INNOSPACE signs multi-launch service contract with Germany’s Media Broadcast Satellite (MBS) – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-22 00:00
INNOSPACE has signed a multi-launch service contract worth $5.8 million with Media Broadcast Satellite GmbH in Germany. Under the agreement, INNOSPACE will carry out two HANBIT launch missions to deploy MBS satellites into LEO. One launch in 2026 and the other planned by 2028.
SpaceX launches and lands NROL-48 on secret mission in dense fog from California on Monday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-22 00:00
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), in partnership with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX are scheduled to launch the NROL-48 mission on September 22. The forecast calls for a temperature of 69°F, clear skies, 0% cloud cover and a wind speed of 7mph. 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.
HawkEye 360’s Cluster 12 has achieved full operational capability – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-23 00:00
HawkEye 360 Inc. Has announced that Cluster 12 has officially reached Full Operational Capability. The three formation-flying satellites, launched on June 26 (ET) aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket, are now fully calibrated, commissioned, and integrated into HawkEye 360’s constellation. The mission also included Kestrel-0A, an experimental satellite designed to evaluate emerging capabilities.
Rocket Lab’s HASTE program sends JENNA on her mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-22 00:00
Rocket Lab successfully launched the JENNA mission, a suborbital flight under its Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test (HASTE) program. The purpose of the mission was to conduct hypersonic testing. The primary clients for the HASTE vehicle are within the defense sector, particularly the U.S. Military.
L-3 ULA Update: GO! for launch of Atlas V Kuiper 3 mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-22 00:00
Launch Readiness Review (LRR) is GO for Thursday’s liftoff of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with another batch of production satellites for Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation. The mission is planned to lift off on Sept. 25, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, at 8:09 a.m. EDT with a 29-minute window. Today’s forecast shows an 85 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch.
SES’s acquisition of Intelsat creates a global multi-orbit connectivity powerhouse – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-22 00:00
SES announced the completion of its highly value accretive acquisition of Intelsat. The newly combined company will leverage its skilled teams with deep vertical expertise to deliver integrated multi-orbit, multi-band satellite and connectivity solutions to businesses and governments. SES remains headquartered in Luxembourg and is publicly listed on the Paris and Luxembourg stock exchanges.
XRISM observes windy neutron star, Chandra studies a luminous quasar
Original Publication Date: 2025-09-21 22:52
Scientists found a dense but surprisingly slow wind coming from a neutron star. The finding sheds new light on similar winds blowing from material surrounding supermassive black holes. Another team used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to study an ancient supermassive black hole growing at extreme rates.