
Australia’s Gilmour Space Technologies plans maiden flight of Eris Test Flight1 on July 16, nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years
Gilmour Space plans a Tuesday, July 16, launch for the maiden flight of Eris Test Flight1 at 2:30 PM - 12:30 AM PDT. The launch will be from Bowen Orbital Spaceport, a private orbital launch facility owned and operated by ...

Sateliot advances its constellation with 5 new satellites to be manufactured by Alén Space
Sateliot has taken another step forward in the deployment of its satellite constellation by entrusting the manufacture of its next five satellites to the Spanish firm Alén Space. These satellites, which will become part of its LEO network, are scheduled ...
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SSC awards $2.8 billion contract for the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program
Image is courtesy of Boeing The United State Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) awarded a $2.8 billion contract to The Boeing Company to build and deliver the first two satellites of the Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (SATCOM) [ESS] program. ...
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SpaceX plans Saturday launch of Israel’s communications satellite Dror-1 (Commercial GTO 1)
SpaceX's Falcon 9, on Saturday, July 12th, will launch Dror1 at 9:31 PM - 1:44 AM PDTA new type of SpaceX mission will lift off over the weekend from Cape Canaveral. SpaceX is referring to the mission as Commercial GTO ...

The UK will participate in the contemplated capital increase announced by Eutelsat
Eutelsat (ISIN: FR0010221234 - Euronext Paris / London Stock Exchange: ETL) has announced that The United Kingdom[1] is to participate in the contemplated capital increase announced by Eutelsat on June 19, 2025. This additional participation from another key reference shareholder ...

SpaceX plans Sunday launch of Starlink Group 15-2 smallsats from California
American SeafoodsStarlink has revolutionized [our] ability to deliver essential network services to vessel crew, addressing their desperate need for connectivity. Previously, crew members would spend three months or longer onboard the vessel without consistent contact with the outside world. SpaceX's ...

Forrester’s Digest: SES, Intelsat deal clears Federal permissions
The acquisition of Intelsat by SES has been cleared by Federal law enforcement officials. However, this clearance does not yet apply to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The clearance comes from Team Telecom — which comprises officials from the Departments ...

Microchip expands space-qualified FPGA portfolio with new RT PolarFire® device qualifications + SoC availability
Continuing to support the evolving needs of space system developers, Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has announced two new milestones for its Radiation-Tolerant (RT) PolarFire® technology: MIL-STD-883 Class B and QML Class Q qualification of the RT PolarFire RTPF500ZT FPGA and ...

Launch Update: Space Forge launches ForgeStar®-1— the UK’s 1st in-space manufacturing satellite
Space Forge launched and confirmed on-orbit communication with ForgeStar®-1, the UK’s first in-space manufacturing satellite, developed entirely in Wales. The launch marks a major breakthrough for British-built space hardware and the next chapter in space-based industrial capability. This is the ...

Launch Update: Indra Group designs + develops Startical’s IOD-2 satellite mission
Indra Group completed the engineering development for the mission involving the Startical IOD-2 satellite—all within two years. The company was created by ENAIRE and Indra to provide communication and surveillance services via space and improve air traffic management. The demo ...

Launch Update: Lacuna Space expands D2D IoT Network with satellite launches
Left: One of Lacuna’s newest satellites, built by Spire with an antennaby Oxford Space Systems.Right: Mission patch for Lacuna Space’s “Call of the Wild” mission Lacuna Space recently launched new satellites under the company's Call of the Wild mission banner, ...

Globalstar’s launch services agreement with SpaceX
Globalstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: GSAT), a next-generation telecommunications infrastructure and technology provider, announces that the Company has signed an agreement with SpaceX for a Falcon 9 launch for the next set of satellites, pursuant to the 2022 satellite procurement agreement with ...

Middle East and Africa provide $205M in three strategic contracts to MAXAR accelerating sovereign capabilities in the areas
This 30 cm-class image of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, was collected in the early morning hour, at 6:53 a.m. local time on June 6, 2025. Maxar Intelligence, provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, announces three new multi-year strategic contracts totaling $204.7 ...