Forrester’s Digest: Mynaric exits Chapter 11 – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-20 00:00
Munich-based Mynaric has exited the German version of Chapter 11. The new owner is JVH-Holding, which had been Mynaric's main creditor. The question now is whether Rocket Lab’s proposed $75 million purchase of Mynaric will proceed.
Anglo-Eastern upgrades Hadley Shipping Group with Viasat’s Inmarsats NexusWave – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-20 00:00
Anglo-Eastern will upgrade Hadley Shipping Group’s fleet to Inmarsat’s fully managed bonded connectivity solution, NexusWave. NexusWave combines high-speed connectivity, resilient bonded networks, and seamless global coverage. Designed for scalability, it supports everything from smart vessel operations to enhanced crew welfare programs.
Forrester’s Digest: Viasat’s 3-F2 satellite gets ready to ship – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-20 00:00
Viasat-3 F2 craft is ready to ship to its launch site by the end of September. This suggests the satellite will likely launch in late-October or early-November. Viasat added that progress on its third craft in the fleet, Viasat-3F3 is also progressing well.
SpaceX still plans for Thursday launch from the Cape of USSF-36 mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-20 00:00
The U.S. Space Force, in partnership with the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office and SpaceX, is making final preparations for Falcon 9 to launch on August 21. The eighth mission of the X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle will launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, designated USSF-36. The OTV-8 mission in Low Earth Orbit includes operational demonstrations and experiments of next-generation technologies.
Starbase Pad 2: Design Advancements from Pad 1
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-19 14:24
Pad 2 launch tower base features a stainless steel framework filled with concrete, a significant departure from Pad A’s concrete base with stainless steel cladding. Pad 2’s tower base incorporates large openings for ground-level and first-floor housing access, unlike Pad 1, which only has ground-floor openings. Pad 2 carriage incorporates a redesigned skate system, differing from the Pad 1 configuration.