Vantor rebrands from Maxar Intelligence – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-10-02 00:00
Vantor has rebranded from Maxar Intelligence and has unveiled Tensorglobe, an AI-powered spatial intelligence platform. The rebrand represents the culmination of the company’s multi-year journey to productize its core operational technology. Vantor is solving the most critical challenges across the defense and commercial sectors.
Gilat receives $7+ million in orders for transportable SATCOM terminals for the U.S. Army – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-10-02 00:00
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd. (NASDAQ: GILT, TASE: GILT) has received orders of more than $7 million to provide additional Transportable SATCOM Terminals to the U.S. Army. The orders include multiple units of the DKET 3421 transportable terminal along with associated support services.
SpaceX is GO! for Friday launch of 28 Starlink smallsats Group 11-39 from Vandenberg – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-10-01 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 is targeting the launch of 28 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit that will join the Starlink constellation. The forecast calls for a temperature of 61°F, clear skies, 5% cloud cover and a wind speed of 14mph. There is the possibility that residents of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura counties may hear one or more sonic booms during the launch.
AST SpaceMobile announces BlueBird 6 ready to ship – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-10-01 00:00
BlueBird 6 has completed final assembly and testing and is ready for flight. BlueBird 7 is expected to ship to the Cape Canaveral launch site in October. The BlueBirds 8-16 are in various stages of production, with launches planned every 1-2 months on average during 2025 and 2026.
Discovery Alert: ‘Baby’ Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time!
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-30 13:51
Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in a disk encircling a young star. While theorists have thought that planets likely exist in these gaps (and possibly even create them), this is the first time that it has actually been observed. The planet is just about 5 million years old, or almost 1,000 times younger than the Earth, and about 437 light-years from Earth.