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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Viasat’s Digital Bus solution is in trials with Brazil’s Satélite Norte
Viasat, Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global provider in satellite communications, announces Satélite Norte has become the first operator to trial its new Digital Bus solution enabling the major transport operator to provide high-quality passenger experiences using satellite and cellular connectivity. Following ...
Pixxel signs iDEX SPARK grant agreement to develop hyperspectral + MWIR payloads for the Indian Air Force
Pixxel has signed a second Agreement with the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), Ministry of Defence, Government of India. This new SPARK (Support for Prototype and Research Kickstart) Grant, awarded to SpacePixxel Pvt Ltd under iDEX DISC 8 Challenge 6.2, ...
Vocus + Telesat announce multi-year Telesat Lightspeed terrestrial infrastructure + services contract
Vocus and Telesat (Nasdaq and TSX: TSAT) have announced that Vocus will build Australia's first Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Landing Station. Vocus will construct and operate the new Landing Station in New South Wales, Australia, and provide fiber ...
New Iridium Chat app enables unlimited global messaging via Iridium GO! exec
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has announced Iridium® Chat, a companion app and messaging platform for the Iridium GO! exec® satellite communication access device, that is available as a free download for Apple (App Store) and Android (Google Play) devices ...
UPDATE: No delivery for Amazon’s Project Kuiper 2 as ULA calls no go for weather delay
Space Station, Fla., June 10, 2025) – Due to multiple weather delays during launch processing, the launch of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the second batch of production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, Kuiper 2, is now ...
Algeria’s El Ikhbariya channel joins Es’hailSat’s video hotspot
Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, has expanded its channel offerings by incorporating Algeria’s El Ikhbariya (Algeria 3 / A3) TV channel into its video distribution lineup at the 26° East orbital position, facilitated by the Es’hail-2 satellite. The Es’hailSat satellite ...
SpaceX’s Starlink gets shutdown on some United Airlines causing problems for pilots
Recently United Airlines made headlines with the installation of SpaceX's Starlink in the US fleet as well as gaining licenses in India and South Korea. While all seemed well some United Airlines pilots flying aircraft fleet are disabling the passengers' ...
SpaceX sends off 23 Starlink smallsats from Group 12-24 including 13 Direct to Cell from sunny Florida
On a beautiful sunny Tuesday, June 10 at 9:05 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink smallsats, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities for the Starlink mega-constellation, to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral ...
Inmarsat NexusWave to support sustainable scallop harvesting for new Ava ocean vessel
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, has renewed its cooperation with Ava Ocean in a deal that will see the Norwegian company implement Inmarsat’s latst fully managed bonded connectivity service, NexusWave, on board its new, non-invasive, scallop harvesting vessel later this ...
Leidos using quantum technology to thwart GPS jamming
Susceptibility to jamming is a significant military vulnerability of the Global Positioning System (GPS) signal—through a Defense Innovation Unit contract, Leidos (NYSE: LDOS) is developing an alternative navigation technology that measures variations in the Earth’s magnetic field and harnesses the ...
