SpaceX launches the Transporter-14 on a dedicated smallsat rideshare mission from foggy Vandenberg – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-23 00:00
Falcon 9 launched the Transporter-14 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. There were 70 payloads on this flight, including cubesats, microsats, re-entry capsules, and orbital transfer vehicles carrying three of those payloads to be deployed at a later time.
United Launch Alliance + Amazon launch the Kuiper 2 mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-23 00:00
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Kuiper 2 mission for Amazon’s Project Kuiper lifted off on June 23 at 6:54 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. This mission marks the next step in Amazon’s initiative to provide fast, reliable internet to customers around the world.
Rocket Lab’s Electron to launch Symphony In The Stars on Tuesday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-23 00:00
Rocket Lab will launch a single spacecraft to a 650km circular Earth orbit for a confidential commercial customer. The launch is scheduled for Tuesday, June 24th, 12:00 AM PDT, from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand. A second dedicated launch on Electron to meet those same mission requirements is scheduled for launch before the end of 2025.
Sidus Space’s next milestone, $120M with Lonestar + selects Atomic-6 to provide solar arrays for cislunar data satellite mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-23 00:00
Sidus Space selects ATOMIC-6 as solar array partner for cislunar data satellite mission. As part of its $120M agreement with Lonestar, Sidus Space has selected Atomic-6’s Light Wing™ solar arrays to power LizzieSat® satellites.
Long-Dead NASA Satellite Suddenly Lets Out Epic Blast of Energy – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-23 00:00
NASA’s experimental Relay 2 satellite had been dead in the sky since 1967. Last summer, it emitted a super-short and very powerful burst of energy out of nowhere. A team from Australia's Curtin University traced the source of the pulse to Relay 2.
Kymeta’s breakthrough multi-band antenna redefines connectivity – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-23 00:00
Kymeta announced a major technological leap: simultaneously operating across both Ku and Ka satellite bands in a single, compact antenna. This breakthrough marks a significant milestone for the SATCOM industry, ending a legacy of siloed SATCOM limitations. The ability to connect to both Ku- and Ka-band beams offers immediate and significant benefits.
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Starts Unpacking Boxwork Formations
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-23 13:09
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured the 291 images that make up this mosaic between May 15 and May 18. The rover recently drilled a sample from a new region with features that could reveal whether Mars’ subsurface once provided an environment suitable for life. The images and data being collected are already raising new questions about how the Martian surface was changing billions of years ago.