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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Axient selected for USSF STEP 2.0 contract to accelerate military space innovation
Astrion, through its legacy company Axient LLC, was selected earlier this month by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as one of 12 awardees on the Space Test Experiments (STEP) 2.0 program. STEP 2.0, a 10-year, multi-award Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) ...
SpaceX’s second launch on Saturday, this Starlink Group 15-7 smallsats from super foggy California
On Saturday, June 28 at 10:13 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 26 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to build Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Photos by Satnews. This was ...
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 10-34 on Saturday, the first of two missions from both coasts
On Saturday, June 28 at 12:26 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 27 Starlink Group 10-34 smallsats to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. This launch set a new launchpad turnaround ...
Blue Origin’s NS-33 successful human spaceflight mission
Today, Blue Origin successfully completed its 13th human spaceflight and the 33rd flight for the New Shepard program. The crew included: Allie Kuehner and her husband, Carl Kuehner, Leland Larson, Freddie Rescigno, Jr., Owolabi Salis, and Jim Sitkin. Including today’s ...
Bank: SES target price of €9.60
Analysts at investment bank Berenberg have reinstated coverage of satellite operator SES in a timely fashion and assuming a successful acquisition of Intelsat. Berenberg says it expects SES to extend its competitive advantage once it closes its acquisition of Intelsat ...
ESA teams with Leonardo against satnav jamming
Uninterrupted access to satellite navigation is essential in our modern world, but it is threatened daily by external interference, such as jamming and spoofing. New technologies and concepts can help increase the resilience of our satellite navigation solutions. ESA and ...
Meteosat-12 satellite takes over from Meteosat-10 in delivering Europe’s prime service
Artistic rendition of Meteosat-12 on-orbit. Image is courtesy of Eumetsat. EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-12 satellite, formerly Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager 1, has now taken over from Meteosat-10 to deliver Europe’s prime data service from GEO—orbiting at an altitude of around 36,000 ...
Greenerwave + Safran Passenger Innovations developing a low-power, cost-efficient + agnostic Ka-band SATCOM terminal for IFC
Greenerwave and Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI), earlier this month, engaged in a strategic partnership to develop a next-generation Ka-band aero SATCOM terminal This cutting-edge terminal, fully compatible with current and future Ka-band NGSO constellations, will provide optimized in-flight connectivity without ...
France’s ThrustMe propulsion system launches 100th in space aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 mission
ThrustMe, a French provider of advanced in-orbit propulsion solutions for the industrial space era, 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 this Monday, ...
Rocket Lab to launch Electron mission for ESA’s next-generation navigation system
Rocket Lab's Electron rocket Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has been selected to launch a dedicated Electron mission for the European Space Agency (“ESA”) for the first time, to deploy the first pair of satellites for a future navigation constellation ...
