SpaceX prepares Starship for 11th flight test on the 13th using a new engine configuration
The eleventh flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Monday, October 13. The launch window will open at 6:15 p.m. CT. A live webcast of the flight test will begin about 30 minutes before liftoff, which ...
Exolaunch to deploy 13 satellites on the Bandwagon-4 Mission
Exolaunch will deploy 13 satellites for global customers on the upcoming SpaceX Bandwagon-4 mission—the flight is scheduled to lift off no earlier than November 2025 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Base, Florida, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket. Following a remarkable ...
Rocket Lab + Synspective sign another 10-launch contract
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has secured a second, multi-launch contract with Synspective, a leading Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics company. The new contract for a further 10 dedicated Electron launches brings the total number of upcoming ...
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Launch of Amazon’s KF-03 mission by SpaceX on Thursday may encounter weather issues
SpaceX is targeting Thursday, October 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-03 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Liftoff is targeted for 9:34 p.m. ET with additional ...
SpaceX launched Starlink smallsats Group 11-17 on Tuesday from foggy California
On Tuesday, October 7 at 8:54 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit that will join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the ...
TESAT delivers the 1st SCOT20 OCT to Planetek Hellas
TESAT has delivered the first SCOT20 Optical Communication Terminal (OCT) flight model to Planetek Hellas—this terminal will be deployed on Optisat, Planetek Hellas’ pioneering mission under Greece’s National Satellite Space Program, supported by the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Directorate of ...
EchoStar selling off more spectrum?
There are widespread reports that US cellular giant Verizon Communications is negotiating to buy wireless spectrum from EchoStar. Reuters summed up the situation saying the discussions involve EchoStar’s AWS-3 licences, which are valuable for carrying 5G wireless signals. If the ...
UPDATE: Amazon’s Project Kuiper and the latest news of their satellite internet constellation
Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite network, and our mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world. Our initial satellite constellation will include more than 3,200 spacecraft, which we began deploying in ...
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink smallsats Group 10-59 early in the morn from Florida
On Tuesday, October 7 at 2:46 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit that will join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos captured by ...
Ground Control joins CLS to advance satellite IoT for environmental and infrastructure monitoring
Ground Control, the UK and US-based specialist in satellite IoT devices and cloud-based platforms, has been acquired by CLS, the global provider of satellite services for environmental monitoring and resource management. Since 2006, CLS has been supporting humanitarian organizations with ...
Satellite Innovation + MILSAT Symposium together @ Silicon Valley Space Week
For years, Silicon Valley Space Week (SVSW) has been the premier gathering for the global space industry, bringing together leaders from commercial markets, defense, and government. It’s a pivotal event for anyone looking to better understand the industry, gain actionable ...
Falcon 9 set to launch SpaceX’s Starlink smallsats Group 11-17 on Tuesday from California
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit that will join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Weather forecast calls for a temperature ...
Astroscale U.S. partners with NASA for RPO testing
The Astroscale U.S. Refueler (APS-R)—to conduct hydrazine refueling operations above GEO and the first, on-orbit refueling mission supporting a Department of War asset. Astroscale U.S., in collaboration with NASA Goddard, recently conducted a comprehensive, four-week, advanced testing campaign at Goddard’s ...
