Australia’s Gilmour Space Technologies plans maiden flight of Eris Test Flight1 on July 16, nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-10 00:00
Gilmour Space plans a Tuesday, July 16, launch for the maiden flight of Eris Test Flight1. The launch will be from Bowen Orbital Spaceport, a private orbital launch facility owned and operated by Gilmour Space. Eris TestFlight1 will be the first Australian-made rocket, #Eris, to attempt orbit, and the nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years.
SpaceX plans Saturday launch of Israel’s communications satellite Dror-1 (Commercial GTO 1) – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-10 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9, on Saturday, July 12th, will launch Dror1 at 9:31 PM – 1:44 AM PDTA new type of SpaceX mission will lift off over the weekend from Cape Canaveral. SpaceX is referring to the mission as Commercial GTO 1. This marks the first time SpaceX has used the term “GTO” for a mission name.
The UK will participate in the contemplated capital increase announced by Eutelsat – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-10 00:00
The United Kingdom is to participate in the contemplated capital increase announced by Eutelsat on June 19, 2025. This additional participation from another key reference shareholder will increase the total amount to be raised to €1.5 billion. The Reserved Capital Increase would amount to €828 million, to be subscribed by the French State via APE for €551 million. The subsequent Rights Issue would amount to €672 million.
SpaceX plans Sunday launch of Starlink Group 15-2 smallsats from California – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-10 00:00
SpaceX will launch a batch of Starlink smallsats to low Earth orbit on Sunday, July 13. The launch will take place from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg SFB, California. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff.
Forrester’s Digest: SES, Intelsat deal clears Federal permissions – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-10 00:00
SES acquisition of Intelsat has been cleared by US law enforcement officials. Clearance does not yet apply to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Decision comes with some caveats, including notifying Team Telecom of changes to the merged company’s satellite network.
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Team Installs Observatory’s Solar Panels
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-10 10:00
Solar panels will power and shade the observatory, enabling all the mission’s observations and helping keep the instruments cool. By the end of the year, technicians plan to connect the two halves and complete the Roman observatory. The team is working toward launch as early as fall 2026.
Europe’s launch contenders revealed as Themis rolls toward reusability tests
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-10 18:35
ESA has shortlisted five companies in the first stage of its European Launcher Challenge. The initiative is aimed at igniting competition as well as increasing the availability of launch services in Europe. Meanwhile, the agency’s restartable Prometheus engine has recently completed another round of multiple-ignition test firings. Themis reusable first stage prototype has arrived in Sweden for a test campaign of its own.
Halfway through 2025, SpaceX breaks Falcon records and struggles with Starship
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-09 20:09
SpaceX continued its record launch cadence with the Falcon family of rockets, completing the 500th launch of that family by any measure. The company continued to grow its Starlink constellation and customer base, and completed the deployment of its first-generation Direct-to-Cell constellation. The 45 launches conducted in that period by SpaceX’s Falcon rockets made up 57% of all launches worldwide and more than 90% of all payload mass launched into space from Earth.