Eutelsat selects Airbus Defence and Space to build OneWeb LEO constellation extension – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-19 00:00 Airbus and Eutelsat sign contract for 100 new satellites. Delivery targeted starting end of calendar 2026. New satellites will embark key technology ...

SES launches 7th and 8th O3b mPOWER satellites, stregthening MEO constellation – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-17 00:00 SES announced today that its latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites was successfully launched into space by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center in ...

Forrester’s Digest: O3b satellites suffer launch delays – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-16 00:00 Two satellites owned by SES of Luxembourg have had their launch by SpaceX much delayed because of bad weather at Cape Canaveral. SES has stated that such weather delays are common, with ...

USSF celebrates its 5th anniversary, sets sights on the future – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-16 00:00 The Space Force has grown dramatically to nearly 15,000 military and civilian personnel in just five years. The conference showcased the service’s commitment to developing a ...

SpaceX to launch 22 Starlink Group 11-2 smallsats on Friday the 13th – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-12 00:00 SpaceX is targeting Friday, December 13 for a Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. Liftoff is targeted for 11:28 a.m. PT, with backup opportunities ...

HyImpulse unveils HyMOVE OTV + partners with Spacemanic for smallsat missions – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-11 00:00 HyMOVE is designed to enhance the capabilities of small satellite missions. HyMOVE will conclude ground testing in 2025 and commence commercial operations in 2029. ...

Astranis to launch next four satellites on Tuesday, December 17th, via SpaceX Falcon – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-10 00:00 The launch will be on a dedicated SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Only the four Astranis satellites will be on board. They will launch into a supersync ...

Mission success for Rocket Lab’s latest suborbital hypersonic launch – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-09 00:00 Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Successfully launched a suborbital mission in November to test hypersonic technology. This mission provided hypersonic test launch capabilities under ...

Orbex starting development of medium sized launch vehicle + operations going to SaxaVord – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2024-12-08 00:00 Orbex will instead launch its first rockets from SaxaVord. The decision enables the company to direct more funding to the development of a new, ...

NASA’s IXPE Details Shapes of Structures at Newly Discovered Black Hole Original Publication Date: 2024-12-06 13:52 NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has helped astronomers better understand the shapes of structures essential to a black hole. The stellar-mass black hole, part of ...