SpaceX standing down from Axiom Mission 4 with four astronauts for repairs awaiting new launch date
SpaceX is standing down from Falcon 9's launch of 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 on Wednesday, June 11, to allow additional time ...
Rocket Lab launches BlackSky’s “Full Stream Ahead” Earth observing Gen-3 satellite mission
Rocket Lab's "Full Stream Ahead" mission lifted off at 7:57 p.m. ET (June 2) launching to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) an Earth-observing "Gen-3" satellite for Virginia-based BlackSky. Photo by Satnews. The goal for "Full Stream Ahead," is to deliver the ...
SpaceX launches U.S. Space Force’s secret GPS III-7 to stand against increasing threats
On Friday, May 30 at 1:37 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the GPS III-7 mission to medium-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos by Satnews. This was an accelerated mission ...
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Vocus + Telesat announce multi-year Telesat Lightspeed terrestrial infrastructure + services contract
Vocus and Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT) have announced that Vocus will build Australia's first Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Landing Station. Vocus will construct and operate the new Landing Station in New South Wales, Australia, and provide fiber ...
New Iridium Chat app enables unlimited global messaging via Iridium GO! exec
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has announced Iridium® Chat, a companion app and messaging platform for the Iridium GO! exec® satellite communication access device, that is available as a free download for Apple (App Store) and Android (Google Play) devices ...
UPDATE: No delivery for Amazon’s Project Kuiper 2 as ULA calls no go for weather delay
Space Station, Fla., June 10, 2025) – Due to multiple weather delays during launch processing, the launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the second batch of production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, Kuiper 2, is now ...
Algeria’s El Ikhbariya channel joins Es’hailSat’s video hotspot
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has expanded its channel offerings by incorporating Algeria’s El Ikhbariya (Algeria 3 / A3) TV channel into its video distribution lineup at the 26° East orbital position, facilitated by the Es’hail-2 satellite. The Es’hailSat satellite ...
SpaceX’s Starlink gets shutdown on some United Airlines causing problems for pilots
Recently United Airlines made headlines with the installation of SpaceX's Starlink in the US fleet as well as gaining licenses in India and South Korea. While all seemed well some United Airlines pilots flying aircraft fleet are disabling the passengers' ...
SpaceX sends off 23 Starlink smallsats from Group 12-24 including 13 Direct to Cell from sunny Florida
On a beautiful sunny Tuesday, June 10 at 9:05 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink smallsats, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities for the Starlink mega-constellation, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral ...
Inmarsat NexusWave to support sustainable scallop harvesting for new Ava ocean vessel
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has renewed its cooperation with Ava Ocean in a deal that will see the Norwegian company implement Inmarsat’s latst fully managed bonded connectivity service, NexusWave, on board its new, non-invasive, scallop harvesting vessel later this ...
Leidos using quantum technology to thwart GPS jamming
Susceptibility to jamming is a significant military vulnerability of the Global Positioning System (GPS) signal—through a Defense Innovation Unit contract, Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) is developing an alternative navigation technology that measures variations in the Earth’s magnetic field and harnesses the ...
SpaceX to launch Axiom Mission 4 with four astronauts to ISS on Wednesday
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, June 11 for Falcon 9’s launch of 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. Launch is targeted for 8:00 a.m ...
Hanwha Systems Exits Eutelsat OneWeb Stake, Focusing on Military Satellite Business
Image of Eutelsat OneWeb’s first-generation low Earth orbit satellite. (Photo courtesy of Eutelsat OneWeb) Hanwha Systems has sold its entire 5.4% stake in Eutelsat OneWeb, Europe’s leading satellite communications company. With the company’s value shrinking to about one-third of its ...
