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China Launches Nine Satellites on Kinetica 1, Including Orbital AI and 5G Testbeds
Read more →: China Launches Nine Satellites on Kinetica 1, Including Orbital AI and 5G TestbedsChina launched nine satellites aboard a Kinetica 1 Y18 rocket from the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Pilot Zone…
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China Advances Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission Into Prototype Development
Read more →: China Advances Tianwen-3 Mars Sample Return Mission Into Prototype DevelopmentChina’s Tianwen-3 Mars sample return mission has entered prototype development, with two Long March 5 launches planned for…
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SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites as Falcon 9 Booster Completes 17th Flight
Read more →: SpaceX Launches 27 Starlink Satellites as Falcon 9 Booster Completes 17th FlightSpaceX launched 27 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on September 19, adding…
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China Launches Four PIESAT-2 Radar Satellites With Onboard Data Processing
Read more →: China Launches Four PIESAT-2 Radar Satellites With Onboard Data ProcessingChina launched four PIESAT-2 synthetic aperture radar satellites on September 19, expanding a commercial Earth-observation constellation designed for…
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Turbopump Anomaly Cuts Ariane 6’s 2026 Launch Target to as Few as Six Flights
Read more →: Turbopump Anomaly Cuts Ariane 6’s 2026 Launch Target to as Few as Six FlightsA turbopump anomaly discovered in August will prevent Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket from completing its planned eight missions…
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Space Force Plans Fall Prototype to Fuse Commercial and Military Orbital Tracking Data
Read more →: Space Force Plans Fall Prototype to Fuse Commercial and Military Orbital Tracking DataThe U.S. Space Force plans to launch a prototype software environment later this fall that will automate the…
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Sedaro Wins Up to $45 Million to Expand Space Force Mission Analysis Platform
Read more →: Sedaro Wins Up to $45 Million to Expand Space Force Mission Analysis PlatformSpace software company Sedaro has secured an award valued at up to $45 million to expand a mission…
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Rocket Lab Launches 12th StriX Radar Satellite for Synspective (Video)
Read more →: Rocket Lab Launches 12th StriX Radar Satellite for Synspective (Video)An Electron rocket launched a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) spacecraft for the Tokyo-based company Synspective from Rocket Lab’s…
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Fifth International Summit on Large-Scale Beidou Applications Highlights Everyday Uses and Global Cooperation
Read more →: Fifth International Summit on Large-Scale Beidou Applications Highlights Everyday Uses and Global CooperationThe fifth International Summit on Large-Scale Beidou Applications concluded Sept. 16 in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, after two days…
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NASA Selects SpaceX Falcon 9 Rideshare to Launch StarBurst Gamma-Ray Mission in 2028
Read more →: NASA Selects SpaceX Falcon 9 Rideshare to Launch StarBurst Gamma-Ray Mission in 2028NASA selected SpaceX on September 18 to launch StarBurst, a small astrophysics satellite designed to detect short gamma-ray…
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SpaceX Targets September 28 for Starship’s First Orbital Flight as Florida Pad Nears Readiness
Read more →: SpaceX Targets September 28 for Starship’s First Orbital Flight as Florida Pad Nears ReadinessSpaceX is targeting no earlier than September 28 for Starship Flight 14, pending regulatory approval, in what would…
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China Launches Tianyi-51 and Tianyi-52 Satellites on Kuaizhou-11 Rocket
Read more →: China Launches Tianyi-51 and Tianyi-52 Satellites on Kuaizhou-11 RocketAt 10:40 a.m. Beijing time on September 17, 2026, China launched the Tianyi-51 and Tianyi-52 satellites aboard a…