UPDATE: ULA’s Atlas V has a temperature… delaying the launch of Amazon’s Kuiper 2
Rollout Atlas V Kuiper 2 June 16, The launch of a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 carrying Amazon’s second Project Kuiper mission, Kuiper 2, is delayed due to an engineering observation of an elevated purge temperature within the booster ...
Exolaunch to deploy their largest mission to date — 45 customer satellites on Transporter-14
Exolaunch is set to deploy 45 customer satellites on the upcoming Transporter-14 rideshare mission with SpaceX aboard a Falcon 9 rocket as soon as this month. This mission highlights Exolaunch's role as a trusted partner for rideshare launches and represents ...
Rocket Lab’s Electron sends The Mountain God Guards (iQPS Launch 3) soaring
Satnews photo. Rocket Lab's statement:Mahia, New Zealand. June 12, 2025: Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) ), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 66th Electron to deploy the latest satellite to orbit for Institute for ...
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In celebration of Juneteenth
June 19 was officially declared a U.S. holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. In celebration of Juneteenth the Satnews offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19 and will reopen on Friday, June 20 ...
SpaceX launches Starlink Group 15-9 smallsats Monday at amazing California sunset
SpaceX launched Starlink Group 25-9 smallsats for the Starlink constellation to Low Earth Orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, on Monday, June 16, at 8:36 PM - 9:07 PM PDT. Photos by Satnews. The forecast calls for ...
Forrest’s Digest: ESA wants $1.5bn for high-res satellites
The European Space Agency (ESA) is expected to ask its 23 member governments to fund a new constellation of high-resolution satellites and budgeted at some €1.5 billion. This sum is over and above the normal budget requests which will be ...
AST SpaceMobile confirms Ligado payment
AST SpaceMobile will pay around $550 million (€474.9m) to Ligado for its L-band spectrum over North America. The news was confirmed late on June 13th. The payment will allow Ligado itself to pay the $535 million it owes to Viasat/Inmarsat ...
SpaceX schedules Tuesday to launch Starlink Group 10-18 smallsats
SpaceX has scheduled Tuesday, June 17, to launch a batch of Starlink Group 10-18 smallsats for the Starlink constellation to Low Earth Orbit from from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, at the cost of $69.75 million ...
Open Cosmos + Astroscale partner on £5.15 million UK Defence contract for Orpheus mission to enhance SSA
Open Cosmos and Astroscale Ltd. have been awarded a contract worth £5.15 million by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) dedicated to science and technology in the defence and ...
Pulsar Fusion expanding to U.S. with a new Texas office plus signs MoU with Thales Alenia Space
Pulsar Fusion has announced a series of major developments as the company expands its global footprint, advances key partnerships and also showcases its vision for interplanetary travel. The company is opening a new U.S. office in Austin, Texas, positioning itself ...
AV’s JUMP 20 medium UAS supports U.S. Navy’s 4th Fleet during Operation Southern Spear
AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) delivered company-owned, company-operated (COCO) maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) services in support of the U.S. Navy’s 4th Fleet as part of Operation Southern Spear. AV's JUMP® 20 AV’s JUMP® 20 medium uncrewed aircraft system ...
Muon Space completes $146 million Series B to scale satellite constellations for Defense and Commercial missions
Muon Space has closed their oversubscribed $89.5 million Series B1 round, bringing total Series B funding to $146 million—this new capital includes $44.5 million in equity and $45 million in credit facilities, and follows the company’s initial Series B close ...
SpaceX plans Monday launch of Starlink Group 15-9 smallsats from California
The Starlink team has launched, designed and provided internet to 2.8 billion worldwide. SpaceX will launch Starlink Group 25-9 smallsats for the Starlink constellation to Low Earth Orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, California, on Monday, June 16, ...
