USSF celebrates its 5th anniversary, sets sights on the future – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-16 00:00 The Space Force has grown dramatically to nearly 15,000 military and civilian personnel in just five years. The conference showcased the service’s commitment to developing a ...

SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink Group 11-2 smallsats on Friday the 13th – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-12 00:00 SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff is targeted for 11:28 a.m. PT, with backup opportunities ...

HyImpulse unveils HyMOVE OTV + partners with Spacemanic for smallsat missions – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-11 00:00 HyMOVE is designed to enhance the capabilities of small satellite missions. HyMOVE will conclude ground testing in 2025 and commence commercial operations in 2029. ...

Astranis to launch next four satellites on Tuesday, December 17th, via SpaceX Falcon – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-10 00:00 The launch will be on a dedicated SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Only the four Astranis satellites will be on board. They will launch into a supersync ...

Mission success for Rocket Lab’s latest suborbital hypersonic launch – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-09 00:00 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Successfully launched a suborbital mission in November to test hypersonic technology. This mission provided hypersonic test launch capabilities under ...

Orbex starting development of medium sized launch vehicle + operations going to SaxaVord – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-08 00:00 Orbex will instead launch its first rockets from SaxaVord. The decision enables the company to direct more funding to the development of a new, ...

NASA’s IXPE Details Shapes of Structures at Newly Discovered Black Hole Original Publication Date: 2024-12-06 13:52 NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has helped astronomers better understand the shapes of structures essential to a black hole. The stellar-mass black hole, part of ...

ESA launches Copernicus Sentinel-1C aboard Vega-C from French Guiana – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-05 00:00 The third Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite, Sentinel-1C, has launched aboard a Vega-C rocket, flight VV25, from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket lifted off on ...

Mechanical issue delays ESA’s Vega-C’s launch of Sentinel-1C to Thursday – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-04 00:00 The Copernicus Sentinel-1C satellite will be launched from Kourou, French Guiana. The launch will be the return to flight for Vega-C, Europe’s lightweight, ...

SpaceX Starlink Group 9-14 smallsats on Wednesday – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-03 00:00 SpaceX will launch a batch of satellites for the Starlink mega-constellation on Wednesday. The forecast calls for a temperature of 61°F, clear skies, 0% cloud cover and a wind speed of 6mph. ...