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Planet bets on orbital data centers in partnership with Google

Planet, best known for geospatial intelligence from its satellite fleet, is pursuing a push into orbital data centers by partnering with Google to host AI processing in space. The move reframes Planet as both a sensor and an on‑orbit compute provider, shortening data‑to‑insight timelines.

2025-12-30T16:03:45.680678-08:00

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Innospace HANBIT‑Nano inaugural commercial launch explodes after liftoff from Brazil's Alcântara

2025-12-30T09:47:55.558875-08:00

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Europa Clipper observes interstellar object 3I/ATLAS near perihelion

2025-12-30T05:48:48.141030-08:00

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Golden Insulation Shines During Satellite Proximity‑Operations Test

2025-12-30T07:09:56.443780-08:00

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Planet bets on orbital data centers in partnership with Google Planet, best known for geospatial intelligence from its satellite fleet, is pursuing a push into orbital data centers by partnering with Google to host AI processing in space. The move reframes Planet as both a sensor and an on‑orbit compute provider, shortening data‑to‑insight timelines.

2025-12-30T16:03:45.680678-08:00

Planet bets on orbital data centers in partnership with Google

Space Intel Report

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Innospace HANBIT‑Nano inaugural commercial launch explodes after liftoff from Brazil's Alcântara South Korean launcher Innospace's HANBIT‑Nano failed on its inaugural commercial flight from Brazil's Alcântara Space Center, exploding and destroying all payloads shortly after liftoff. The company says it will investigate the anomaly and aims for a return-to-flight campaign with a second launch next year.

2025-12-30T09:47:55.558875-08:00

Innospace HANBIT‑Nano inaugural commercial launch explodes after liftoff from Brazil's Alcântara

Space.com

Golden Insulation Shines During Satellite Proximity‑Operations Test Engineers report a satellite proximity‑operations test successfully validated multilayer golden insulation while preparing spacecraft for the complex task of safely approaching another object in orbit. The demonstration aimed to exercise thermal, structural and operational margins needed for rendezvous, inspection and potential on‑orbit servicing missions.

2025-12-30T07:09:56.443780-08:00

Golden Insulation Shines During Satellite Proximity‑Operations Test

Universe Today

Europa Clipper observes interstellar object 3I/ATLAS near perihelion While interstellar object 3I/ATLAS moved out of Earth's view near perihelion, NASA's Europa Clipper used its unique interplanetary vantage during its six‑year return toward the inner solar system to observe the visitor. The data supplement ground and orbital measurements collected during the object's Mars flyby.

2025-12-30T05:48:48.141030-08:00

Europa Clipper observes interstellar object 3I/ATLAS near perihelion

Payload

Top 5 National Security Trends of 2025: The Military’s Intensifying Focus on Space In 2025 armed forces worldwide shifted urgent attention and resources into space, elevating orbital operations, doctrine and procurement to top national-security priorities. The change accelerated training, acquisition timelines and on‑orbit resilience planning as militaries race to field capabilities for contested space operations.

2025-12-30T05:30:15.834879-08:00

Top 5 National Security Trends of 2025: The Military’s Intensifying Focus on Space

SpaceWatch Global

Montenegro launches Luča, the country's first satellite, into low Earth orbit Montenegro Space Research (MSR) has successfully placed Luča, Montenegro's first satellite, into low Earth orbit, marking the country's inaugural on‑orbit asset. The launch establishes Montenegro on the global space map and opens a national programme for space‑based activity.

2025-12-30T00:10:15.392975-08:00

Montenegro launches Luča, the country's first satellite, into low Earth orbit

talkoftitusville.com

Cape Canaveral logs record 109 launches in 2025; SpaceX flew 101 Cape Canaveral logged a record 109 orbital launches in 2025, as global launch activity surged; SpaceX alone accounted for 101 missions. By Christmas, providers had broken previous annual orbital-launch records, marking an unprecedented operational cadence for the year, driven largely by commercial operators.

2025-12-29T21:04:55.616370-08:00

Cape Canaveral logs record 109 launches in 2025; SpaceX flew 101

politico.eu

Hacking space: Europe ramps satellite cybersecurity as hybrid-warfare cyberattacks increase European governments and agencies are ramping satellite and ground‑station cybersecurity amid a surge in hybrid‑warfare cyberattacks targeting space systems. The shift treats orbital assets as contested warfighting domains and accelerates investment in resilience, threat‑sharing and sovereign satcom capabilities.

2025-12-29T20:28:51.051148-08:00

Hacking space: Europe ramps satellite cybersecurity as hybrid-warfare cyberattacks increase

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Planet bets on orbital data centers in partnership with Google

Innospace HANBIT‑Nano inaugural commercial launch explodes after liftoff from Brazil's Alcântara

Europa Clipper observes interstellar object 3I/ATLAS near perihelion

Golden Insulation Shines During Satellite Proximity‑Operations Test

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