Rocket Lab to launch secretive Jake 4 customer soon – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-27 00:00
Rocket Lab’s HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) is a modified Electron rocket for suborbital hypersonic testing. It is a liquid-fueled launch vehicle designed to provide cost-effective and high-cadence testing of hypersonic technologies for the U.S. Department of Defense. The mission is for a confidential customer, with no additional details known.
SpaceX to launch 28 Starlink smallsats Group 10-11 from the Cape on Thursday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-27 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats from Group 10-11 to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink constellation. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff, which you can watch here and on X @SpaceX. You can also watch the webcast on the new X TV app.
AST SpaceMobile insists FM-1 satellite will ship in August – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-27 00:00
AST SpaceMobile needs to get its second-generation satellites into orbit speedily. The first of these craft, weighing some 6500 kgs, is much-delayed in its promised launch date. AST insists that the satellite is ready to leave its Midland, Texas, fabrication facility and will be shipped this August.
Ship 37 Completes the Redemption Arc and Lands in the Indian Ocean
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-26 22:50
SpaceX had not experienced much success with the Block 2 version of Starship since its introduction earlier this year. Ship 37 has broken this streak during Flight 10, which lifted off from Pad 1 (A) at 6:30 pm Central Daylight Time on Aug 26, 2025. This came after Sunday’s attempt was scrubbed around T-40 minutes due to a ground system issue, and then Monday’s launch was scrubbed during the countdown because it violated anvil cloud rules.