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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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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
Europe building AI infrastructure with Nvidia
Nvidia has announced it is working with European nations, and technology and industry leaders, to build Nvidia Blackwell AI infrastructure that will strengthen digital sovereignty, support economic growth and aim to position the continent as a leader in the AI industrial ...
The next flight crew for New Shepard Flight NS-33 announced by Blue Origin
Blue Origin has revealed the identity of the six people flying on the company's NS-33 mission—the crew includes: Allie Kuehner and her husband, Carl Kuehner, Leland Larson, Freddie Rescigno, Jr., Owolabi Salis, and James (Jim) Sitkin. The crew cabin seats ...
AST SpaceMobile announces settlement term sheet facilitating long-term access to up to 45 MHz of premium lower mid-band spectrum in North America for D2D apps
A computer rendering showing the sun-facing, solar cell-side of AST SpaceMobile’s BlueWalker 3 test satellite in LEO. The spacecraft’s Earth-facing phased array stretches about 693 sq ft. The satellite was used to conduct the first-ever voice calls, data downloads, video ...
KRYTAR marks 50 years of RF + Microwave innovation
KRYTAR is celebrating its 50th anniversary—the company serves a broad range of sectors, including commercial and military wireless communications, radar systems, space exploration, and thermal vacuum applications. KRYTAR’s extensive product portfolio spans frequencies from DC to 110 GHz and includes ...
