SpaceX is targeting Thursday, March 20 for a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-57 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Liftoff […]
Constellation
Could Rocket Lab gain ground in D2C race?
There’s no doubt that Elon Musk’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system currently dominates Direct-To-Consumer (D2C) transmissions. Starlink is also enjoying success in serving Cruise ships and airlines with high-speed connectivity. There’s currently […]
SpaceX’s Thursday NROL-57 top secret launch
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch the eighth batch of satellites for a secret reconnaissance satellite constellation built by SpaceX and Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office to provide imaging […]
Spire Global launches AI weather models built on NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2
Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) has launched two advanced AI weather models: AI-WX and AI-S2S. Developed on NVIDIA Omniverse Blueprint for Earth-2, these models leverage Spire’s proprietary satellite data to […]
Successful Rocket Lab launch completes deployment of full Kinéis Constellation in less than a year
Rocket Lab’s announcement: Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its Electron rocket, deploying five satellites to Low Earth […]
SES reinstates Cleosat LEO scheme
SES has resurrected its ‘Cleosat’ filing with the ITU which lapsed in 2015. Cleosat calls for an L and S-band constellation of 62 satellites (6×10 @ 850km/86°, 1 @ 533km/97.5° […]
Rocket Lab plans Friday launch of The Lightning God Reigns (iQPS Launch 1) Japan’s Earth imaging
Rocket Lab will launch a dedicated mission for the Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company on Friday, March 14, 5:00PM – 7:00 PM […]
Complaints over Rivada’s ‘Outernet’ name
Rivada Space Network has been using the term ‘Outernet’ to describe its planned orbital satellite service for some time. But its use, especially as a potential trademark, is being challenged […]
Forrester’s Digest: Rivada plans 2026 ‘demo’ launches
Rivada Space Networks used the Washington Satellite 2025 show to announce that it would launch “demonstration” satellites in 2026, and offer “full Outernet service delivery by late 2027” according to […]
SES and Lynk Global’s strategic partnership for high-growth Direct-to-Device (D2D) services
SES and Lynk Global have announced a strategic partnership to address the high-growth direct-to-device (D2D) segment. As part of the agreement, SES will provide Series B funding for Lynk Global’s […]