Bahrain launches 1st domestically built satellite via the SpaceX Transporter-13 mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-17 00:00
The National Space Science Agency (NSSA) has successfully launched Al Munther, the nation’s first domestically designed and built satellite. Al Munther was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter-13 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA. The satellite will now undergo a series of orbital tests to ensure its operational readiness before commencing full-scale operations.
SpaceX launches Transporter-13 rideshare mission that includes 74 payloads – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-16 00:00
SpaceX launched the Transporter-13 mission to orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This was the 13th flight of the first stage booster supporting this mission. To date, SpaceX has launched more than 1,200 payloads to orbit for 130+ customers across our entire Rideshare program.
SpaceX Starlink Group 12-16 launches 23 smallsats including 13 Direct to Cell and sets record for turnaround launches at Space Launch Complex 40 – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-16 00:00
SpaceX launched 23 Starlink satellites, including 13 with Direct to Cell capabilities, to low-Earth orbit. This was the 18th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission. This launch brings the constellation total to more than 7,000 satellites in low Earth orbit.
INNOSPACE completes the launch pad-vehicle interface integrated system test for the HANBIT-Nano launch vehicle – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-03-16 00:00
INNOSPACE has successfully completed the Launch Pad-Vehicle Interface Integrated System Test for the HANBIT-Nano launch vehicle. The company independently developed a new portable launch pad, a key infrastructure for the satellite launch. INNOSPACE is set to conduct its first commercial launch in July of 2025.
NASA Turns Off 2 Voyager Science Instruments to Extend Mission
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 remain the most distant human-made objects ever built. Voyager 1 reached the edge of the heliosphere and the beginning of interstellar space in 2012; Voyager 2 reached the boundary in 2018. Engineers believe the two probes could have enough electricity to continue operating with at least one science instrument into the 2030s.