AST SpaceMobile needs to get its second-generation satellites into orbit speedily. The first of these craft, weighing some 6500 kgs, is much-delayed in its promised launch date. Now, AST insists […]
AST SpaceMobile insists FM-1 satellite will ship in August
Elbit Systems’ JUPITER space camera launched aboard NAOS satellite
Elbit Systems Ltd. launched the company’s advanced JUPITER space camera aboard the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS) satellite, supporting a wide span of Earth Observation (EO) missions, including military operations, […]
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink smallsats of Group 10-56 from Florida + the 400th Falcon 9 droneship landing at sea
On Wednesday, August 27 at 7:10 a.m. ET, Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape […]
Forrester’s Digest: EchoStar sells spectrum to AT&T for billions
Pay-TV operator EchoStar is selling $23 billions-worth (€19.8 billion) of terrestrial spectrum designed to improve 5G and home Internet access. AT&T and EchoStar have also agreed to enhance their long-term […]
SpaceX Starship 10 test run proves successful concluding with Starship landing “flat down in the Indian Ocean”
Starship’s tenth flight test lifted off on August 26, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. CT from Starbase, Texas, taking a significant step forward in developing the world’s first fully reusable launch […]
L3Harris begins sensor system manufacturing in Poland
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has begun manufacturing electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems at a 2,000-square-meter facility in Katowice—this facility provides European operators with Targeting, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (T-ISR) sensors for […]
SpaceX launches NAOS an EO spacecraft for Luxembourg + smallsats from sunny California
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched a new Earth-observation satellite along with several smaller spacecraft from California on Tuesday (Aug. 26). Photos captured by Satnews. NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the […]
Mercury awards AV $1.4 billion in new hardware production agreement to support U.S. Space Force’s SCAR Program
Mercury Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRCY), a technology company that delivers mission-critical processing announces a new production agreement with AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) to support the U.S. Space Force’s Satellite […]
Forrester’s Digest: Belgium vs France for IRIS2 LEO contract
The EU-backed IRIS2 mega-constellation of super-secure satellites has seen the SpaceRISE consortium, which is managing the project, launch its first contest for the building of the 270-satellite LEO segment of […]
Upcoming WTA research report: Cyberthreats in Your Own Backyard
The World Teleport Association (WTA) will soon be releasing the organization’s newest research report, Cyberthreats in Your Own Backyard, in September—this report will be free for WTA Members and available […]