On Tuesday, July 1 at 5:04 p.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched the Eumetsat MTG-S1 mission to geosynchronous transfer orbit from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. […]
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Thales Alenia Space to develop SOLiS very-high-throughput laser communications demonstrator
Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has been selected by the French space agency CNES, as part of the space component of the France […]
EDA signs with ISISPACE for LEO2VLEO satellite constellation launch
On June 30, 2025, the European Defence Agency (EDA) signed the contract for the LEO2VLEO project to develop and deploy a constellation of military defence satellites capable of maneuvering between […]
Teledyne Space Imaging CIS120 sensors launch on Japanese GOSAT-GW climate change observation mission
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) has two CIS120 sensors that were designed and manufactured by Teledyne Space Imaging that are playing a major role in the third in a series of […]
Axient selected for USSF STEP 2.0 contract to accelerate military space innovation
Astrion, through its legacy company Axient LLC, was selected earlier this month by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as one of 12 awardees on the Space Test Experiments (STEP) 2.0 […]
Arianespace to launch CO3D + MicroCarb satellites via Vega C
On July 25, 2025, Arianespace will place into orbit Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D satellites, as well as the CNES’s MicroCarb satellite, with a Vega C rocket. The CO3D mission […]
SpaceX’s second launch on Saturday, this Starlink Group 15-7 smallsats from super foggy California
On Saturday, June 28 at 10:13 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 26 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to build Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg […]
Meteosat-12 satellite takes over from Meteosat-10 in delivering Europe’s prime service
EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-12 satellite, formerly Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager 1, has now taken over from Meteosat-10 to deliver Europe’s prime data service from GEO—orbiting at an altitude of around 36,000 […]
Greenerwave + Safran Passenger Innovations developing a low-power, cost-efficient + agnostic Ka-band SATCOM terminal for IFC
Greenerwave and Safran Passenger Innovations (SPI), earlier this month, engaged in a strategic partnership to develop a next-generation Ka-band aero SATCOM terminal This cutting-edge terminal, fully compatible with current and […]
SSC + Firefly planning orbital launch from Esrange following TSA signing between Sweden + U.S.
Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) and Firefly Aerospace are moving closer to a historic first satellite launch from Esrange Space Center in Kiruna, Sweden, following a Technology Safeguards Agreement (TSA) that […]