Iridium + Syniverse partner to deliver D2D satellite connectivity to global MNOs – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-06-02 00:00 Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) recently partnered with Syniverse to support the rollout of Iridium NTN DirectSM service with mobile network ...

Northrop Grumman invests $50 million in Firefly Aerospace to advance Eclipse™ medium launch vehicle – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-29 00:00 Eclipse will launch up to 16,300 kg of cargo to Low Earth Orbit or 3,200 kg of cargo to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. Eclipse will first ...

EnduroSat secures €43 million to accelerate the Endurance Gen3 satellite production – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-28 00:00 EnduroSat has closed €43 million investment round led by Founders Fund. The substantial investment will be directed towards scaling the production of ...

UPDATE: SpaceX experiences some good, some bad and some challenging experiences with Starship launch of 9th flight test – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-27 00:00 SpaceX plans Starship’s ninth flight test on Tuesday, May 27. The launch window will open at 6:30 p.m. CT. A live webcast ...

Firefly Aerospace adds UAE’s Rashid 2 Rover to Blue Ghost mission to the far side of the moon – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-27 00:00 The Rashid 2 Rover will join Firefly’s second lunar mission in 2026 in addition to payloads from Australia, the European Space Agency, and NASA. ...

Hubble Spies a Spiral So Inclined Original Publication Date: 2025-05-23 07:13 The galaxy is located 43 million light-years away in the constellation Crater (The Cup) From Hubble’s vantage point in orbit around Earth, NGC 3511 is tilted by about 70 degrees. Astronomers are studying NGC 3511 as ...

In Their Honor … Lest We Forget – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-22 00:00 Satnews Publishers offices will be closed and reopen on Tuesday, May 27. In observance of Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, Satnews publishers offices will be closed. We salute the past, present and future fallen ...

SpaceX to launch Starlink Group 11-16 smallsats hours earlier on Thursday – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-21 00:00 SpaceX is targeting Thursday, May 22 for a Falcon 9 launch of a batch of Starlink Group 11-16 smallsats, to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff is targeted for 1:58 PM – 5:58 PM ...

Ovzon receives $5.7 million renewal order from European customer – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-21 00:00 Ovzon has received a 12-month order for renewal of services from an existing European customer. The order is for Ovzon’s SATCOM-as-a-Service including an exclusive ...

DIU solicitation: CUAS Low Cost Sensing Challenge – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-20 00:00 The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in collaboration with the U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), seeks to identify solutions for scalable, cost-effective, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) ...