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Arianespace to launch 36 Amazon Leo broadband satellites on Ariane 64 with first flight of P160C upgraded boosters (17 June)

Arianespace has set 17 June (13:53–14:22 CET) for its most powerful Ariane 6 mission to date, launching 36 Amazon Leo broadband satellites. The flight uses the Ariane 64 configuration and will be the first to fly four P160C upgraded solid-propellant boosters for Amazon’s largest payload yet.

2026-06-05T07:13:35.561232-07:00

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SpaceX places 50+ Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit with back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from California and Florida

2026-06-04T11:12:32.089950-07:00

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Muon Space unveils larger “Ultra” satellite bus for orbital data centers, targeting customer launches in 2028

2026-06-03T04:58:15.866744-07:00

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NASA scraps plans for a government-owned “core module,” keeps focus on privately operated commercial LEO stations

2026-06-02T01:11:19.244339-07:00

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Arianespace to launch 36 Amazon Leo broadband satellites on Ariane 64 with first flight of P160C upgraded boosters (17 June) Arianespace has set 17 June (13:53–14:22 CET) for its most powerful Ariane 6 mission to date, launching 36 Amazon Leo broadband satellites. The flight uses the Ariane 64 configuration and will be the first to fly four P160C upgraded solid-propellant boosters for Amazon’s largest payload yet.

2026-06-05T07:13:35.561232-07:00

Arianespace to launch 36 Amazon Leo broadband satellites on Ariane 64 with first flight of P160C upgraded boosters (17 June)

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SpaceX places 50+ Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit with back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from California and Florida SpaceX conducted back-to-back Falcon 9 launches, deploying more than 50 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit on June 3 and June 4, 2026, with liftoffs from sites on both U.S. coasts (California and Florida).

2026-06-04T11:12:32.089950-07:00

SpaceX places 50+ Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit with back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from California and Florida

Via Satellite

Beyond Gravity debuts ultra-light, high-maneuverability propulsion pointing mechanism for LEO constellations Beyond Gravity says it is bringing to market a new ultra-light propulsion pointing mechanism designed for high maneuverability on Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellations. The development targets the constellation operations that increasingly depend on more agile in-space attitude/propulsion control.

2026-06-03T13:27:49.372618-07:00

Beyond Gravity debuts ultra-light, high-maneuverability propulsion pointing mechanism for LEO constellations

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Muon Space unveils larger “Ultra” satellite bus for orbital data centers, targeting customer launches in 2028 Muon Space has debuted an “Ultra” satellite platform—three times larger than its Condor-XL bus and designed for higher-power operations—aimed at the emerging orbital-data-center market. The company says it has secured customers and plans to deliver its first pathfinder mission for launch in 2028.

2026-06-03T04:58:15.866744-07:00

Muon Space unveils larger “Ultra” satellite bus for orbital data centers, targeting customer launches in 2028

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NASA scraps plans for a government-owned “core module,” keeps focus on privately operated commercial LEO stations NASA has reversed its March approach that contemplated developing a government-owned “core module” to support commercial space stations replacing the ISS later this decade. In a June 1 statement, NASA reaffirmed that it will instead keep backing privately owned and operated low-Earth-orbit platforms, including leaving its CLD program unchanged.

2026-06-02T01:11:19.244339-07:00

NASA scraps plans for a government-owned “core module,” keeps focus on privately operated commercial LEO stations

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Bellatrix Aerospace teams with TelePIX on Korean VLEO optical-payload demo satellite, targeting NET 2028 Bellatrix Aerospace is partnering with Korean optical payload maker TelePIX to build a Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO) demonstration satellite. The satellite is slated to launch in 2028 (NET), extending Bellatrix’s push into sustained VLEO operations with an optical payload element via TelePIX.

2026-06-01T06:13:12.588154-07:00

Bellatrix Aerospace teams with TelePIX on Korean VLEO optical-payload demo satellite, targeting NET 2028

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ULA Atlas V to launch 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites on May 28 United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V is set to launch 29 Amazon Leo (Project Kuiper) satellites to orbit Friday night (May 28). The mission further builds out Amazon’s LEO broadband constellation as the company presses toward operational deployment and sustained in-orbit capacity.

2026-05-29T09:09:20.509677-07:00

ULA Atlas V to launch 29 Amazon Leo broadband satellites on May 28

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Blue Origin New Glenn explosion at Cape Canaveral as SpaceX keeps Florida launch cadence with Starlink Falcon 9 A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded during an in-flight/ground sequence at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, abruptly puncturing a run of space-stock gains. Within ~12 hours, SpaceX launched 29 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from a different pad, while Space Launch Delta 45 said the Eastern Range remained mission-capable after responding to the anomaly.

2026-05-29T07:40:12.375676-07:00

Blue Origin New Glenn explosion at Cape Canaveral as SpaceX keeps Florida launch cadence with Starlink Falcon 9

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Arianespace to launch 36 Amazon Leo broadband satellites on Ariane 64 with first flight of P160C upgraded boosters (17 June)

SpaceX places 50+ Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit with back-to-back Falcon 9 launches from California and Florida

Muon Space unveils larger “Ultra” satellite bus for orbital data centers, targeting customer launches in 2028

NASA scraps plans for a government-owned “core module,” keeps focus on privately operated commercial LEO stations

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