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SpaceX launches EchoStar XXV — a 15,000‑lb TV satellite for Dish on its 30th mission of the year

SpaceX launched EchoStar XXV, a roughly 15,000‑lb direct‑broadcast television satellite for Dish Network. EchoStar XXV is intended to beam TV signals directly to Dish subscribers across the U.S., and the flight represented SpaceX's 30th mission of the year, highlighting the company's rapid launch cadence.

2026-03-09T22:58:11.049751-07:00

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NASA's Van Allen Probe A to make uncontrolled reentry March 10 after nearly 14 years

2026-03-09T13:13:21.963557-07:00

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Privately funded Lazuli telescope secures ~$500M; SSTL to build the spacecraft

2026-03-09T15:22:22.904408-07:00

Space Intel Report

SpaceX launches EchoStar XXV direct‑to‑home TV satellite for DISH to geostationary orbit

2026-03-09T13:41:17.204792-07:00

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SpaceX launches EchoStar XXV — a 15,000‑lb TV satellite for Dish on its 30th mission of the year SpaceX launched EchoStar XXV, a roughly 15,000‑lb direct‑broadcast television satellite for Dish Network. EchoStar XXV is intended to beam TV signals directly to Dish subscribers across the U.S., and the flight represented SpaceX's 30th mission of the year, highlighting the company's rapid launch cadence.

2026-03-09T22:58:11.049751-07:00

SpaceX launches EchoStar XXV — a 15,000‑lb TV satellite for Dish on its 30th mission of the year

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Privately funded Lazuli telescope secures ~$500M; SSTL to build the spacecraft Privately backed Lazuli Space Telescope has raised roughly $500 million and contracted Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. to build its spacecraft. Designed to be larger than Hubble, the project applies a New‑Space, privately financed development model to pursue flagship‑class astronomy on a compressed schedule.

2026-03-09T15:22:22.904408-07:00

Privately funded Lazuli telescope secures ~$500M; SSTL to build the spacecraft

SpaceNews.com

BAE completes preliminary design review for Space Force's Epoch missile‑detection constellation BAE Systems has completed the preliminary design review for the Space Force's Epoch missile‑detection constellation, the Space Systems Command said. The milestone advances a BAE‑designed missile‑tracking satellite into detailed design, moving the programme closer to integration and subsequent development phases.

2026-03-09T14:38:49.028198-07:00

BAE completes preliminary design review for Space Force's Epoch missile‑detection constellation

Via Satellite

Swissto12's micro‑GEO push: flexible payloads and the sovereign‑space case Swissto12 CEO Emile de Rijk outlines the company's cutting‑edge payload technology and a micro‑GEO approach that prioritizes smaller, reconfigurable geostationary platforms. He presents flexible, modular satellites as a route to rapid capability delivery and to compete with larger GEO incumbents while meeting sovereign-space needs.

2026-03-09T13:53:00.218450-07:00

Swissto12's micro‑GEO push: flexible payloads and the sovereign‑space case

Space Intel Report

SpaceX launches EchoStar XXV direct‑to‑home TV satellite for DISH to geostationary orbit SpaceX launched and deployed EchoStar XXV (EchoStar‑25), a direct‑broadcast television satellite for Dish Network, on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral. The spacecraft is intended to provide direct‑to‑home TV service to DISH customers across all 50 U.S. states and Puerto Rico.

2026-03-09T13:41:17.204792-07:00

SpaceX launches EchoStar XXV direct‑to‑home TV satellite for DISH to geostationary orbit

NASA

NASA's Van Allen Probe A to make uncontrolled reentry March 10 after nearly 14 years NASA's 600 kg (1,323 lb) Van Allen Probe A is expected to make an uncontrolled reentry on March 10 after almost 14 years in orbit. Launched in 2012 as part of a twin mission to study Earth's radiation belts, the spacecraft carries an estimated 1-in-4,200 chance of causing harm on the ground.

2026-03-09T13:13:21.963557-07:00

NASA's Van Allen Probe A to make uncontrolled reentry March 10 after nearly 14 years

Via Satellite

AFRL awards Hughes contract for resilient hybrid satellite networking with intelligent automation AFRL has awarded Hughes Network Systems (an EchoStar company) a contract to develop and experiment with resilient, hybrid satellite networks featuring intelligent automation. The work focuses on space data networking and resilient communications architectures for military use and aims to demonstrate integration across terrestrial and satellite systems.

2026-03-09T12:59:08.996675-07:00

AFRL awards Hughes contract for resilient hybrid satellite networking with intelligent automation

Via Satellite

Blues and Skylo reveal Notecard for Skylo — a tri‑mode satellite, Wi‑Fi and cellular module to be demoed at Embedded World Blues and Skylo Technologies will demonstrate Notecard for Skylo at Embedded World, a compact module that combines satellite, Wi‑Fi and cellular connectivity into a single hardware unit. The joint product consolidates multiple link types for device-level communications and will be shown to developers and integrators.

2026-03-09T12:53:17.919310-07:00

Blues and Skylo reveal Notecard for Skylo — a tri‑mode satellite, Wi‑Fi and cellular module to be demoed at Embedded World

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SpaceX launches EchoStar XXV — a 15,000‑lb TV satellite for Dish on its 30th mission of the year

NASA's Van Allen Probe A to make uncontrolled reentry March 10 after nearly 14 years

Privately funded Lazuli telescope secures ~$500M; SSTL to build the spacecraft

SpaceX launches EchoStar XXV direct‑to‑home TV satellite for DISH to geostationary orbit

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