SES O3b mPower satellites and Boeing’s + SES’s statements – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-22 00:00
Boeing: SES’s ninth and 10th O3b mPOWER satellites successfully launched. Boeing: The satellites will continue their 130-day journey to MEO, approximately 8,000 kilometers from the Earth’s surface. They will join the first eight satellites currently providing high-performance connectivity services.
Resolve Optics: Application optimized satellite lenses – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-23 00:00
Most optical satellites operate passively taking images in the visible or near-visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. They use the sun’s radiation as it reflects off the Earth and atmosphere. Optical satellites also offer another significant advantage over radar satellites in that they require much less energy, making them cheaper to use.
SpaceX now plans a late night Wednesday launch of NASA’s TRACERS mission from California – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-22 00:00
SpaceX plans Tuesday for NASA’s TRACERS to launch from California to understand Earth’s magnetic re-connection + more. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will launch Tuesday, July 22, at 11:05 AM – 12:44 PM PDT from Vandenberg, California to reach Heliophysics Orbit, Sun-Synchronous Orbit. The Falcon 9 booster will attempt to return to the launch site at LZ-4 after its flight.
Space Foundation publishes The Space Report Q2 2025 – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-22 00:00
The Q2 2025 Global Economy Edition of The Space Report is now available. This edition tracks the momentum of 15 years of continuous growth that has propelled the global space economy to more than $600 billion for the first time in history. Launch cadence has increased again — with average liftoff intervals tightening by another six hours.
ULA continues launch prep of Vulcan for U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command USSF-106 mission – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-22 00:00
The United States Space Force (USSF)-106 mission will be the first U.S. National security launch aboard a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Vulcan rocket. ULA is set to launch a Vulcan Centaur VC4S rocket, with four solid rocket boosters, to send USSF-106 directly to geosynchronous orbit. This will be the first National Security Space Launch (NSSL) mission on a Vulcan rocket.
5 Things to Know About Powerful New U.S.-India Satellite, NISAR
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-21 11:33
The NISAR satellite will provide a 3D view of Earth’s land and ice. Two synthetic aperture radars (SARs) aboard NISAR will detect changes in the planet’s surface down to fractions of an inch. Data from NISAR will provide critical insights to help governments and decision-makers plan for natural and human-caused hazards.
Amendment 4: Several Changes to A.7 Water Quality Applications and A.8 Water Resources Applications.
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-22 14:13
A.7 Water Quality Applications solicits proposals for decision-support tools that enhance inland and nearshore coastal water quality management using NASA Earth observation data. A.8 Water Resources Applications solicits. Proposals for decision- Support tools for water resources management using NASA. Earth observation data. Priority will be given to: Drought Resilience and Water Scarcity Management.
SpaceX, NASA set to launch TRACERS to study Earth’s magnetic field
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-22 15:49
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket will liftoff from Vandenberg Space Force Base (VSFB) in California on Wednesday morning. Falcon 9 will fly out on a southerly trajectory from Vandenberg, with the first stage attempting to touchdown safely at Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) as part of a return-to-launch-site landing. This launch will mark the 16th flight for Falcon 9 first stage B1081, which has launched various NASA missions to date. The primary payload for this launch is NASA’s Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites (TRACERS) mission.
Launch Roundup: Russian and European science missions to launch during busy week
Original Publication Date: 2025-07-21 19:26
Two satellites for the SES-owned O3b Networks, mPOWER 9 and mPOWER 10, launched on their second launch opportunity on Tuesday, July 22. The SpaceX Falcon 9 launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) in Florida. The booster for this flight, B1090, landed on Just Read The Instructions, one of SpaceX’s autonomous spaceport droneships, downrange in the Atlantic Ocean.