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Niantic Spatial & Vantor Partner to Deliver Air-to-Ground Positioning in GPS-Denied Environments
Niantic Spatial, the pioneer in geospatial AI, and Vantor, the leading provider of unified spatial intelligence, announced a partnership to deliver a comprehensive positioning solution that will enable air and ground platforms to navigate and coordinate precisely in GPS-denied environments. Field testing of the integrated system is planned for early 2026. The partnership addresses a…
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Astroscale Secures Patent to Advance Docking and Servicing of Tumbling Satellites
Astroscale, the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announces the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,479,603 B2, “Method and Device for Capture of Tumbling Space Objects.” The innovation introduces a novel spacecraft design with an “empty” docking volume and center-of-mass control technique that will allow Astroscale servicers to approach…
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STMicroelectronics & SpaceX Mark Decade-Long Partnership Powering Starlink Global Connectivity
STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and SpaceX celebrate ten years of collaboration, driving innovation with co-design of custom-made components for satellite communication. Over the past decade, the collaboration has produced billions of co-designed products used in millions of Starlink user terminals in addition to over 10,000 Starlink…
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Rocket Lab Schedules Launch for US Space Force’s STP-S30 Mission
Rocket Lab Corporation, a global leader in launch services and space systems,announced its next Electron launch will deploy the STP-S30 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) after accelerating the launch of the mission by several months, demonstrating Rocket Lab’s agility in meeting the Department of War’s (DoW) space access demands. The…
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Momentus Completes Environmental Testing of Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle
Momentus, a US commercial space company offering satellite buses, satellite components, and in-space infrastructure services, announced the successful completion of Environmental Testing of its Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle, scheduled to launch aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-16 mission targeted for launch no earlier than March 2026. Vigoride 7 is scheduled to carry payloads for several customers, including the U.S.…
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ST Engineering iDirect and Capgemini Join Forces to Develop 5G Non-Terrestrial Networks
ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, announced that it is collaborating with Capgemini, an AI-powered global business and technology transformation company, to develop a 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) satellite base station. Based on cloud-native fundamentals, the solution will enable seamless integration between satellite and terrestrial networks, accelerating the adoption of standards-based, software-defined…
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China launches new stereo mapping satellite
China launched a new stereo mapping satellite from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China’s Shanxi Province on Tuesday. A Long March-4B rocket, carrying the Ziyuan III 04 satellite, blasted off at 11:17 a.m. Beijing Time. It has sent the satellite into preset orbit. The Ziyuan III 04 satellite, developed by the China Academy…
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Isar Aerospace Advances First Test Flight With Spectrum Launch Vehicle
Isar Aerospace, a European launch-vehicle manufacturer focused on dedicated small-satellite access to space is progressing toward its first test flight of the Spectrum launch vehicle. The test flight represents a major milestone in the company’s development roadmap and forms a critical step toward establishing a commercially available, European-built orbital launch service. The first test flight…
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SpaceX launches Wednesday morning Starlink mission from Kennedy Space Center
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to begin the Starlink 6-99 mission on Dec. 17, 2025. Image: Adam Bernstein / Spaceflight Now Update Dec. 17, 10:20 a.m. EST (1520 UTC): SpaceX confirms deployment of the Starlink satellites. SpaceX completed the first of a planned pair…
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Indonesia’s Telkomsat Looks to Partner With Equatys JV for on Direct-to-Device
Indonesia’s national satellite operator PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat) has signed an MoU with Space42 to explore direct-to-device (D2D) collaboration with the Equatys joint venture. Telkomsat is the first satellite operator publicly announced to be collaborating with Equatys, after partners Viasat and Space42 announced the joint venture in September, with an open invitation for others…