Blue Origin Announces New Glenn “Block 2” Upgrades
CAPE CANAVERAL, FL – Blue Origin has publicized their plans for a substantial “Block 2” variant. This action signals the company’s intent to rapidly increase payload performance in order to seize a larger share of the burgeoning launch market and to ...
SpaceX Forges Ahead with Transporter-15
The SpaceX Transporter-15 rideshare mission successfully launched on Friday, November 28, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, carrying 140 small satellites into a sun-synchronous orbit. The mission, the 19th dedicated smallsat rideshare flight for SpaceX, deployed a diverse manifest of ...
SpaceX’s Transporter-15 mission transports 140 payloads on Friday from California
On Friday, November 28 at 10:44 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-15 mission to sun-synchronous orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Locked and loaded with 140 payloads On board this mission ...
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USSF Awards Initial ‘Golden Dome’ Prototype Contracts, Signaling Strategic Shift to Space-Based Defense
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nov. 29, 2025 – The U.S. Space Force has awarded initial contracts for the development of space-based interceptor (SBI) prototypes to Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, Anduril Industries, and True Anomaly. These awards represent the first material procurements ...
AtSpace launches A01 rocket from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range
On November 27th, 2025, AtSpace, launched their Australian-made A01 rocket higher than any previous Australian commercial rocket had attained. The 12.2 meter tall vehicle lifted-off from Southern Launch’s Koonibba Test Range, developed by Southern Launch in partnership with the Koonibba ...
Reusable rocket launches + landing efforts are being prepped by China
Photo of a Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center rocket launch area China’s first reusable rocket is being addressed for action by a trio of companies. The flights will occur from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center and will include eventual lift-offs by ...
Orange becomes the 1st European operator to offer satellite SMS service via Skylo
Orange recently became the first European operator to offer satellite SMS service with Skylo, a non-terrestrial network operator (NTN), to be initially offered to Google Pixel 9 or 10 smartphones owners on an exclusive basis. Orange announced the launch of ...
Satnews Publishers Wishes Everyone a Happy Thanksgiving
The team at Satnews Publishers wishes everyonecelebrating Thanksgiving an enjoyable holiday with whoever — and whatever — joins you at your table. The Satnews offices will be closed Thursday, November 27through Friday, November 28 for Thanksgiving returning on Monday, December ...
Proximus Global + Starlink to expand Direct-to-Cell satellite connectivity in Europe
BICS, a Proximus Global company, and Starlink have entered into a strategic partnership, appointing BICS as the preferred IPX provider in Europe for Starlink’s direct-to-cell satellite connectivity services. The collaboration enables Starlink to leverage the IPX network to connect mobile ...
BAE Systems advances RH12™ Storefront with new radiation-hardened circuit technology for the space community
BAE Systems has added new capabilities to its next-generation, radiation-hardened, 12 nanometer (nm) Storefront, which is an advanced and accessible integrated circuit development capability with a vast technology library to support a wide range of space applications. The Storefront enables ...
Rohde & Schwarz acquires stake in Orbint GmbH for signal intelligence + reconnaissance from space
Rohde & Schwarz has acquired a stake in Orbint GmbH, a spin-off from the University of the Bundeswehr Munich—the two companies will combine their expertise in the field of satellite based signal intelligence, strengthening the long-term, technological sovereignty and security ...
OQ Technology achieves Europe’s 1st D2M emergency broadcast message from space
OQ Technology has achieved a major technological milestone using its LEO satellite constellation to successfully deliver Europe’s first direct-to-mobile (D2M) emergency broadcast message from space — transmitted directly to standard smartphones without any hardware or software modifications. This milestone makes ...
SES + Relativity Space expand their MLA for Terran R
SES, earlier this month, extended a multi-year, multi-launch services agreement with Relativity Space which is building the Terran R rocket—the companies are partnering for multiple launches aboard Terran R, a medium-to-heavy-lift, reusable launch vehicle, that will bring the selected SES ...
