Satellite Programs & Technology News

Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

SpaceX Prepares Third Falcon 9 Flight of May to Launch 26 Starlink V2 Minis

SpaceX is prepping its third Falcon 9 launch of May, targeting Sunday for the Starlink 15-3 mission from Vandenberg’s SLC-4E. The rocket will deploy 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into LEO on a south-easterly trajectory and recover booster B1081 on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You.

2025-05-03T06:52:27.129038-07:00

Ars Technica

Eric Schmidt Acquires Relativity Space to Deploy Orbital Data Centers

2025-05-02T07:47:51.990899-07:00

Inflight Online

Balancing Efficiency, Coverage and Speed to Secure ROI in In-Flight Connectivity

2025-05-02T04:51:43.922343-07:00

European Spaceflight

ESA's Biomass Satellite Debuts Enhanced Forest Monitoring

2025-04-29T07:39:17.586024-07:00

Satellite Programs & Technology News Timeline

deccanherald.com

ISRO Executes First-Ever On-Orbit ‘Dogfight’ with SPADEX Satellites India’s Space Research Organisation has successfully simulated a satellite ‘dogfight’ in low Earth orbit using its Space Docking Experiment (SPADEX) mission, demonstrating advanced pursuit and evasion manoeuvres and marking a new chapter in the nation’s space defence capabilities.

2025-05-04T07:31:57.600200-07:00

ISRO Executes First-Ever On-Orbit ‘Dogfight’ with SPADEX Satellites

Florida Today

SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Smallsats on Star Wars Day from Kennedy’s LC-39A At 4:54 a.m. ET on May 4, a fog-shrouded Falcon 9 lifted off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center LC-39A, deploying 29 Starlink Group 6-84 small satellites to low-Earth orbit. The mission, with a 60% chance of favorable weather, expands SpaceX’s growing broadband constellation.

2025-05-04T04:02:02.737254-07:00

SpaceX Launches 29 Starlink Smallsats on Star Wars Day from Kennedy’s LC-39A

Financial Times

Iberian Blackout Exposes Telco Weaknesses, Drives Starlink Adoption A massive power failure across Spain and Portugal last weekend knocked out traditional telecom networks, forcing emergency services, businesses and airlines to rely on SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet as a resilient backup. The incident underscores satellite constellations’ role in maintaining critical communications during infrastructure failures.

2025-05-03T21:35:18.352150-07:00

Iberian Blackout Exposes Telco Weaknesses, Drives Starlink Adoption

United Press International

South Korea to Fly CubeSat on Artemis II for Radiation Study South Korea’s Korean AeroSpace Administration will fly a shoebox-sized cube satellite aboard NASA’s Artemis II test flight in April 2026 to measure space radiation en route to the Moon. The data will support shielding and crew safety planning for future lunar missions.

2025-05-03T10:37:24.990218-07:00

South Korea to Fly CubeSat on Artemis II for Radiation Study

Spaceflight Now

❗️

SpaceX Prepares Third Falcon 9 Flight of May to Launch 26 Starlink V2 Minis SpaceX is prepping its third Falcon 9 launch of May, targeting Sunday for the Starlink 15-3 mission from Vandenberg’s SLC-4E. The rocket will deploy 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into LEO on a south-easterly trajectory and recover booster B1081 on the droneship Of Course I Still Love You.

2025-05-03T06:52:27.129038-07:00

SpaceX Prepares Third Falcon 9 Flight of May to Launch 26 Starlink V2 Minis

Reuters

DRC Reverses Ban to Grant Starlink Telecom License, Paving Way for Satellite Internet Rollout The Democratic Republic of Congo’s telecom regulator, ARPTC, has awarded a network and services licence to Starlink DRC S.A., reversing a previous ban. With national internet penetration at roughly 30%, Elon Musk’s satellite broadband service is set to begin operations soon, aiming to bridge connectivity gaps.

2025-05-03T06:42:45.818261-07:00

DRC Reverses Ban to Grant Starlink Telecom License, Paving Way for Satellite Internet Rollout

broadcastprome.com

Novaspace's third Universal Broadband Access report forecasts 650–750 million satellite internet users by 2033 Novaspace's third Universal Broadband Access report projects the satellite broadband market's addressable user base will reach 650–750 million by 2033. The analysis highlights multi-orbit connectivity's increasing importance in closing digital divides and supporting new applications across remote and underserved regions.

2025-05-02T22:11:48.404709-07:00

Novaspace's third Universal Broadband Access report forecasts 650–750 million satellite internet users by 2033

Associated Press

❗️

Boca Chica Residents Vote May 3 on Incorporating Starbase as SpaceX’s Texas City Residents of Boca Chica — many SpaceX employees — will vote May 3 on whether to incorporate their community as Starbase, granting Elon Musk’s rocket company greater autonomy over local governance, development and infrastructure around its South Texas launch site.

2025-05-02T21:39:26.378192-07:00

Boca Chica Residents Vote May 3 on Incorporating Starbase as SpaceX’s Texas City

Create a free account to see more recent Satellite Programs & Technology stories.