Rocket Lab’s next Electron Launch will be the 6th mission for iQPS
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced the launch window for its next mission for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company—this mission will be Electron’s 74th launch to date and 16th ...
INNOSPACE obtains launch authorization for 1st commercial launch mission ‘SPACEWARD’
INNOSPACE (KS:462350), a South Korean satellite launch service company, announced that it has become the first private company to obtain a commercial launch authorization from the Korea AeroSpace Administration (KASA)—with this authorization, INNOSPACE has completed all approval procedures for the maiden ...
Rocket Lab launches Synspective’s “Owl New World” mission with improved SAR capabilities
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 15th mission of the year and the first of 21 new launches for Synspective and 73rd launch overall. Photos captured by Satnews ...
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Planet awarded Luno B contract by NGA for AI-enabled solutions
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) has been awarded a contract by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) under the Luno B indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract. The $12.8 million initial award is for Advanced Analytics for Maritime Operations and Reconnaissance ...
EU wants UK participation in IRIS2
Laurent Jaffart, Director of Connectivity and Secure Communications at the European Space Agency (ESA), has spoken encouragingly about the UK participating in the EU’s IRIS2 super-constellation being assembled by the SpaceRISE consortium. Jaffart was questioned on the possibility of the ...
ULA’s Atlas V ready to launch VIASAT-3 Flight 2 enhancing global connectivity
ULA's Atlas V will soon be launching the ViaSat-3 Flight 2 ultra-high-capacity broadband spacecraft that is the second of three ultra-high-capacity satellites for Viasat, a global technology company. Designed to significantly increase their global internet bandwidth capacity ViaSat is helping ...
Intellian launches 2 Iridium Certus GMDSS systems for mariners
Intellian Technologies and Iridium Communications Inc. have launched Intellian’s new Iridium Certus® GMDSS Systems. The Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) is an internationally mandated safety system established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO). It is estimated that more ...
HyImpulse obtains €45 million in Series A funding for “Made in Europe” rocket technology
HyImpulse Technologies GmbH has raised €15 million in equity capital as part of its Series A funding round and secured an additional €30 million in financing. HyImpulse will use the new capital to drive forward the development and commercialization of ...
Two SpaceX launches on Sunday + launches for the week as SpaceX does doubles
SpaceX Group 10-17 smallsats send off from sunny California Two SpaceX launches on Sunday, October 19, from each coast began in sunny California with Falcon 9 launching 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space ...
Bad weather forces postponement of JAXA H3 rocket launch
A nasty weather forecast at the Tanegashima Space Center has forced the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to postpone the 7th unit launch of the agency's H3 liquid fuel rocket—the new launch date and time have yet to be determined ...
The strategic move by ABS to Dubai Development Authority completed
ABS has announced the successful completion of the company’s redomiciliation to the Dubai Development Authority (DDA). This move aligns with ABS’s strategy under private ownership and a new management team, reinforcing a fresh, strategic and entrepreneurial focus on innovation, speed ...
SSC’s MAVRC Industry Day signals strong readiness d also accelerates path to prototype development
U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command’s (SSC) System Delta 831 (SYD 831) hosted a successful three-day Maritime and Aviation Receiver Card (MAVRC) Industry Day on September 9, 2025, bringing together 30 representatives from 10 leading industry partners to discuss ...
Atomic-6 debuts Space Armor™ tiles to protect critical communications—spacecraft—and astronauts from orbital debris
Atomic-6, a leading manufacturer of advanced mobility composites, has introduced a revolutionary protection product for spacecraft and astronauts—Space Armor™ tiles. Space Armor™ tiles are the first RF (radio frequency)-permeable orbital debris shield, resisting impact while allowing mission-critical radio communications to ...
