At 7:39 p.m., Beijing time, the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China China was the location of a CERES-1 carrier rocket liftoff on September 5th. Aboard the rocket were […]
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Kongsberg NanoAvionics + Eycore to collaborate on next generation SAR satellites
Eycore, an emerging developer of compact synthetic-aperture-radar (SAR) payloads, and small-satellite manufacturer Kongsberg NanoAvionics (NanoAvionics) now have an agreement that will place Eycore’s inaugural SAR demonstrator into orbit. The flight […]
Arianespace to launch Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D satellites and CNES’s MicroCarb satellite on July 25 from French Guiana
On Friday July 25th, 2025, at 11:03 p.m. local time (02:03 a.m. UTC, 04:03 a.m. CEST, on July 26th, 2025), Arianespace is to launch Airbus Defence and Space’s CO3D satellites, […]
Launch Update: D-Orbit has launched 2 OTV Missions with their ION Satellite Carrier
On June 23, 2025, D-Orbit launched Space Bound and Skytrail, the 18th and 19th commercial missions of ION Satellite Carrier (ION), the firm’s orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-14 […]
New HawkEye 360 satellite cluster supports mission success for government and allied partners in complex environments
HawkEye 360 Inc. has made successful contact with its Cluster 12 satellites following their launch from New Zealand aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket— Cluster 12 was launched on June […]
Pixxel signs iDEX SPARK grant agreement to develop hyperspectral + MWIR payloads for the Indian Air Force
Pixxel has signed a second Agreement with the Innovations for Defence Excellence (iDEX), Ministry of Defence, Government of India. This new SPARK (Support for Prototype and Research Kickstart) Grant, awarded […]
ISRO’s EOS-09 (RISAT-1B) launch failure during 3rd stage
ISRO’s statement: On 18th May 2025, 101st launch was attempted, PSLV-C61 performance was normal till 2nd stage. Due to an observation in 3rd stage, the mission could not be accomplished. […]
China’s Monday launch of another SatNet LEO Group adding to broadband internet constellation
China plans a Monday launch of its Long March 12 carrier rocket from Wenchang Space Launch Site, of SatNet LEO Group, which is a series of launches deploying satellites into […]
HRL Laboratories + Boeing’ key milestone in Quantum Entanglement Swapping satellite mission
HRL Laboratories and Boeing have completed construction and technical validation on a quantum communication subassembly for Boeing’s Q4S satellite mission— a first-of-its-kind effort to demonstrate four-photon quantum entanglement swapping in […]
Successful launch of Norway’s new satellite
Norway’s new national satellite, NorSat-4, built by Space Flight Laboratory, was launched on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at 8:09 PM Norwegian time. During the night leading into Wednesday, the control […]