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ESA Seeks Study on Uncontrolled Falcon 9 Re-Entry Over Poland
The European Space Agency has issued a call to tender for a study into the uncontrolled atmospheric re-entry and breakup of a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage that scattered debris across Poland in February last year, highlighting growing concerns over re-entry risks as global launch activity accelerates. In the early hours of Feb. 19, 2025,…
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Blue Origin Targets Late February New Glenn Launch With AST SpaceMobile Payload
Blue Origin is aiming for a late February launch of its New Glenn heavy-lift rocket, carrying a commercial satellite for AST SpaceMobile into low-Earth orbit, the company said, marking the third flight of the vehicle after more than a decade in development. The mission will be the second time Blue Origin, founded by Amazon founder…
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Telesat Says Creditor Lawsuits Over Equity Transfer Are “Without Merit”
Telesat said on Jan. 21 that lawsuits filed by certain creditors challenging a 2025 equity distribution are “without merit,” as the company moves to defend itself against legal action in the United States and Canada. The company confirmed reports that creditors holding portions of its geostationary orbit (GEO) debt have filed lawsuits in New York…
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L3Harris Wins Contract to Supply Imaging Payload for South Korea’s Next Weather Satellite
L3Harris Technologies has secured a contract from South Korea’s defense firm LIG Nex1 to deliver the next-generation imaging payload for the Korea Meteorological Administration’s upcoming geostationary weather satellite, the companies said. The main payload aboard the Geostationary Earth Orbit Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite-5 (GEO-KOMPSAT-5) will be the new 18-channel L3Harris GEO-KOMPSAT Meteorological Imager. The instrument includes…
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Azimut Finalises €110 Million Club Deal to Invest in Space Logistics Firm D-Orbit
Italian asset manager Azimut Group has completed a €110 million club deal to invest in D-Orbit, a provider of orbital logistics services and infrastructure for space operations, the company said on Thursday. The fundraising reached its target in less than two weeks, highlighting strong investor appetite for exposure to the space infrastructure sector, which is…
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AFRL Selects Aalyria for Space Data Network Experimentation Program
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) will evaluate Aalyria’s Spacetime network orchestration software as a candidate for a future “network of networks” concept under a new selection announced Thursday. The AFRL’s Rapid Architecture Prototyping and Integration Development (RAPID) program selected Aalyria for the Space Data Network Experimentation (SDNX) program. The SDNX looks to explore…
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Tomorrow.io Unveils DeepSky Weather Satellite Constellation to Boost Forecast Speed and Accuracy
Weather intelligence company Tomorrow.io said on Thursday it plans to deploy a new space-based weather monitoring constellation called DeepSky, designed to deliver higher-frequency atmospheric observations and improve global and regional weather forecasting, including predictions of extreme events. The announcement follows the completion of Tomorrow.io’s first-generation satellite constellation, which now has 11 satellites in orbit equipped…
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France Awards €50 Million SAR Demonstrator Contract to Loft Orbital-Led Consortium
CNES has awarded a contract to a consortium led by Loft Orbital to develop a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery demonstrator, a project designed to strengthen France’s sovereign radar imaging capabilities and establish a national radar imaging value chain, the companies said. The project, known as DESIR (Démonstrateur des Éléments Souverains en Imagerie Radar), is…
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Spire to Support AiDash With Weather Intelligence Data
Spire Global has secured a new weather intelligence deal in the energy/utilities sector. AiDash, a provider of vegetation, storm, and ignition risk intelligence and SatelliteFirst grid monitoring solutions, has tapped Spire to help improve its services. Spire will be delivering advanced weather intelligence and data that enhances AiDash’s integrated solution for securing the modern electric…
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Rocket Lab Marks 80th Electron Launch With Open Cosmos Mission
Rocket Lab has completed its 80th Electron launch and its first mission of 2026, successfully deploying two spacecraft for European space technology company Open Cosmos, the company said. The mission, titled The Cosmos Will See You Now, lifted off at 11:52 p.m. NZDT on Jan. 22 from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand.…