NASA’s twin Sentinel-6B mission launches on Falcon 9 from California – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-16 00:00
Sentinel-6B is the second of twin satellites in the Copernicus Sentinel-6/Jason-CS mission. The first, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, launched in November 2020. The mission continues a decades-long effort to monitor global sea level and ocean conditions using radar.
Project Kuiper is now known as Amazon LEO – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-16 00:00
Amazon is sharing the name Amazon Leo for its satellite communications network. The network is called Amazon LEO, a nod to the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation that powers the network. There are now more than 150 satellites in orbit, and customers and partners such as JetBlue, L3Harris, DIRECTV Latin America, Sky Brasil, have already signed up to deploy the service.
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® spaceplane completes critical pre-flight milestones – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-17 00:00
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser spaceplane has completed a series of critical pre-flight tests at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Dream Chaser is on track for its first launch to LEO, targeted in Q4 of 2026, through a demonstration mission with a runway landing at Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Poland is ready to launch its first military satellite, a SAR, from California – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-16 00:00
Poland's first military satellite will be launched from Vandenberg AFB in California on November 22. The satellite is developed by a consortium of Finnish manufacturer ICEYE and Wojskowe Zakłady Łączności No 1, a branch of Poland’s state-run defense group PGZ. The initial deal is worth around PLN 860 million ($237 million)
ISRO plans to 3x spacecraft output + Chandrayaan-4 to launch in 2028 – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-16 00:00
The Indian government has approved the complex Chandrayaan-4 mission that is designed as a lunar sample-return mission for launch in 2028. The organization also plans for seven more launches during the current financial year. Multiple SATCOM missions are in the works, as well as the first PSLV built entirely by Indian industry.
Kymeta selected as multi-orbit MILSATCOM provider for U.S. Army’s NGC2 Pilot – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-16 00:00
Kymeta Corporation has been selected as a multi-orbit satellite communications (MILSATCOM) provider for the U.S. Army’s Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) Pilot. The Osprey u8 provides multi-orbit connectivity across both Geostationary Orbit (GEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations.