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ESA counts more than 300 launches and 4,000 new payloads in 2025 as GAO warns of potential weather-satellite data gap

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ESA’s 2026 Space Environment Report records more than 300 launches and over 4,000 payloads placed in orbit in 2025. Separately, a GAO report warns that the United States could face a gap in geostationary weather-satellite coverage in the early 2030s as NOAA develops its next-generation spacecraft.

Discovered 2026-10-18T21:54:40.416256-07:00 | 2026-10-18T21:54:40.416256-07:00

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  • The 2025 figures underscore the scale of activity in orbit: more than 300 launches and 4,000 new payloads, with implications for satellite operators and the broader space environment.
  • The GAO warning puts continuity of geostationary weather data at issue in the early 2030s, making NOAA’s transition to its next-generation satellites a key coverage risk.

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