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 ...
Forrester’s Digest: European Union approves the SES purchase of Intelsat
The European Union has “unconditionally” approved the SES purchase of Intelsat (for €3.1 billion plus debt) and joins the UK’s decision to permit the acquisition to go through. Approvals from the U.S., including permissions to reassign Intelsat’s frequency licences to ...
SpaceX standing down from Axiom Mission 4 with four astronauts for repairs awaiting new launch date
SpaceX is standing down from Falcon 9's launch of Axiom Space's Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday, June 11, to allow additional time ...
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BAE Systems + Hanwha Systems sign an MoU to develop an advanced multi-sensor satellite system
BAE Systems and Hanwha Systems recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop technology and collaborative working to deliver a multi-sensor satellite system for international markets. The companies will look to work together to combine BAE Systems’ ultra-wide band ...
SpaceX launches 26 Starlink Group 15-6 smallsats from foggy California
SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched on Thursday Starlink Group 15-6 consisting of 26 smallsats to low Earth orbit for the Starlink mega-constellation for space-based internet communication system. The launch was at 6:46 PM from Space Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg, SFB, California ...
ViewMedia renews Intelsat agreement providing expanded entertainment and new channels
Intelsat, operator of one of the largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks, has renewed its agreement with ViewMedia, a global media service provider providing a Free-to-Air (FTA) TV platform for Sub-Saharan Africa. This renewal, leveraging the Intelsat 20 (IS-20) video ...
NASA’s Mars mission, stuck on Earth, will get a second chance
A pair of EscaPADE probes. Source: Rocket Lab NASA plans to send a pair of EscaPADE probes to Mars as part of the second launch of the New Glenn rocket. This is stated in the draft budget of the aerospace ...
Rocket Lab’s value soars like their rockets
In a report on New Zealand and Long Beach-based Rocket Lab their valuation has significantly increased recently as determined by Investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald, which raised its price target from $29 to $35. This positive rise is driven by investor ...
Sierra Space Defense initiated
Sierra Space has chartered a new operation dedicated to supporting national security space as a prime contractor: Sierra Space Defense. The company also unveiled expansion plans with a new production facility called “Victory Works,” adding 60,000 square feet of manufacturing ...
Kratos awarded $25 million task order for USSF’s evolved strategic SATCOM
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has been awarded a task order under the Command and Control System-Consolidated (CCS-C) Sustainment and Resiliency (C-SAR) contract with the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) to support ground system ...
Gilat secures $27 million for the Stellar Blu portfolio
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) has announced that its Commercial Division secured $27 million for Gilat Stellar Blu’s ESA Terminal technology. Deliveries are expected primarily over the next 12 months. Gilat Stellar Blu’s compact, high-performance, multi-orbit ESA ...
e-GEOS will develop innovative Geoinformation services for Roma Capitale
Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation Image © Italian Space Agency. Processed and distributed by e-GEOS The Digital Transformation Department of Roma Capitale has commissioned a consortium, led by Almaviva, as the Prime, and comprising e-GEOS—a joint venture between ...
Synspective selected as data + service provider for Japan’s ALOS-4
Synspective Inc., a provider of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics solutions, is pleased to announce that the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has selected the company as the data service provider for the Advanced Radar Satellite, Daichi-4 ...
