Isar Aerospace signs launch agreement with SEOPS for dedicated mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-19 00:00
Isar Aerospace has signed a launch service agreement with SEOPS for a dedicated mission scheduled in 2028. Isar Aerospace’s launch vehicle ‘Spectrum’ will deploy multiple payloads into LEO from its dedicated launch complex at Andøya Space in Norway. This launch represents the first European launch under SEOPS’ LaunchLock Prime program.
Spire Global ships 9 satellites to launch site – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-19 00:00
Nine Spire satellites have journeyed to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The satellites will be launched aboard SpaceX’s upcoming Falcon 9 Twilight mission. The mission includes the company’s Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) satellite demonstrator. HyMS is designed to capture detailed internal views of the Earth’s atmosphere.
Starlink’s smallsat Group 6-78 scheduled for Thursday launch with clear skies from the Cape – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-19 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch a batch of 29 smallsats to join the Starlink mega-constellation. The sendoff will occur at Launch Complex 39A Kennedy Space Center, Florida, from 7:01 – 11:01 PM EST. This will be the 23rd flight for the first stage B1080 booster supporting this mission.
Ursa Major raises $100 million to scale hypersonics, solid rocket motors and space mobility – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-19 00:00
Ursa Major has closed $100 million in its Series E funding round and received an additional $50 million in debt funding commitments. Ursa Major also announced more than $115 million in bookings through the first three quarters of 2025. The fundraise will support Ursa Major’s business goals of scaling manufacturing and production across product lines.
Viasat’s Amara will provide Etihad Airways with seamless streaming + high-speed connectivity across majority fleet – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-19 00:00
Etihad Airways will enlist Viasat’s Viasat Amara, a connectivity solution, across the majority of its fleet. Onboard Etihad aircraft, Viasat will power high-speed connectivity that enables guests to access streaming subscriptions on personal devices. The expanded agreement will comprise both widebody and narrowbody aircraft, including Etihad’s recently introduced A321LR fleet.
AT&T boosts 5G capacity nationally providing new spectrum + stronger, faster customers’ connections – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-19 00:00
AT&T has deployed mid-band (3.45 GHz) spectrum from EchoStar to nearly 23,000 cell sites. This new spectrum unlocks substantial increases in speed and capacity for customers in more than 5,300 cities across 48 states. With this spectrum customers are starting to see significant improvements in download speeds on upgraded spectrum bands.
NASA’s Mars Spacecraft Capture Images of Comet 3I/ATLAS
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-19 15:56
Three of NASA’s Mars spacecraft had front row seats to view 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object so far discovered in our solar system. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) snapped a close-up of the comet, while the MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) orbiter captured ultraviolet images and the Perseverance rover caught a faint glimpse.
L3Harris testing brand new RS-25 engines for future Artemis launches
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-18 18:52
L3Harris continues to ramp up production of new flight engine hardware at their Los Angeles area facility. NASA certified production restart of the former Space Shuttle Main Engine in mid-2024. The new engines are slated to operate at higher performance levels in four-engine clusters in the Space Launch System (SLS) Core Stage.