SpaceX Starship 10 test run proves successful concluding with Starship landing “flat down in the Indian Ocean” – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-26 00:00
SpaceX plans for Tuesday launch of Starship’s tenth flight test. The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. CT. “Ground side liquid oxygen leak needs to be fixed. Aiming for another launch attempt tomorrow,” CEO Elon Musk posted.
SpaceX launches NAOS an EO spacecraft for Luxembourg + smallsats from sunny California – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-26 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched a new Earth-observation satellite along with several smaller spacecraft from California on Tuesday. NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg’s governmental dual-use observation satellite system. Its purpose is to provide high resolution images to national and international governmental and military organizations such as NATO.
L3Harris begins sensor system manufacturing in Poland – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-26 00:00
L3Harris has begun manufacturing electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor systems at a 2,000-square-meter facility in Katowice. The facility provides European operators with Targeting, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (T-ISR) sensors. L3Harris plans to accelerate multi-sensor capacity and reduce lead times for delivery across Europe.
Satnews Publishers wishes everyone an enjoyable Labor Day Holiday – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-26 00:00
Satnews offices will be closed on Monday, September 1st to observe the Labor Day holiday. The Satnews offices will then reopen for business on Tuesday, September 2nd. As summer comes to a close, we hope you enjoy this day to relax. Back to Mail Online home. Back to the page you came from.
Mercury awards AV $1.4 billion in new hardware production agreement to support U.S. Space Force’s SCAR Program – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-26 00:00
Mercury Systems, Inc. Announces a new production agreement with AeroVironment, Inc. (“AV”) (NASDAQ: AVAV) to support the U.S. Space Force’s Satellite Communication Augmentation Resource (SCAR) program. Mercury provides a field-programmable gate array (FPGA)-based signal acquisition and digital beamforming solution for BADGER.
Forrester’s Digest: Belgium vs France for IRIS2 LEO contract – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-26 00:00
The EU-backed IRIS2 mega-constellation of super-secure satellites has seen the SpaceRISE consortium launch its first contest. The two competing suppliers are Aerospacelab of Belgium and Airbus Defense & Space of France. Formal bids are reportedly due in September and the aim is for the winning supplier to be in place by the end of October.
Astronomers Map Stellar ‘Polka Dots’ Using NASA’s TESS, Kepler
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-25 11:06
New tool uses data from exoplanets, worlds beyond our solar system, to tell us about their polka-dotted stars. Star spots are cool, dark, temporary patches on a stellar surface whose sizes and numbers change over time. Their variability impacts what astronomers can learn about transiting planets.
Launch Roundup: Starship, NS-35, and Falcon 9 launches planned
Original Publication Date: 2025-08-26 16:13
Eight launches are scheduled this week by SpaceX, Blue Origin, and CSNA. CSNA will kick off the week with another Guowang launch. SpaceX will launch the NAOS (LUXEOSys) & Others mission, as well as Starship on its tenth flight. Blue Origin is expected to launch New Shepard after multiple scrubs. Then, SpaceX will wrap up the week with four Starlink missions.