DoD Report: China’s ISR Fleet Swells to 510+ Satellites, ‘Informatized’ Warfare Accelerates – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-12-24 00:00 The 2025 report underscores a dramatic shift in the orbital balance of power. Since 2015, China’s on-orbit presence has grown by approximately 927 ...

NASA’s twin Sentinel-6B mission launches on Falcon 9 from California – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-11-16 00:00 Sentinel-6B is the second of twin satellites in the Copernicus Sentinel-6/Jason-CS mission. The first, Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, launched in November 2020. The mission ...

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 ...

Hubble Network raises $70 million Series B to scale global Bluetooth®-to-Satellite connectivity + presenting at Silicon Valley Space Week – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-10-28 00:00 Hubble Network recently announced a major step forward as the firm raised $70 million in Series B ...

Viasat demos 1st satellite SMS messages on Android smartphone in Mexico – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-10-21 00:00 Viasat completed an in-country, first-of-its-kind, direct-to-device (D2D) demonstration in Mexico. The demonstration showcased smartphones sending and receiving messages ...

Amazon’s KF-03 mission possible delay with prohibitive weather conditions on Thursday for SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launch – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-10-08 00:00 SpaceX is targeting Thursday, October 9 for a Falcon 9 launch of the KF-03 mission to orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 ...

Rocket Lab + Synspective sign another 10-launch contract – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-09-30 00:00 Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) has secured a second, multi-launch contract with Synspective, a leading Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics company. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

UK’s SatVu secures multi-million ESA contract to power climate and security intelligence – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-07-08 00:00 SatVu awarded a contract worth up to €3 million by the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply advanced thermal data to the Copernicus Contributing ...