SpaceX launches Starlink smallsats Group 11-20 as sun sets in California on Sunday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-28 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The forecast indicated a temperature of 69°F, broken clouds, 62% cloud cover and a wind speed of 6mph. This will be the 28th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission.
Rocket Lab’s HASTE to test hypersonic technology on suborbital flight for government’s top secret JUSTIN mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-28 00:00
Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket in a suborbital configuration under its Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE) program to test hypersonic technology for the U.S. Government. Wallops Flight Facility is a rocket launch site on Wallops Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, United States.
Forrester’s Digest: Starlink readies India launch – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-28 00:00
Starlink has received provisional spectrum from India’s Department of Telecommunications. Competition is likely to be tough with similar services promised by Reliance’s Jio Platforms, Eutelsat’s OneWeb and Amazon Kuiper. According to local reports, Starlink would be offering internet speeds ranging from 25 Mbit/s to 220 Mbit/s.
Sierra Space announces strategic transition for Dream Chaser® Spaceplane for a multi-use demo flight – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-28 00:00
Dream Chaser’s first flight will be a free-flyer, demonstration mission, which is expected to prove the technology and deliver critical data to NASA. This approach aims to provide Sierra Space with flexibility to address the nation’s most pressing National Security Space challenges, while continuing to advance Dream Chaser’s capabilities for NASA and commercial customers.