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SpaceX Executes Historic Polar-Orbiting Private Space Mission

SpaceX has launched a Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four private astronauts on a landmark mission to orbit Earth via the poles. This mission, dubbed Fram2, represents the first human spaceflight to navigate this unique trajectory, opening up new possibilities in polar orbit exploration.

2025-03-31T19:16:09.617975-07:00

Reuters

Amazon to Launch Initial Kuiper Satellites on April 9

2025-04-02T11:51:07.237734-07:00

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Amazon Launches First Kuiper Internet Satellites, Competes with SpaceX's Starlink

2025-04-28T16:16:02.129632-07:00

Inflight Online

Eutelsat's OneWeb LEO Aviation Services Go Live with Strong Backlog

2025-04-02T08:54:18.876935-07:00

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BlackSky Plans 2027 Deployment of AROS Multispectral, Broad-Area Imaging Satellites BlackSky Technology will expand its Earth observation constellation in 2027 with AROS, a new generation of multispectral, wide-area imaging satellites designed to deliver high-cadence monitoring over large regions and complement its high-resolution Gen-3 revisit capabilities.

2025-06-16T05:32:28.485385-07:00

BlackSky Plans 2027 Deployment of AROS Multispectral, Broad-Area Imaging Satellites

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Quebec scraps Starlink subsidies to back fibre-optic broadband Quebec’s government announced it will end provincial subsidies for Starlink and comparable low-Earth orbit internet services, opting instead to accelerate investment in terrestrial fibre-optic networks. The shift underscores a preference for fixed, high-capacity infrastructure over satellite connectivity in rural and underserved areas.

2025-06-13T09:34:47.181406-07:00

Quebec scraps Starlink subsidies to back fibre-optic broadband

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SpaceX deploys 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg, eyes Direct-to-Cell follow-on On June 12 at 6:54 p.m. PDT, a Falcon 9 lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base’s SLC-4E carrying 26 Starlink Group 15-6 V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit, confirmed an hour later. SpaceX is set to launch 23 more Starlink spacecraft—including 13 Direct-to-Cell payloads—from Cape Canaveral on June 13.

2025-06-12T19:11:08.281518-07:00

SpaceX deploys 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg, eyes Direct-to-Cell follow-on

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Vocus to Build Australia’s First Telesat Lightspeed LEO Landing Station Vocus has secured a multi-year agreement with Telesat to design, build and operate Australia’s first Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) landing station in New South Wales. The facility will provide fiber connectivity to Telesat’s PoP, enabling CIR-backed, low-latency satcom and terminal-to-terminal direct links for enterprise and government customers.

2025-06-11T13:56:20.604589-07:00

Vocus to Build Australia’s First Telesat Lightspeed LEO Landing Station

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As ISS Retirement Looms, Commercial Space Stations Still Years from Orbit With the ISS slated for decommissioning by 2030, NASA’s next-generation low Earth orbit capabilities hinge on private platforms. Yet four leading projects—Axiom’s Station, Vast’s Haven-1, Starlab and Orbital Reef—remain in diverse development phases, with first modules unlikely before 2026.

2025-06-10T08:32:57.682008-07:00

As ISS Retirement Looms, Commercial Space Stations Still Years from Orbit

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SpaceX launches SiriusXM SXM-10 radio satellite to GTO from Cape Canaveral SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket launched the SiriusXM SXM-10 satellite at 12:54 a.m. EDT on June 7 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, deploying the spacecraft into geosynchronous transfer orbit. The mission underscores Falcon 9’s reliability on commercial GTO missions.

2025-06-06T22:48:59.738189-07:00

SpaceX launches SiriusXM SXM-10 radio satellite to GTO from Cape Canaveral

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Eutelsat and Orange deepen OneWeb LEO partnership with multi-year expansion deal Eutelsat and telecom giant Orange have signed a multi-year agreement under which Orange will ramp up its use of Eutelsat OneWeb’s low Earth orbit satellite capacity, boosting high-speed broadband and connectivity for consumer and enterprise services across its footprint.

2025-06-05T08:13:44.370403-07:00

Eutelsat and Orange deepen OneWeb LEO partnership with multi-year expansion deal

Spaceflight Now

Rocket Lab to Launch BlackSky’s Tenth Gen-3 Satellite on Electron Rocket Lab will launch BlackSky’s next Gen-3 Earth observation satellite aboard its Electron rocket from New Zealand, marking the tenth dedicated mission for the constellation. The mission will place the latest five-year-lifetime satellite into a 470 km mid-inclination LEO, with final 20 minutes of countdown livestreamed.

2025-06-02T11:06:51.774113-07:00

Rocket Lab to Launch BlackSky’s Tenth Gen-3 Satellite on Electron

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