Exolaunch to deploy satellites for Capella Space, Pixxel + More on upcoming mission with SpaceX – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-19 00:00
Exolaunch is set to deploy satellites for its customers Capella Space, Pixxel and an undisclosed U.S. Commercial customer on the upcoming NAOS mission with SpaceX. The mission is scheduled for launch no earlier than August 2025 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
SpaceX to launch 24 smallsats in Starlink Group 17-6 on Friday from California – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-19 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will launch 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit to join the Starlink mega constellation on August 2. A live webcast of this mission will begin about five minutes prior to liftoff. 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.
New Moon Discovered Orbiting Uranus Using NASA’s Webb Telescope – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-19 00:00
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope discovered a new moon orbiting Uranus in images taken by Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera) The newly discovered moon is estimated to be just six miles (10 kilometers) in diameter, assuming it has a similar reflectivity (albedo) to Uranus’ other small satellites.
Rocket Lab to launch “Live, Laugh, Launch,” on Saturday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-19 00:00
Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) is scheduled to launch its next dedicated mission on Electron this weekend. The mission is scheduled to lift off less than three weeks after Electron’s previous mission and marks the Company’s 70th Electron launch to date.
Evaluating Blue Origin’s Mars Telecom Orbiter Proposal
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-18 14:58
Blue Origin has revealed its concept for a Mars Telecommunications Orbiter (MTO) MTO is a specialized satellite orbiting Mars to facilitate reliable, high-bandwidth communications between Earth and the Red Planet. With over one metric ton of additional payload capacity, Blue Origin asserts the orbiter could be mission-ready by 2028.