C-13), pictured above—aboard SpaceX's Transporter-14 rideshare mission, with the company now reaching a total of 14 launched satellites. Falcon 9 launches the SpaceX Transporter-14 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base ...
Forrester’s Digest: Ligado + AST SpaceMobile deal approved by judge
A Delaware bankruptcy court on June 23rd approved the long-term acquisition by AST SpaceMobile (AST) of Ligado’s L-band spectrum over North America. The judge, Thomas Horan, was brief in saying, “I am going to grant the motion today. The motion ...
BlackSky wins NGA Luno A Facility Operational Monitoring delivery order valued at over $24 million
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won a more than $24 million, four-year, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Luno A Facility Operational Monitoring (FOMO) delivery order for global monitoring of military and economic facilities. As part of the order, BlackSky has received ...
ThrustMe celebrates the firm’s 100th propulsion system launched into space
ThrustMe has successfully launched its 100th propulsion system into space—this milestone was achieved aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter-14 mission that launched to space on June 23rd. The launcher carried a total of 26 ThrustMe propulsion units across seven satellites ...
Aviation Sans Frontières + Windracers launch humanitarian drone operations to transform medical logistics in remote regions
In some regions of Africa, where access to healthcare is often obstructed by poor infrastructure and vast distances, a new humanitarian partnership is taking flight—Aviation Sans Frontières and Windracers, the UK-based designer, manufacturer and operator of autonomous heavy-lift cargo drones, ...
Rocket Lab’s Electron to launch Symphony In The Stars on Tuesday
'Symphony In The Stars' is the first of two dedicated missions on Electron to deploy a single spacecraft to a 650km circular Earth orbit for a confidential commercial customer. The launch is scheduled for Tuesday, June 24th, 12:00 AM PDT, ...
SpaceX launches the Transporter-14 on a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission from foggy Vandenberg
On Monday, June 23 at 2:25 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-14 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Photos by Satnews. This was the 26th flight for the ...
