Would-be global satellite broadband operator AST SpaceMobile has made a satellite modification request to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding its operational fleet of satellites. The modification was submitted a […]
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Launch Update: Space Forge launches ForgeStar®-1— the UK’s 1st in-space manufacturing satellite
Space Forge launched and confirmed on-orbit communication with ForgeStar®-1, the UK’s first in-space manufacturing satellite, developed entirely in Wales. The launch marks a major breakthrough for British-built space hardware and […]
Launch Update: Italy ‘s IRIDE program launches their 1st Argotec-developed satellite constellation
Seven satellites developed by Argotec have been launched for the Italian Earth observation mission, IRIDE. The satellites form part of the Hawk for Earth Observation (HEO) constellation, which carries multispectral […]
UK’s SatVu secures multi-million ESA contract to power climate and security intelligence
SatVu, has been awarded a contract worth up to €3 million by the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply advanced thermal data to the Copernicus Contributing Mission (CCM) program. Spanning […]
Sateliot advances its constellation with 5 new satellites to be manufactured by Alén Space
Sateliot has taken another step forward in the deployment of its satellite constellation by entrusting the manufacture of its next five satellites to the Spanish firm Alén Space. These satellites, […]
NGA’s new Luno A + Luno B delivery orders
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency‘s latest delivery order awards for the agency’s Luno A and Luno B contracts, as part of NGA’s focus on unlocking the capacity and innovation of the […]
Rocket Lab completes CDR for SDA’s T2TL-Beta constellation
Rocket Lab National Security LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab USA (Nasdaq: RKLB), successfully completed the firm’s Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 […]
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 […]
Startical launches the firm’s 2nd demo satellite — IOD-2
IOD-2, Startical’s second demonstrator satellite and part of the EU-funded ECHOES project, will continue validating real-time VHF voice and data communications between aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers from space […]
AAC Clyde Space wins strategic order for first phase of ESA-backed satellite swarm mission
AAC Clyde Space has won an order worth 0.12 million euros (approx. SEK 1.3 million) from University College Dublin for a mission study in the first phase of the development […]