Space News for Tuesday, April 29, 2025

United Launch Alliance successfully launches Amazon’s first operational satellites – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-28 00:00 A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper-1 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on April 28 at 7:01 p.m. EDT. The Kuiper 1 ...

Space News for Monday, April 28, 2025

ULA’s Atlas 5 is ready but is the weather at the Cape ready for Amazon’s Project Kuiper launch? – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-27 00:00 The Kuiper 1 launch will deliver the first satellites into space for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, an advanced low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation ...

Space News for Friday, April 25, 2025

SpaceX’s successful Thursday launch of Starlink’s Group 6-74 smallsats – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-24 00:00 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 on Thursday, April 24 launched 28 of Starlink’s Group 6-74 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit. The forecast was 76°F, scattered clouds, 40% cloud ...

Space News for Thursday, April 24, 2025

Hubble—Celebrating the space telescope’s 35th anniversary year on-orbit – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-23 00:00 NASA and ESA released images of five astronomical targets that were selected for the James Webb Space Telescope. Images stretch from the planet Mars to images of stellar ...

Space News for Wednesday, April 23, 2025

ESA welcomes inauguration of the African Space Agency – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-23 00:00 The African Space Agency (AfSA) is the second regional space agency after ESA. Its headquarters are in Egypt, which launched Africa’s first satellite in 1998. AfSA has the goal of ...

Space News for Tuesday, April 22, 2025

S. Korea to launch 4th military spy satellite this week – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-21 00:00 South Korea plans to launch its fourth military reconnaissance satellite from a US space base this week. The country seeks to better monitor North Korean threats with independent ...

Space News for Monday, April 21, 2025

UPDATE: United Launch Alliance Amazon Project Kuiper launch targeting April 28 – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-20 00:00 Kuiper 1, the launch of a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V 551 rocket carrying the first production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper, is now planned for ...

Space News for Friday, April 18, 2025

USSF defines path to space superiority in 1st warfighting framework – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-17 00:00 The Space Warfighting framework outlines the service’s vision for achieving and maintaining space superiority. Counterspace operations will be executed across three primary ...

Space News for Thursday, April 17, 2025

Northrop Grumman’s “superb launch” NROL-174 on secret reconnaissance mission for Space Force and NRO – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-16 00:00 The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is scheduled to launch the NROL-174 Mission on April 16, 2025, from Space Launch Complex-8 at ...

Space News for Wednesday, April 16, 2025

Chunghwa Telecom + Astranis sign strategic launch agreement for Taiwan’s 1st satellite – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-15 00:00 Chunghwa Telecom has signed a strategic partnership with U.S. Satellite innovator Astranis to bring a dedicated MicroGEO satellite to Taiwan. The ...