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D-Orbit Launches 23rd Commercial Mission with ION Satellite Carrier
D-Orbit, a global leader in space logistics and orbital transportation, launched Above the Summer Sky, the 23rd commercial mission of its orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), ION Satellite Carrier (ION), aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-17 mission. The OTV was launched from Space Launch Complex 4E (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 00:12 PDT (07:12 UTC).…
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Space Systems Command Awards SES 5-Year Blanket Purchase Agreement
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded SES Space and Defense a five-year blanket purchase agreement (BPA) for global Ku-band connectivity, including a number of managed connectivity services. The BPA deal structure allows the military to quickly get access to Ku-band connectivity. The agreement covers a number of managed services — FlexMove, a service…
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Capella Space Enhances SAR Services for Persistent All-Weather Earth Observation
Capella Space is advancing its synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data services with high-resolution imaging capabilities designed to deliver mission-ready intelligence in all weather conditions, day or night. Leveraging a mixed-orbit satellite architecture, extended satellite duty cycles and sub-20-minute tasking confirmation, the company enables rapid collection of Earth observation data for government, defence, commercial and scientific users.…
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Tianwen-2 Reaches Asteroid 2016H03 After Billion-Kilometer Cruise
The arrival marks the culmination of a cruise that covered approximately 620 million miles in about 400 days. Tianwen-2 was built specifically to reach 2016H03, study it up close, and bring material back to Earth for analysis. China’s state space administration confirmed the milestone in coverage carried by CCTV. The probe traveled more than 1…
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D-Orbit Lands ArkEdge Space SSO Contract for 2027-2028
Is D-Orbit’s ION the Logistics Backbone for Japan’s Small-Satellite Sector? D-Orbit’s ION Satellite Carrier will deploy ArkEdge Space microsatellites to sun-synchronous orbit across multiple missions in 2027 and 2028, under a contract announced July 8 in Japan — a deal D-Orbit’s Orbital Access Business Unit director Matteo Andreas Lorenzoni called "one of the most significant…
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Skyroot Vikram-1 Targets July 12 Orbital Launch
Is Skyroot’s Vikram-1 India’s First Private Orbital Rocket? Yes — and the launch window opens July 12. Skyroot Aerospace has placed its Vikram-1 rocket on the pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, targeting a window that runs from July 12 through August 4, 2026. The mission, designated Aagaman, is a test flight of what the…
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AeroVironment Awarded $500 Million Counter-UAS Defense Contract
AeroVironment, a global defense technology leader, announced it has been awarded a three-year, $500 million Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract in support of Joint Interagency Task Force 401’s (JIATF-401) Domestic Shield Program. Under this sole-source contract, AV will provide a range of Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-UAS) and Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS) capabilities for use…
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Atlas V Flight 110 Done: 6 Rockets Locked to Starliner
Are ULA’s Last Six Atlas V Rockets Stranded on Starliner? The Atlas V completed its 110th flight last Thursday — and the six rockets remaining in United Launch Alliance’s inventory can now only fly one customer: Boeing’s Starliner crew capsule. A hardware incompatibility with Vulcan’s payload fairing, the retirement of Atlas V’s five-booster configuration, and…
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First Commercial Nuclear-Powered Satellite Reaches Orbit on Falcon 9 Rideshare
The satellite flew as one of 81 payloads on SpaceX’s Transporter-17 rideshare mission, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The Falcon 9 began delivering its payloads to their various orbits roughly 50 minutes after liftoff, and the booster landed on a ship at sea after deployment. BOHR, short for Betavoltaic Orbital…
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NASA Aids Blue Origin Probe Into New Glenn Explosion, Points to Engine Issue
The New Glenn heavy rocket exploded during a test on May 28, producing a massive fireball that destroyed the vehicle and significantly damaged the launch site. No one was killed or injured, but the malfunction threatened the schedule to return humans to the lunar surface for the first time in more than 50 years. The…