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Ariane 6 Deploys First MetOp-SG A1 with Sentinel-5, Kicking Off Next-Gen Weather Monitoring

Europe’s Ariane 6 launcher successfully placed EUMETSAT’s first MetOp Second Generation A1 satellite, carrying ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-5 instrument, into polar sun-synchronous orbit from Kourou, marking the rocket’s third flight. The mission initiates a new era of high-resolution weather, climate and atmospheric monitoring.

2025-08-12T19:03:15.300000-07:00

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ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Debuts with First National Security Mission

2025-08-12T18:17:37.739584-07:00

Spaceflight Now

ULA’s Vulcan Rocket Set for First Space Force National Security Mission

2025-08-12T04:40:42.517167-07:00

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Pixxel-Led Consortium to Build India’s First Indigenous Commercial EO Constellation

2025-08-12T13:59:40.773882-07:00

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GAO Report Backs Robotic Satellites for Cost-Effective On-Orbit Servicing The US Government Accountability Office identifies robotic satellites as a more cost-effective solution for on-orbit servicing of lower-cost spacecraft. In a new report, the GAO outlines how robotic servicers could streamline maintenance operations, reduce satellite replacement rates and calls for standardized servicing interfaces to accelerate adoption.

2025-08-13T10:12:53.752008-07:00

GAO Report Backs Robotic Satellites for Cost-Effective On-Orbit Servicing

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FAA Grants STC for Gogo Galileo HDX Fuselage Mount on Gulfstream G200 The FAA has granted a supplemental type certificate to Trimec Aviation enabling installation of Gogo’s Galileo HDX fuselage-mounted antenna on Gulfstream G200 business jets. The approval delivers high-speed, low-latency LEO connectivity to G200 operators, expanding in-flight broadband options for the mid-size segment.

2025-08-13T09:00:02.824546-07:00

FAA Grants STC for Gogo Galileo HDX Fuselage Mount on Gulfstream G200

Universe Today

ESA Advances CREAM Automated System to Avert Growing Satellite Collision Risk Amid a surge to over 11,000 active satellites and 1.2 million debris fragments in Earth orbit, the European Space Agency has unveiled CREAM, an AI-driven Collision Risk Estimation and Automated Mitigation platform. The system promises autonomous traffic management to preempt conjunctions and safeguard vital space assets.

2025-08-13T07:04:03.806109-07:00

ESA Advances CREAM Automated System to Avert Growing Satellite Collision Risk

SpaceWatch Global

KP Labs and Simera Sense Ink MoU to Fly Integrated AI-Driven Optical Payload At the 39th Annual Small Satellite Conference in Salt Lake City, KP Labs and Simera Sense signed a memorandum of understanding to integrate AI-driven optical sensors into a single payload that will fly together for the first time, laying groundwork for future joint space missions.

2025-08-12T23:24:56.979507-07:00

KP Labs and Simera Sense Ink MoU to Fly Integrated AI-Driven Optical Payload

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Ariane 6 Deploys First MetOp-SG A1 with Sentinel-5, Kicking Off Next-Gen Weather Monitoring Europe’s Ariane 6 launcher successfully placed EUMETSAT’s first MetOp Second Generation A1 satellite, carrying ESA’s Copernicus Sentinel-5 instrument, into polar sun-synchronous orbit from Kourou, marking the rocket’s third flight. The mission initiates a new era of high-resolution weather, climate and atmospheric monitoring.

2025-08-12T19:03:15.300000-07:00

Ariane 6 Deploys First MetOp-SG A1 with Sentinel-5, Kicking Off Next-Gen Weather Monitoring

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ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Debuts with First National Security Mission United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket successfully completed its inaugural national security mission, USSF-106, deploying two U.S. Space Force satellites including AFRL’s NTS-3 to geostationary orbit. The flight marks the first operational Vulcan under the Space Force’s NSSL Phase 2 contract and paves the way to retire Atlas V and Delta rockets.

2025-08-12T18:17:37.739584-07:00

ULA’s Vulcan Centaur Debuts with First National Security Mission

SpaceNews.com

Mission Control Debuts In-Orbit Testbed for AI Model Validation Mission Control has launched an in-orbit testbed enabling developers to deploy and evaluate AI algorithms directly on its satellite platform, accelerating real-world validation under orbital conditions and reducing reliance on bespoke missions for performance assessment, with scalable compute resources and telemetry support to streamline iterative development cycles.

2025-08-12T17:07:14.644372-07:00

Mission Control Debuts In-Orbit Testbed for AI Model Validation

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Pixxel-Led Consortium to Build India’s First Indigenous Commercial EO Constellation India’s IN-SPACe has selected a PixxelSpace India-led consortium — including Piersight Space, Satsure Analytics India and Dhruva Space — to design, build and operate a 12-satellite Earth observation constellation. Under the PPP framework, the project will form the country’s first indigenous commercial EO network.

2025-08-12T13:59:40.773882-07:00

Pixxel-Led Consortium to Build India’s First Indigenous Commercial EO Constellation

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