SpaceX Starship 10 test run proves successful concluding with Starship landing “flat down in the Indian Ocean”
Starship’s tenth flight test lifted off on August 26, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. CT from Starbase, Texas, taking a significant step forward in developing the world’s first fully reusable launch vehicle.The results were a significant step forward as every major ...
SpaceX launches NAOS an EO spacecraft for Luxembourg + smallsats from sunny California
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched a new Earth-observation satellite along with several smaller spacecraft from California on Tuesday (Aug. 26). Photos captured by Satnews. NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg's governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys ...
Rocket Lab’s Electron’s 70th mission sends “Live, Laugh, Launch,” soaring
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a provider in launch services and space systems, successfully launched its 70th Electron mission, solidifying the Company as a global leader in responsive launch services and Electron as the world’s most frequently launched small orbital ...
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SpaceX launches 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 10-11 from Florida
On Thursday, August 28 at 1:12 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photos captured by Satnews. Beginning to release ...
Satnews Publishers wishes everyone an enjoyable Labor Day Holiday
Satnews offices will be closed on Monday, September 1st to observe the Labor Day holiday. As summer comes to a close, we hope you enjoy this day to relax. The Satnews offices will then reopen for business on Tuesday, September ...
Microchip’s GNSS disciplined oscillator modules enable easy PNT tech integration
Aerospace and defense applications rely on Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) technology for mission-critical accuracy and reliability—however, integrating PNT into a design requires extensive domain knowledge in this area. To fast track the development process, Microchip Technology (Nasdaq: MCHP) has ...
USGS unveils a new national geologic map
The U.S. Geological Survey has released the most detailed national-scale geologic map of the country (USA) to date, offering a unique, regional view of geology at, and beneath, the Earth’s surface. Geologic maps use different colors to show various types ...
Aerospacelab secures 94 million euros ($110 million)
Aerospacelab has closed an extended Series B funding round totaling 94 million euros ($110 million) throughout a dual-tranche funding of 56 million euros ($66 million) alongside a 38 million euros ($44 million) commitment from a European financial institution. This Series ...
AccelerComm joins MSSA
AccelerComm has joined the Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA), an industry group formed to further the development of Direct-to-Device (D2D) IoT, and other, advanced, Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity. MSSA—launched in February of 2024—seeks to develop a global ecosystem using L- ...
Rocket Lab to launch secretive Jake 4 customer soon
Rocket Lab's HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) is a modified Electron rocket for suborbital hypersonic testing. It is a liquid-fueled launch vehicle designed to provide cost-effective and high-cadence testing of hypersonic technologies for the U.S. Department of Defense. The ...
SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink smallsats Group 10-11 from the Cape on Thursday
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats from Group 10-11 to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A live webcast of this mission will ...
AST SpaceMobile insists FM-1 satellite will ship in August
AST SpaceMobile needs to get its second-generation satellites into orbit speedily. The first of these craft, weighing some 6500 kgs, is much-delayed in its promised launch date. Now, AST insists that the satellite is ready to leave its Midland, Texas, ...
Elbit Systems’ JUPITER space camera launched aboard NAOS satellite
Elbit Systems Ltd. launched the company's advanced JUPITER space camera aboard the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS) satellite, supporting a wide span of Earth Observation (EO) missions, including military operations, environmental monitoring and scientific research. Artistic rendition of the NAOS ...
