Ergen returns as CEO at EchoStar + strikes $17B spectrum deal with SpaceX – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-11-09 00:00 Echostar made changes with Hamid Akhavan who served as president and CEO of the company into chief of EchoStar Capital. Co-founder Charlie Ergen as its new CEO ...

ViaSat-3 F2 satellite confirmed for launch on November 5th, 2025 – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-11-02 00:00 Viasat has confirmed the scheduled launch date of its ViaSat-3 F2 satellite is November 5, 2025, during a window that opens at 10:24 p.m., ET. The satellite will be launched ...

Rocket Lab secures multiple launches with JAXA – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-10-12 00:00 Rocket Lab has signed a contract for two dedicated Electron launches with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The two Electron missions will deploy satellites for JAXA’s Innovative Satellite ...

SpaceX prepares Starship for 11th flight test on the 13th using a new engine configuration – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-10-05 00:00 The eleventh flight test of Starship is preparing to launch as soon as Monday, October 13. The launch window will open at 6:15 p.m. CT. A live webcast ...

Vantor rebrands from Maxar Intelligence – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-10-02 00:00 Vantor has rebranded from Maxar Intelligence and has unveiled Tensorglobe, an AI-powered spatial intelligence platform. The rebrand represents the culmination of the company’s multi-year journey to ...

Australia’s 1st orbital testbed to advance Space Machines Company project + Space mission – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-09-23 00:00 Defence Trailblazer and the University of Adelaide have built Australia’s first orbital robotics testbed at its state-of-the-art space simulation ...

Space Norway signs new launch agreement with SpaceX – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-09-15 00:00 Space Norway has signed a contract with SpaceX for the launch of the new communications satellite, THOR 8, into GEO. The mission will launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in 2027. The ...

Live demo shows reliable satellite-5G connectivity on the move – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-09-03 00:00 UniVirtua’s dashAlpha platform can create a single high-bandwidth and secure connection, resilient to network failures. System can also monitor and automatically bond connections ...

Rocket Lab to launch secretive Jake 4 customer soon – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-08-27 00:00 Rocket Lab’s HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) is a modified Electron rocket for suborbital hypersonic testing. It is a liquid-fueled launch vehicle designed to ...

Rocket Lab’s successful launch from New Zealand of iQPS’ ‘The Harvest Goddess Thrives’ – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-08-05 00:00 Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) today successfully launched its 69th Electron mission and deployed the latest satellite to orbit for Institute for ...