Sentinel-1D + Ariane 6 ready for liftoff
The time has come… ESA's Sentinel-1D satellite is in on its launch pad at Europe’s spaceport in French Guiana. Also ready is Arianespace and the Ariane 6 launch vehicle to carry the satellite to its assigned orbital slot. Sentinel-1D is ...
ViaSat-3 F2 satellite confirmed for launch on November 5th, 2025
Expected to more than double Viasat’s current network capacity, ViaSat-3 Flight-2 is designed to fuel customer growth, supporting next-generation connectivity platforms such as Viasat Amara, NexusWave, and Government Hybrid SATCOM architecture Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) has confirmed the scheduled launch ...
WISeKey affiliate WISeSat.Space teams with INNOSPACE for post-quantum satellite launches
WISeKey International Holding’s subsidiaries WISeSat.Space and SEALSQ Corp. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic partnership with INNOSPACE Co., Ltd., a South Korean satellite launch service company. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in advancing secure ...
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WTA opens the 2026 Teleport Awards for Excellence nominations
The World Teleport Association (WTA) has opened the nominations for the 2026 Teleport Awards for Excellence. WTA’s Teleport Awards have been presented annually since 1995 to companies and individuals who have dramatically demonstrated excellence in the field of teleport operations, ...
Success as India launches its heaviest communication satellite, the CMS-03 on Sunday
India's LVM3 launch vehicle has successfully launched the CMS-03 communication satellite in its 5th operational flight (LVM3-M5) on November 02, 2025. CMS-03 is a multi-band communication satellite that will provide services over a wide oceanic region including the Indian landmass ...
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launches Bandwagon-4 on Saturday from the Cape
On Sunday, November 2 at 1:09 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Bandwagon-4 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. On board this mission were 18 payloads for KOREA ADD, ...
Soon 100 PocketQube satellites will be on-orbit for the PocketQube Community
Four PocketQubes will be deployed by PocketQube broker, Alba Orbital, in collaboration with SEOPS as part of the Transporter-15 rideshare mission with SpaceX. The PocketQube standard was first developed in 2009 at Morehead State University (MSU) and Kentucky Space to ...
USSF’s SSC advances antenna services with TREx transfer during JAM demo
U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) achieved a major milestone during a demonstration event in early August, showcasing the Joint Antenna Marketplace (JAM) and successfully transferring the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Transmit/Receive Enterprise (TREx) Service from a ...
Etlaq Spaceport now positioned as the Middle East’s 1st commercial spaceport
The Middle East continues its growth in the global space industry, with the Oman Civil Aviation Authority releasing a new framework through which commercial space launch activities will be approved. Etlaq Spaceport has certainly welcomed this announcement and is well ...
Hubble Network expands leadership team
Hubble Network, the company enabling any Bluetooth device to connect directly to satellites, has two key additions to the firm’s leadership team as the company advances its mission to deliver seamless global connectivity for billions of devices. Damien Michau joins ...
Satellite Industry Association applauds FCC Chairman Carr + Commission leadership
The Satellite Industry Association (SIA) has applauded U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr and the Commission’s leadership. Why? Well, following the October Open Commission Meeting held at FCC headquarters in Washington, DC, the Chairman declared October 2025 to ...
The Dual Use Dilemma “It is dual use or die”
By Chris Forrester Chris Quilty (Co-CEO, Quilty Space), and a very well-known industry consultant and adviser, delivered a fascinating Keynote for delegates at the Silicon Valley Space Week’s MilSat Symposium on October 30. He was introduced by Silvano Payne, publisher ...
Golden Dome: Strategic Implications and Opportunities for the Satellite Industry
By Chris Forrester Silicon Valley Space Week’s third day of discussions and networking, as part of its MilSat Symposium, focused on the proposed US Government’s significant ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense scheme, and its likely benefits for the space and satellite ...
