SpaceX plans for Monday launch of Starlink Group 12-15 smallsats – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-18 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is set to launch Starlink Group 12-15 smallsats into low Earth orbit on Monday, May 19th. The launch will take place at Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida. The Falcon 9 1st stage will attempt to land on one of two East Coast ASDS after its flight.
ISRO’s EOS-09 (RISAT-1B) launch failure during 3rd stage – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-18 00:00
ISRO's PSLV-C61 rocket carrying the EOS-09 (RISAT-1B) satellite failed to achieve its intended orbit, resulting in the loss of the satellite. The launch, which was the 101st for ISRO and the 63rd for the PSLV, experienced a malfunction during the third stage of the rocket’s flight.
Rocket Lab launches The Sea God Sees (iQPS Launch 2) – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-18 00:00
Rocket Lab launched a single synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging satellite called QPS-SAR-10 on May 17, 2025. The mission was the third overall Electron launch for iQPS and the second in a line-up of eight dedicated missions across 2025 and 2026 to deploy iQPS’s constellation. Rocket Lab called the mission “The Sea God Sees”
Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat Q3: ‘Financially stretched’ – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-18 00:00
Eutelsat needs €4.7 billion to finance the build-out of its OneWeb fleet and to fund its involvement in the European IRIS2 multi-satellite scheme. CFO Christophe Caudrelier told analysts that Eutelsat needed a large injection of equity to enable much-needed loans to kick in.
Rocket Lab achieves multiple milestones in Neutron development
Original Publication Date: 2025-05-17 21:33
Rocket Lab is making rapid progress in its quest to get its medium-lift launcher, Neutron, ready for launch by the second half of this year. Multiple tests of both the first and second stages of the rocket are in progress, and contracts are being awarded for Rocket Lab to secure. The Launch Complex 3 pad at Wallops Island in Virginia is under continuous development.