Tag: Orbital Launch
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Starship Reaches Orbit for First Time, Deploys 26 Starlink V3 Satellites
Earlier Starship missions reached space and demonstrated satellite deployment, but Flight 14 placed a working payload into Earth orbit. The flight showed how SpaceX intends to use Starship to expand Starlink far faster than it can with Falcon 9. The Super Heavy booster splashed down in the Gulf following stage separation. Starship remained in orbit,…
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SpaceX Sets Starship’s First Orbital Flight for Sept. 28 With Starlink V3 Deployment
Starship Flight 14, also designated Starlink Group 31-1, is scheduled to lift off at 7:15 am CDT with a 75-minute launch window. Backup opportunities run from Sept. 29 through Oct. 4. The flight follows a suborbital test program that SpaceX pursued specifically to avoid stranding an uncontrolled 52-meter-long, nine-meter-wide, 160-metric-ton vehicle in orbit. Those missions…
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MaiaSpace Avoids Dissolution Despite 2025 Loss as ArianeGroup Backs Launcher Development
MaiaSpace will continue operating after its parent company, ArianeGroup, decided not to dissolve the French launch startup despite a significant financial loss in 2025 that left its shareholders’ equity below zero. Financial statements filed on July 22, 2026, showed MaiaSpace recorded a net loss of €37.5 million during 2025. Although the company ended the year…
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Isar Aerospace Raises €270 Million to Scale Spectrum Rocket Production and Expand Global Launch Network
German launch services company Isar Aerospace has secured a €270 million Series D funding round to accelerate global expansion, increase production of its Spectrum launch vehicle and strengthen sovereign space capabilities for Europe, NATO members and allied nations. The company said the new capital will support the worldwide scaling of its operations and the ramp-up…
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Gilmour Space Raises US$145 million to Expand Australia’s Domestic Space Capability
Gilmour Space Technologies has secured A$217 million (US$145 million) in private equity funding to support the next phase of growth in Australia’s domestic space industry, as the company advances plans to deliver sovereign launch and satellite capabilities. The Series E round was jointly led by the National Reconstruction Fund Corporation and Hostplus, with participation from…