Sentinel-1D climbs to orbit via an Ariane 6 – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-04 00:00
Sentinel-1D was launched from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana on Tuesday, November 4th. The satellite gained its assigned orbit, with signal acquisition confirming the satellite is on-orbit and is actively communicating with the ground systems. Sentinel-1D will join its twin, Sentinel-1C and will replace Sentinel-1A when fully commissioned.
Reflex Aerospace secures record €50 million Series A – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-05 00:00
Reflex Aerospace has successfully closed a €50 million Series A funding round. This funding round is the largest Series A in the European New Space sector to date. Part of the financing round will be used to expand existing manufacturing capacity in Bavaria. Reflex Aerospace aims to have all capabilities ready for deployment and demonstrated in orbit by 2027.
Silicon Sensing test program proves IMU performance in space conditions – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-04 00:00
The research with Institute of Science, Tokyo, reveals DMU41 is well suited to LEO missions. The DMU41 is a robust, 9 degrees of freedom, high performance IMU. It operates in temperatures ranging from -40oC to +85oC, delivering outstanding low noise performance, bias instability and angle random walk.
A universe of collaboration: IAC 2025 marks a new era in space sustainability – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-04 00:00
The 76th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2025) was held from 29 September to 3 October 2025. The congress theme “Sustainable Space: Resilient Earth” echoed throughout a week of vibrant exchanges and collaborations. The week featured an extraordinary line-up of more than 3,500 speakers across over 40 plenary and panel sessions.
UPDATE: GO! as ULA preps for V ViaSat-3 Flight 2 launch tomorrow from the Cape – SatNews
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-04 00:00
The mission is planned to lift off on Wednesday, November 5, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The launch is planned for 10:24 p.m. EST with a 44-minute window. Today’s forecast shows a 95 percent chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. Officials are monitoring weather conditions with concerns related to Cumulus Cloud Rule.
Ariane 6 launches the Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-04 20:53
The Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite was flown aboard the third Ariane 6 launch of 2025. The flight, only the fourth ever flown by the Ariane 6, successfully launched on Tuesday, Nov. 4, at 21:02 UTC from ELA-4 at the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana. The rocket took a northbound trajectory, placing the Sentinel-1D satellite in a Sun-synchronous orbit. The 2,184 kg Sentinel-1D, manufactured by Thales Alenia Space, was deployed to a circular Sun- synchronous orbit at an altitude of roughly 693 km.
Launch Roundup: Ariane 6 and New Glenn set to launch during busy week
Original Publication Date: 2025-11-03 22:11
This week’s launch manifest will feature nine missions launching on seven different rockets, including the second launch of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket. In addition to three Falcon 9 missions from SpaceX, an Ariane 62, New Glenn, Atlas V, Chang Zheng 7A, Kinetica-1, and Electron are all scheduled to launch. Flights from China, French Guiana, New Zealand, and several launch sites in the United States.