SpaceX launches “Israel’s most advanced communications satellite” built by Israel Aerospace from the Cape early Sunday morn – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-13 00:00
SpaceX launched Dror-1 on Sunday, July 13 at 1:04 a.m. ET. The 4.5-ton Dror-1, developed by IAI will serve Israel’s communication needs for next 15 years. Dror-1 is comprised primarily of local Israeli technologies developed at IAI, including an advanced digital communication payload.
Rocket Lab launch of JAKE 4 HASTE on super secret government mission on hold – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-13 00:00
Rocket Lab’s Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) is a modified version of the Electron rocket. This is Rocket Lab’s 69th mission, and the 11th mission in 2025. The forecast calls for a temperature of 80°F, broken clouds, 75% cloud cover and a wind speed of 8mph.
SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 15-2 smallsats on Monday from California – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-13 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch into low Earth orbit the Starlink Group 15-2 smallsats to add to the Starlink constellation. The Falcon 9 first stage will attempt to land on ASDS OCISLY after its flight. The forecast calls for a temperature of 61°F, scattered clouds, 34% cloud cover and a wind speed of 11mph.
Rocket Lab selects Bollinger Shipyards to support modification of Neutron landing platform – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-13 00:00
Rocket Lab has awarded a contract to Bollinger Shipyards to support the build out of Rocket Lab’s ocean landing platform for the company’s Neutron, reusable rocket. Modification and fit-out of Rocket Lab technology to its 400-ft-long landing platform named ‘Return On Investment’ has begun and is taking place at Bollinger Shipyards in Amelia, Louisiana. Delivery of the vessel to Rocket Lab expected in early 2026.
Russia slaps a satellite dish on a boat, calls it a “Starlink Killer” — analysts say it’s 1990s tech – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-13 00:00
Russia has introduced a new maritime drone called “Breeze’ equipped with satellite communication technology. The system appears to rely on outdated communication methods that could severely limit its practical military use. Unlike Starlink, which uses a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites positioned roughly 550 km above Earth, the RS-30M connects to satellites in geostationary orbit.
NASA, JAXA astronauts discuss upcoming Crew-11 launch to ISS
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-12 18:38
The Crew-11 mission is now scheduled for 12:09 PM EDT (16:09 UTC) on July 31st from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launching onboard Crew Dragon Endeavour will be two NASA astronauts, one astronaut from the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and one cosmonaut from Roscosmos. The crew is discussing their upcoming six-month mission to the ISS.