SpaceX ‘Hold Hold Hold!’ aborts 11 seconds before Monday’s launch of O3b mPower satellites
SES mPOWER provides cruise line passengers, and crew, a reliable and continual stream for their convenience. On Monday, July 21, SpaceX's launch director called “Hold, hold, hold!” just about 11 seconds before liftoff was set to occur that ended the ...
York Space Systems’ parent company to acquire ATLAS Space Operations
York Space Systems has agreed to acquire ATLAS Space Operations—this move brings York a powerful, software-led, ground architecture that simplifies operations, removes integration barriers, and enhances space-to-ground resilience—accelerating York's ability to deliver secure, mission-ready space systems at unmatched speed and ...
SpaceX delivers for Amazon — launches Project Kuiper-01’s smallsats from the Cape on Wednesday
On Wednesday, July 16 at 2:30 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the KF-01 mission of 24 smallsats to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Photos captured by Satnews. Amazon now has ...
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From Boeing: two Boeing-built O3b mPOWER satellites successfully launch, enhancing SES constellation
Boeing O3b-mPOWER-LaunchO3b mPOWER F9/10 liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on July 22. (Photo courtesy of SpaceX) Boeing [NYSE: BA] engineers have confirmed the 9th and 10th O3b mPOWER satellites, built for leading space ...
Forrester’s Digest: UK signs OneWeb LEO deal
The UK, an investor in Eutelsat/OneWeb, has signed an agreement with Eutelsat to deliver Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity for UK government operations worldwide. The agreement is with “trusted distribution partner” NSSLGlobal, to support vital diplomatic, defence, policing, and ...
ULA Vulcan to launch U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command USSF-106
The first U.S. national security launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket will be the United States Space Force (USSF)-106 mission. Liftoff will occur from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. ULA is ...
Morpheus Space validates next generation electric propulsion with GO-2’s on-orbit demo
Morpheus Space, earlier this month, completed their on-orbit demo mission in collaboration with space logistics company, D-Orbit—this mission validated the primary objectives of accuracy and performance of Morpheus' next-generation electric propulsion system, GO-2. Assembly of the GO-2 satellite, image courtesy ...
Gilat to receive more than $7M from U.S. Army to support mission-critical communications
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT), a provider of satellite networking technology, solutions and services, announces that Gilat DataPath (DataPath Inc.) a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Defense, has been awarded a contract to provide field and technical ...
Blue Origin’s 6 crew members for New Shepard’s 34th mission
Blue Origin announces the six people flying on its NS-34 mission. The crew includes: Arvi Bahal, Gökhan Erdem, Deborah Martorell, Lionel Pitchford, J.D. Russell, and H.E. Justin Sun, the winning bidder for the first New Shepard seat in 2021. The ...
MDA Space’s new VP Strategic Solutions was CTO and co-founder of Axta Space
MDA Space (TSX:MDA), a mission partner to the rapidly expanding global space industry, announced the appointment of Rabindra (Rob) Singh as Vice President, Strategic Solutions, effective immediately. A distinguished leader in the space industry with more than 30 years of ...
SEOPS integrates EPIC Athena on the upcoming TRACERS mission with SpaceX
SEOPS Space is providing the capacity, mission management and integration services for EPIC Athena, a 110 kg pathfinder spacecraft funded by NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and the Department of Defense’s U.S. Space Force (USSF)’s Space Systems ...
EUMETSAT takes control of Europe’s 1st GEO sounder satellite
Artistic rendition of MTG-S1 on-orbit, courtesy of EUMETSAT After more than two weeks of complex maneuvering, precise positioning and meticulous checks, EUMETSAT assumed control of the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder 1 (MTG-S1) spacecraft on 18 July 2025, the latest addition ...
GMV to develop next-generation collision avoidance service for LEO constellations through ESA ARTES support
With the rapid expansion of satellite constellations in LEO, the risk of orbital collisions is rising at an unprecedented pace. The proliferation of objects in space—ranging from active satellites to defunct assets and debris—poses serious challenges for operators striving to ...
