SpaceX scrubs Florida launch of Starlink Group 6-83 smallsats to Tuesday – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-12 00:00 Monday’s launch was scrubbed as weather at Kennedy Space Center was nasty. SpaceX is now targeting Tuesday, May 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink satellites to ...

AFRL for Neutron launch for rocket cargo missions – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-11 00:00 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) will launch their medium-lift, reusable rocket—Neutron—for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) The mission is scheduled for a return-to-Earth ...

SpaceX launch of Starlink Group 15-3 smallsats finally to launch on Friday – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-08 00:00 SpaceX is targeting Friday, May 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of 26 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. The forecast calls for a temperature of 66°F, few clouds, 22% ...

Forrester’s Digest: Telesat Q1 revenue down 23% – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-08 00:00 Telesat's Lightspeed mega-constellation is likely to be worth more than C$1.1 billion (0.7 billion euros) by the end of this year. The first Lightspeed LEO satellite will not be orbited until ...

Rocket Lab schedules next mission for multi-launch customer iQPS – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-06 00:00 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) has announced the launch window for the firm’s next mission for multi-launch customer, Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) ...

Japan creating battery that can run for 100 years in outer space – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-05 00:00 Japan aims to create a battery system that can continuously generate electricity for a century under the extreme conditions of outer space. Long-operational, maintenance-free ...

Terran Orbital selected by USSF for $237 million STEP 2.0 smallsat buses contract – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-04 00:00 Terran Orbital is one of 12 companies awarded a position on the Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 contract. STEP 2.0 is designed to streamline the ...

SSC’s Space Test Experiments Platform 2.0 to bolster USSF spacecraft procurement—12 companies selected – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-01 00:00 Space Test Experiments Platform ( STEP) 2.0 contract awarded to 12 vendors. STEP 2.0 establishes a 10-year multi-award Indefinite Delivery ...

Myriota expands agreement with Spire Global for 16 additional satellites – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-30 00:00 Spire Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPIR) now has an expanded space services agreement with Myriota to design, build and operate 16 satellites with enhanced, second-generation ...

Firefly Alpha’s stage separation anomaly sends Lockheed Martin’s satellite into South Pacific near the Antarctic – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-04-29 00:00 Firefly Alpha rocket experienced a launch anomaly that left a Lockheed Martin satellite in a significantly “lower than planned ...