NASA and ISRO’s joint project, NISAR (NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar) satellite set to launch from India on Wednesday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-28 00:00
NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar, or NISAR satellite, will use advanced radar imaging to map the elevation of Earth’s land and ice masses 4 to 6 times a month at resolutions of 5 to 10 meters. It is designed to observe and measure some of the planet’s most complex natural processes, including ecosystem disturbances, ice-sheet collapse, and natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes and landslides.
Australia’s Gilmour Space Technologies posts delay of launch now Tuesday. hopefully – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-28 00:00
Announcement today regarding the Eris launch has been pushed out one day as shown below: The launch will be from Bowen Orbital Spaceport, a private orbital launch facility owned and operated by Gilmour Space. This will be the first Australian-made rocket, #Eris, to attempt orbit, and the nation’s first orbital launch in over 50 years.
Dawn Aerospace joins the 10 million euros LEO2VLEO satellite consortium – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-28 00:00
Dawn Aerospace has launched the LEO2VLEO project. The project aims to develop Europe's first maneuverable military satellite constellation. The constellation will operate between Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) The project is co-funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Defence and the Austrian Armed Forces.
Thales Alenia Space Italy to develop the first lunar human outpost with ASI – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-28 00:00
Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to perform the preliminary design phase of the pressurized Multi-Purpose Habitation (MPH) module for the lunar surface. Planned for launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in 2033, the MPH module will be the first dedicated habitation asset on the lunar surface.
Launch Roundup: SpaceX to launch Crew-11 to ISS; ISRO and NASA launch new SAR satellite
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-28 22:21
This week’s launch manifest is among the busiest of 2025 so far. SpaceX is expected to launch four missions atop its workhorse Falcon 9. Rocket Lab’s suborbital Electron, HASTE, is also set to launch from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia mid-week. Internationally, four launches are scheduled to fly from China, and a joint science mission between NASA and ISRO is to be launched from India.
Gilmour Space’s Eris rocket set for third launch attempt from Australia
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-27 14:26
Gilmour Space is preparing to launch its homegrown Eris rocket on July 29. The company had previously planned to launch on July 16 but had pushed the attempt back, citing operational delays and unfavorable wind forecasts. The company’s Bowen Orbital Spaceport is situated at Abbot Point, north of the coastal town of Bowen in North Queensland, Australia. Eris will fly on a northeasterly trajectory over the Coral Sea and hopes to reach low-Earth orbit (LEO) on its first attempt.