United Launch Alliance launches Amazon’s Project Kuiper 3 mission sending 27 operational broadband satellites connecting the world
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper 3 mission lifts off from Space Launch Complex-41 on September 25, at 8:09 a.m. EDT, delivering the future of global connectivity for Amazon. Photo by United Launch Alliance A ...
Isar Aerospace + R-Space sign launch agreement
Satellite launch service company Isar Aerospace and R-Space have signed a launch service agreement as part of the European Space Agency (ESA) Marketplace program. Under the agreement, Isar Aerospace will launch two R-Space satellites aboard of its ‘Spectrum’ launch vehicle ...
SpaceX launches NASA’s IMAP heliophysics mission from sunny Florida
Success with a beautiful release On Wednesday, September 24 at 7:30 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched NASA’s IMAP mission from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Photos captured by Satnews. IMAP, or the Interstellar Mapping ...
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Forrester’s Digest: Starship flight 11 scheduled for October
SpaceX’s next flight of its giant Starship (test flight 11) is likely to launch on October 13th. The date has been confirmed by SpaceX, and the US Coast Guard’s local Notice to Mariners talks of the flight taking place between ...
Rocket Lab’s HASTE suborbital flight of JUSTIN mission now set for Tuesday launch
Rocket Lab's HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) launch vehicle stands ready before its inaugural “Scout's Arrow” mission launch on June 18, 2023, from Launch Complex 2 at Wallops Island, Virginia. Credit: Rocket Lab JUSTIN is the mission name for ...
Planet to open Berlin satellite manufacturing facility providing next-gen, high-res Pelican sats
Planet Labs GmbH, a provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced plans to begin production of next-generation, high-resolution Pelican satellites in Germany. This strategic decision will help Planet better meet growing demand from the European market, responding to ...
Silicon Sensing: New technical guide examines the selection of inertial systems for space
Silicon Sensing Systems Ltd. has published a free guide that examines the selection of inertial sensors and systems for the demanding conditions that are encountered in space. Inertial systems are integral to space missions, delivering essential data on motion, orientation, ...
HydroGNSS: ESA’s first Scout smallsat begins launch preparations
Artistic rendition of HydroGNSS on-orbit, courtesy of ESA The European Space Agency’s (ESA’s) HydroGNSS mission, which will investigate the Earth’s water cycle, has landed in California and is ready to start preparations for launch. Changes in the global water cycle ...
SpaceX launches Starlink smallsats Group 11-20 as sun sets in California on Sunday
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Photos captured by Satnews. The forecast indicated a temperature of 69°F, ...
Rocket Lab’s HASTE to test hypersonic technology on suborbital flight for government’s top secret JUSTIN mission
JUSTIN is the mission name for a Rocket Lab HASTE suborbital flight, scheduled to launch on Monday, September 29, 2025, at 11:45 PM UTC, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia. The "JUSTIN" mission uses Rocket Lab's Electron rocket in ...
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink readies India launch
Broadband satellite operator Starlink is reported locally to launching its service over India later in 2025. Starlink has received provisional spectrum from India’s Department of Telecommunications (DoT). Competition is likely to be tough with similar services promised by Reliance’s Jio ...
Sierra Space announces strategic transition for Dream Chaser® Spaceplane for a multi-use demo flight
Sierra Space has announced a strategic transition for the company's Dream Chaser® spaceplane. Dream Chaser’s first flight will be a free-flyer, demonstration mission, which is expected to prove the technology and deliver critical data to NASA. This approach aims to ...
Kratos appoints a new Chief Information Officer
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS), a Technology Company in the Defense, National Security and Global Markets, recently announced that Brian Shepard has been appointed as Chief Information Officer of the Company and he will be responsible for ...
