SpaceX launches Starlink Group 11-22 smallsats from foggy California – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-06-04 00:00 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 sent 27 Starlink Group 11-22 smallsats soaring increasing the Starlink constellation on Wednesday, June 4 at 4:40 PDT. The rocket launched from a very ...

Seventh + eighth O3b mPOWER satellites to start delivering connectivity services – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-06-04 00:00 SES has announced that the latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites launched in December of 2024 are now ready to offer services across the globe. SES has also ...

Rocket Lab launches BlackSky’s “Full Stream Ahead” Earth observing Gen-3 satellite mission – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-06-02 00:00 Rocket Lab launched its “Full Stream Ahead” mission on June 2. The spacecraft will join the remainder of the company’s constellation delivering very ...

Iridium + Syniverse partner to deliver D2D satellite connectivity to global MNOs – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-06-02 00:00 Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) recently partnered with Syniverse to support the rollout of Iridium NTN DirectSM service with mobile network ...

Northrop Grumman invests $50 million in Firefly Aerospace to advance Eclipse™ medium launch vehicle – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-29 00:00 Eclipse will launch up to 16,300 kg of cargo to Low Earth Orbit or 3,200 kg of cargo to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Eclipse will first ...

EnduroSat secures €43 million to accelerate the Endurance Gen3 satellite production – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-28 00:00 EnduroSat has closed €43 million investment round led by Founders Fund. The substantial investment will be directed towards scaling the production of ...

UPDATE: SpaceX experiences some good, some bad and some challenging experiences with Starship launch of 9th flight test – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-27 00:00 SpaceX plans Starship’s ninth flight test on Tuesday, May 27. The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. CT. A live webcast ...

Firefly Aerospace adds UAE’s Rashid 2 Rover to Blue Ghost mission to the far side of the moon – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-27 00:00 The Rashid 2 Rover will join Firefly’s second lunar mission in 2026 in addition to payloads from Australia, the European Space Agency, and NASA. ...

Hubble Spies a Spiral So Inclined Original Publication Date: 2025-05-23 07:13 The galaxy is located 43 million light-years away in the constellation Crater (The Cup) From Hubble’s vantage point in orbit around Earth, NGC 3511 is tilted by about 70 degrees. Astronomers are studying NGC 3511 as ...

In Their Honor … Lest We Forget – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-22 00:00 Satnews Publishers offices will be closed and reopen on Tuesday, May 27. In observance of Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, Satnews publishers offices will be closed. We salute the past, present and future fallen ...