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 ...
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 ...
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SpaceX’s early morning Wednesday launch from the Cape of 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 10-22 still on
No changes have been announced by SpaceX about Wednesday's launch of 28 smallsats from Starlink Group 10-22 to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlimk constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on ...
Ovzon signs facilities agreement with Danske Bank for refinancing
Ovzon AB (publ) has entered into a facilities agreement with Danske Bank for a term loan and a revolving credit facility to refinance existing loan, which will reduce interest expenses and secure financing for future growth. The facilities agreement, which ...
Forrester’s Digest: EGNOS upgraded by European Commission
The European Commission has confirmed a significant upgrade to EGNOS, Europe’s satellite-based flight and positioning augmentation system. On August 25th, the GEO-3 satellite Eutelsat 5 West B moved from test to operational status, broadcasting the EGNOS Signal-in-Space. EGNOS, which stands ...
SI Imaging Services signs multi-year European contract to lease capacity on SpaceEye-T
South Korean Earth observation solutions provider SI Imaging Services has signed a double-digit, million euro contract with a European customer to lease the capacity of the optical satellite, SpaceEye-T, offering native 25 cm resolution. This agreement is based on a ...
First data from Beyond Gravity’s new radio occultation instrument for Europe’s weather satellite
The first weather data from Beyond Gravity’s next generation radio occultation instrument for a new European weather satellite reveal how the instrument enhances future weather forecasts. Mid-of August, the first of a new generation of polar-orbiting European weather satellites was ...
ST Engineering iDirect: Unlocking SATCOM’s potential with cloud-native architectures
The rapid evolution of technology demands agile solutions that enhance flexibility, efficiency, and resilience. Cloud-native architecture, long used in IT and Telco networks has now emerged as a fundamental requirement in addressing software-defined and 5G NTN foundational architectural needs in ...
Space42 signs strategic MOU with Angola during UAE president’s state visit
Artistic rendition of the Thuraya-4 satellite on-orbit courtesy of Space42 Space42 has signed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Angola's Military Intelligence and Security Service (SISM)—this landmark agreement was formalized during the state visit of UAE President His Highness ...
Andøya Space and Rheinmetall Nordic sign LOI to enhance European space capabilities
Andøya Space and Rheinmetall Nordic AS (RhN) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to collaborate on enhancing commercial capabilities for civil and military space operations—this partnership aims to address the increasing security demands in Europe by rapidly deploying satellites ...
SpaceX to launch 28 smallsats of Starlink Group 10-22 on Wednesday from the Cape
Francisco is one of the leaders of the remote Itaquera community, located in one of the tributaries of the Rio Negro in the Brazilian Amazon. Previously isolated from the outside world due to limited infrastructure and no connectivity, the community ...
SpaceX to launch 24 smallsats of Starlink Group 17-8 on Tuesday from California
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 24 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constelltion from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, on Tuesday, September 2nd, 7:33 PM - ...
