Isar Aerospace’s maiden satellite mission failed ending in Spectrum’s fiery explosion – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-03-30 00:00 Germany’s Isar Aerospace created the Spectrum to serve the small to medium-sized satellite market. The launch took place on Saturday, March 29, at 11:30 ...

FCC’s Rosenworcel announces departure – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-11-21 00:00 Jessica Rosenworcel will leave the FCC on January 20th 2025. She is the first woman in history to be confirmed to lead the agency. President-elect Donald Trump intends to nominate Brendan Carr to the ...

ESA picks Kepler-led group to develop LEO optical data relay network Original Publication Date: 2024-10-16 09:00 European Space Agency awards group 36 million euro ($39 million) contract. Group led by Kepler Communications, a Canadian small satellite operator. Three-year contract covers early ...

Airbus and Astroscale expand in-orbit servicing partnership Original Publication Date: 2024-08-12 21:57 Astroscale UK is looking into using robotic arm technology from Airbus for future debris removal and satellite refueling missions. The companies announced a memorandum of understanding Aug. ...

Starlink satellites lost on Falcon 9 upper stage failure Original Publication Date: 2024-07-12 22:50 SpaceX says it will not be able to recover the 20 Starlink satellites left in a very low orbit. The rocket’s upper stage engine “experienced an anomaly and was unable to complete its second ...

Falcon 9 suffers upper stage engine failure Original Publication Date: 2024-07-12 05:41 The Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 10:35 p.m. Eastern. The rocket was carrying 20 Starlink satellites, 13 of which with direct-to-cell payloads. The rocket’s ascent to ...

Musk outlines plans to increase Starship launch rate and performance Original Publication Date: 2024-04-06 22:32 Elon Musk: Fourth Starship/Super Heavy launch is planned “in about a month or so.” Musk said SpaceX also wants to bring the Super Heavy booster back intact on the next flight. “The ...

Orbital Outpost X names Negar Feher CEO Original Publication Date: 2024-01-30 10:00 Negar Feher is the new CEO of Silicon Valley space technology startup Orbital Outpost X. Feher has held management and technical roles at Lockheed Martin, Maxar Technologies, Momentus Space. OOX develops ...

ViaSat-3 failure investigation to conclude next week Original Publication Date: 2023-11-09 04:54 Viasat expects to know next week what caused antenna deployment issue. Issue severely impaired debut ViaSat-3 broadband satellite over the Americas. Viasat has also stopped work on ViaSat-4, a high ...

Space Development Agency shaking up how the military buys satellites Original Publication Date: 2023-08-11 10:00 The Pentagon has spent the bulk of its massive space budget on traditional geostationary satellites. SDA is working to break the mold with an ambitious plan to build a low-Earth ...