SpaceX’s successful nightime launch of Starlink Group 10-18 smallsats from Florida – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-17 00:00
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched Starlink Group 10-18 smallsats on Tuesday, June 17, for the Starlink constellation to Low Earth Orbit. The Falcon 9’s first stage will attempt to land on one of two East Coast Autonomous Spaceport Drone Ship (ASDS) in the Atlantic Ocean after its flight. Officials are monitoring weather conditions with concerns related to Cumulus Cloud Rule.
In celebration of Juneteenth – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-17 00:00
June 19 was officially declared a U.S. Holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. In celebration of Juneteenth the Satnews offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19 and will reopen on Friday, June 20. The Satnews offices will also be closed on June 20.
NATO’s seven figure contract to Planet will deliver advanced daily monitoring and early warning capabilities – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-17 00:00
Planet selected for a new seven-figure contract with NATO to deliver advanced daily monitoring and intelligence capabilities across the Alliance’s strategic areas of interest. Planet will provide NATO with a specialized platform solution that leverages its PlanetScope Broad Area Monitoring technology combined with advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) analytics. This new AI-powered offering is a transformative leap in information-gathering.
Forrester’s Digest: Eutelsat CEO: “No financial difficulties” – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-17 00:00
Eutelsat CEO Jean-François Fallacher denies that the satellite operator is in financial difficulties. Fallacher emphasized that Eutelsat’s OneWeb mega-constellation is benefiting by being a valid alternate to Elon Musk’s Starlink. Nevertheless, the need for extra financing is considerable.
A New Hybrid System Could Enable Spacecraft Attitude Control Systems to Perform Scientific Measurements
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-17 09:50
A NASA-sponsored team is creating a new approach to measure magnetic fields by developing a new system that can both take scientific measurements and provide spacecraft attitude control functions. This new system is small, lightweight, and can be accommodated onboard the spacecraft, eliminating the need for the boom structure that is typically required to measure Earth’s magnetic field.
Launch Roundup: Missions to launch from the U.S., China, Japan, New Zealand, and Russia
Original Publication Date: 2025-06-16 21:12
This week will see five SpaceX Falcon 9 missions and a launch of the rarely-flown Angara A5 rocket from Russia. The last ever flight of the H-IIA, Japan’s long-time medium-lift workhorse, is on the schedule, as is a Chinese launch and a Blue Origin crewed suborbital launch. Rocket Lab has now scheduled an Electron launch from one of the pads – to be specified later – at Launch Complex-1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand.