SpaceX finally launches Indonesia’s Nusantara Lima mission on 9/11 from the Cape
The weather at the Cape in Florida finally cooperated after three unsuccessful scrubs as SpaceX's Falcon 9 on Thursday, September 11 launched the Nusantara Lima mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space ...
SpaceX launches Space Development Agency’s top secret Tranche 1 mission on Wednesday from California
On Wednesday, September 10 at 7:12 a.m. PT the Falcon 9 launched the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) first Tranche 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Photos captured ...
Forrester’s Digest: EchoStar sells spectrum to SpaceX; quits LEO plan
It seems that Charlie Ergen and EchoStar have decided to trim — if not exit — the satellite direct-to-consumer market. It is selling its AWS-4 and H-Block licenses (c. 50MHz of spectrum) to SpaceX for $17 billion (€14.5bn), with up ...
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Forrester’s Digest: Forecast: Starlink’s revenues at $15.9bn in 2026
Analysts at Quilty Space have updated its model to include a forecast for Starlink’s broadband-by-satellite division for 2026. Quilty projects revenues of $15.9 billion (€13.6bn), EBITDA of $11 billion, and Pro-forma free cash flow of $4.9 billion. Quilty’s report suggests ...
Gilat first to market with AI-powered network management system.
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) has announced the AI transformation of the firm's Network Management System (NMS), integrating Model Context Protocol (MCP)—the new AI capabilities are available immediately. This integration introduces a new NMS-MCP, which acts as ...
Sentinel-1D in French Guiana for launch campaign
The fourth satellite for the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission, Sentinel-1D, has arrived at Félix Eboué airport, the main airport in French Guiana. From there the spacecraft, safely stored in its protective casing, will be transported to launch preparation facilities at the ...
Space Norway + Allente sign a long term satellite agreement
Space Norway and Allente have signed a landmark agreement to secure and provide long-term satellite capacity from the 1° West orbital position to viewers in the Nordic territory—this partnership is set to significantly enhance communication infrastructure and service delivery across ...
SSTL + IHI sign a collaboration agreement for a Japanese ISR constellation
Artistic rendition of SSTL's Carbonite satellite, courtesy of the company Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) and IHI Corporation of Japan have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of a new, small satellite constellation to strengthen Japan’s intelligence, surveillance ...
Starship business valued at $2.5tn by 2030
A report from ARK Investment Management forecasts that Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starship business, which carried out its tenth test flight on August 26th, is likely to be valued at some $2.5 trillion (€2.1tn) by the end of the decade. The ...
SpaceX’s three scrubs in a row, weather delay of Indonesia’s Nusantara Lima mission next on 9/11 from the Cape
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, September 11 for a Falcon 9 launch of the Nusantara Lima mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 7:59 p.m ...
DTC launches Sentry 6161 mesh MANET radio
DTC has launched the Sentry 6161, a military‑focused, mesh MANET (Mobile Ad hoc NETwork) radio engineered to meet the demanding needs of front‑line forces while also serving government, public safety, critical infrastructure, unmanned systems, and commercial users. Built on a ...
GA-ASI + AeroVironment complete 1st air launch of Switchblade 600 from an MQ-9A UAS
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) and AeroVironment (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) collaborated on the air launch of a Switchblade 600 loitering munition (LM) from a GA-ASI Block 5 MQ-9A unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The flight testing took place from July ...
