SpaceX sends Starlink Group 17-12 smallsats into the California fog – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-09-19 00:00 On Friday, September 19 at 9:31 a.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 24 Starlink smallsats to low-Earth orbit joining the Starlink constellation from Vandenberg Space Force Base in ...

Aerospacelab secures 94 million euros ($110 million) – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-09-05 00:00 Aerospacelab has closed an extended Series B funding round totaling 94 million euros ($110 million) Backed by a strong coalition of investors, this round reflects the market’s growing ...

L3Harris NTS-3 NAVSAT preparing for launch – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-08-10 00:00 NTS-3 is the first U.S. Experimental, integrated navigation satellite system in nearly 50 years. NTS-3 is smaller and lighter than traditional satellites and will operate at a different altitude. ...

Vaya Space selected for $1.2 million AFWERX Phase II contract to advance hypersonic propulsion – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-08-04 00:00 Vaya Space has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase II in the amount of $1,236,406. The program will focus on the development of the ...

MicroCarb launched – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-07-27 00:00 MicroCarb was successfully launched from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The satellite is designed to precisely map atmospheric carbon dioxide. MicroCarb serves as a precursor to the European Union’s ...

ST Engineering iDirect leads the European Protected Waveform Consortium into Phase 2 – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-05-13 00:00 The European Protected Waveform (EPW) project has advanced to its second phase. The project brings together a consortium of 22 organizations from 12 EU ...

Pixxel has launched Firefly hyperspectral satellite – SatNews Original Publication Date: 2025-01-20 00:00 Pixxel’s satellites feature a 40-kilometer swath width and a daily revisit capability, enabling consistent monitoring of vast areas. Unlike traditional Earth observation satellites that ...

First JWST images excite and relieve astronomers Original Publication Date: 2022-07-12 22:49 NASA releases first science observations from the James Webb Space Telescope. Observations include images of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region previously observed in lower resolution by the ...