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Rocket Lab’s next Electron Launch will be the 6th mission for iQPS

October 20, 2025

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced the launch window for its next mission for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company—this […]

Filed Under: Earth Imaging, Electron Launch Vehicle, iQPS (Japan), Japan, New Zealand, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, SmallSat, Smallsat Fleet, Smallsat Launch, Smallsat Launch Vehicles, Smallsat SAR, smallsats Tagged With: Featured

Rocket Lab launches Synspective’s “Owl New World” mission with improved SAR capabilities

October 14, 2025

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully launched its 15th mission of the year and the first of 21 new launches […]

Filed Under: Commercial Constellations, Constellation, Constellations, Deployments, Disaster Management, Disaster Response, Electron, Environmental Changes, Environmental Monitoring, Japan, Launch, Launch Agreement, New Zealand, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, SAR, Satellite Deployment, Satellites, Security, Synspective, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Tagged With: Featured

Rocket Lab secures multiple launches with JAXA

October 12, 2025

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has signed a direct contract for two dedicated Electron launches with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) – signifying the criticality of Electron to international […]

Filed Under: Electron Launch Vehicle, Japan, Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), JAXA, Multiple Launch Agreement (MLA), New Zealand, Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, SmallSat, smallsats Tagged With: Featured

Ookla reports Sweden tops Wi-Fi speeds on European trains by “a wide margin”

October 9, 2025

Ookla has analyzed country-level train Wi-Fi performance across Europe and Asia, using Speedtest Intelligence. Europe and Asia’s rail networks, long heralded as a backbone of economic competitiveness, are now judged […]

Filed Under: Analysis / Reports, Asia, Backhaul, Backhaul, Cellular Backhaul, Comms, Economic Assessment, Europe, Japan, News Report, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Trains, United Kingdom (UK), Wi-Fi

SSTL + IHI sign a collaboration agreement for a Japanese ISR constellation

September 11, 2025

Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) and IHI Corporation of Japan have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of a new, small satellite constellation to strengthen Japan’s intelligence, surveillance […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Collaboration, Collaboration Agreement, IHI (Japan), Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance (ISR), ISR, Japan, National Security, News, SmallSat, Smallsat Constellation, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL)

NorthBase joins Infostellar’s StellarStation network

August 24, 2025

Infostellar Inc. welcomes NorthBase, a leading Finnish ground station services provider as the newest partner in the StellarStation network. Through this partnership, Infostellar and NorthBase have signed a Memorandum of […]

Filed Under: Infostellar, Infostellar (Japan), Japan, News, NorthBase (FInland), StellarStation (Infostellar)

Japan seeks to create int’l rules on space debris removal

August 6, 2025

Japan will seek to establish international rules for the removal of human-made objects in space that could pose collision risks to satellites and the International Space Station if left in […]

Filed Under: Astroscale, Astroscale Japan, International Space Station (ISS), ISS, Japan, NASA, Research and Development (R&D), Satellites, Space Debris Removal, Trajectory Design

Kiwi’s Rocket Lab readies for Monday launch of iQPS’ ‘The Harvest Goddess Thrives’ Earth monitoring services

August 4, 2025

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today announced the launch window for its next mission for multi-launch […]

Filed Under: Business Moves, Contracts, Earth Observation (EO), Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space Inc. (iQPS), Japan, Launch Contract, New Zealand, Q-shu Pioneers of Space Inc. (iQPS), Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), Rocket Lab, Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1

Forrester’s Digest: AST SpaceMobile plans 20 satellite launches this year

July 28, 2025

AST SpaceMobile, which is building a satellite-based system to provide global 5G cellular access, says it will see 20 of its powerful Block 2 satellites launched this year. The first […]

Filed Under: 5G, AST SpaceMobile, AT&T, Convertible Note, India, Japan, Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Private Offering, Satellites, United States, Verizon

Australia’s Gilmour Space and Japan’s Space BD to provide satellite launch services + expand opportunities in Asia-Pacific

July 8, 2025

Space BD Inc, a leading Japanese space business integrator, and Gilmour Space Technologies, Australia’s leading launch services provider, are pleased to announce a strategic partnership to deliver satellite launch services […]

Filed Under: Agreement, Agreement, Asia-Pacific (APAC), Australia, Bowen Orbital Spaceport, Business Moves, Commercial Partnerships, Dedicated Launches, Eris, Eris Block I, Eris Rocket (Gilmour Space), Gilmour Space Technologies, Japan, Launch Agreement, Orbital Launch Vehicle, Partnerships, Rideshare, Rideshare Mission, Strategic Partnership, Supply Chain

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