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H3 Returns to Flight With Successful Navigation Satellite Launch
The launch was intended to complete the expansion of Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, or QZSS, from four to seven satellites. That seven-satellite system, using a mix of geostationary and inclined geosynchronous orbits, would ensure at least four satellites are visible over Japan at any time, allowing them to be used exclusively for positioning without relying…
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Frontgrade Opens Advanced R&D Center in Huntsville, Alabama
Frontgrade Technologies, a provider of mission-critical electronics and integrated technologies, has announced the opening of its eighth U.S. location in Huntsville, Alabama. Located in Cummings Research Park, the new Advanced Research & Development Center was established to develop next-generation mission processing technologies supporting space, defense, intelligence and national security missions. The Huntsville center expands Frontgrade’s…
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Rocket Lab Unveils GHOST Deployable Launch System to Enable Responsive Space Missions
Rocket Lab, a global leader in launch services and space systems unveiled GHOST: a new globally-deployable containerized launch system to enable suborbital and orbital launches from anywhere in the world. The GHOST (Global Hypersonic & Orbital Spaceport Technology) system transforms Rocket Lab’s Electron and HASTE rockets into a launch-anywhere, launch-anytime capability for multi-launch flight campaigns and…
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Rocket Lab Unveils GHOST on a Record Quarter
Rocket Lab ($RKLB) unveiled a deployable launch system—dubbed GHOST—designed to enable responsive launch from anywhere in the world. The announcement on Monday came alongside the company’s Q2 results, which included record quarterly revenue, driven by growth in its Space Systems business and a boost from new acquisitions. The results also close out an acquisition-heavy quarter…
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Window for 2026 launch debut of Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket ‘is narrowing’ as development continues
Rocket Lab conducts a launch simulation of its Neutron rocket from Launch Complex 3 at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Image: Rocket LabRocket Lab’s anticipated debut of its medium-lift Neutron rocket may end up slipping beyond this year and into 2027. In a filing to the U.S. Securities and…
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The Trump Administration Attempts to Fill an Empty FCC Seat Ahead of Midterm Elections
After operating for almost two years as a trio, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) may finally sit a fourth member. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump nominated FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s senior counsel, Danielle Thumann, to serve a five-year term as an agency commissioner. Thumann, who works directly with Carr on matters from the agency’s…
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Arabsat Signs Digital Communications Infrastructure Deal with Libya Telecom and Technology (LTT)
Arabsat has signed a new deal with Libya Telecom and Technology (LTT) as Libya looks to develop its digital communications infrastructure. Libya has a population of around 7.5 million people. It will combine Arabsat’s satellite infrastructure and regional coverage with LTT’s ability to deliver satellite communications solutions across Libya. The two organizations announced the deal…
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India Sets 300-Satellite Target and 2035 Space Station Goal, Opens Launch Site to Private Operators
In a parallel move to the 300 satellite target announcement, regulator IN-SPACe has begun transferring a new small rocket launch complex to private operators, marking a structural shift in how India runs its launch infrastructure. The satellite and space station goals follow a directive from the prime minister tasking the space agency with the expanded…
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NASA Extends Voyager 2 Science by a Year With “Big Bang” Power Maneuver
Voyager 2 and its twin, Voyager 1, draw electricity from radioisotope thermoelectric generators, which convert heat from decaying plutonium into power. As that plutonium supply diminishes, each spacecraft loses about 4 watts of available power every year. After nearly half a century in space, the Voyagers have very little power to spare, forcing mission controllers…
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Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO Revenue Jumps 69.5 Percent, Now a Quarter of Group Sales
The results follow the formal completion of the Eutelsat and OneWeb combination in September 2023. By pairing geostationary high-throughput satellites with the OneWeb LEO constellation, Eutelsat has positioned itself as a multi-orbit operator competing directly against non-geostationary broadband providers including Starlink and Project Kuiper. While traditional GEO broadcast services face pressure from video cord-cutting, the…