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SpaceX Launches Third Project Kuiper Mission, Deploys 24 Amazon Broadband Smallsats

SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral SLC-40, deploying 24 Amazon Project Kuiper smallsats in its KF-01 mission. This third Kuiper launch advances Amazon’s planned 3,236-satellite LEO broadband constellation and marked the debut flight of the mission’s booster first stage.

2025-07-16T13:35:43.593753-07:00

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SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch third batch of 24 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites July 16

2025-07-14T20:05:01.214993-07:00

Wall Street Journal

SpaceX Commits $2 Billion to xAI, Bolstering Musk’s AI Ecosystem

2025-07-12T15:35:23.188378-07:00

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ESA establishes Europe’s first deep-space optical laser link with NASA’s Psyche spacecraft

2025-07-11T11:24:00.769322-07:00

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SES completes Intelsat takeover, sets course for massive MEO expansion SES closed its acquisition of Intelsat on July 17, merging the two operators’ GEO fleets and immediately accelerating plans to expand its O3b mPOWER medium Earth orbit constellation. The deal forges an industry-leading multi-orbit operator with unmatched GEO capacity and bolsters SES’s MEO ambitions.

2025-07-16T22:31:06.444108-07:00

SES completes Intelsat takeover, sets course for massive MEO expansion

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SpaceX Launches Third Project Kuiper Mission, Deploys 24 Amazon Broadband Smallsats SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral SLC-40, deploying 24 Amazon Project Kuiper smallsats in its KF-01 mission. This third Kuiper launch advances Amazon’s planned 3,236-satellite LEO broadband constellation and marked the debut flight of the mission’s booster first stage.

2025-07-16T13:35:43.593753-07:00

SpaceX Launches Third Project Kuiper Mission, Deploys 24 Amazon Broadband Smallsats

Space Intel Report

Kepler Seeks ITU Deadline Extension After Pathfinder Propulsion Defect Kepler Communications has asked the International Telecommunication Union to extend its coordination deadline after a propulsion defect on its two Pathfinder satellites prevented them from reaching their planned orbital slots, putting its spectrum notifications and service rollout schedule at risk.

2025-07-16T13:30:11.413835-07:00

Kepler Seeks ITU Deadline Extension After Pathfinder Propulsion Defect

Air & Space Forces Mag

Space Force Finally Accepts New GPS Operating System

2025-07-16T11:52:19.558888-07:00

Space Force Finally Accepts New

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St. Lawrence to Host Suborbital Test Flight Ahead of Canadian Satellite Spaceport St. Lawrence on Newfoundland’s Burin Peninsula will host a suborbital rocket launch this August, marking the first flight to validate local infrastructure and regulatory frameworks ahead of plans to develop a commercial spaceport for small satellite deployments into orbit. The test aims to pave the way for future orbital services.

2025-07-16T09:51:58.380821-07:00

St. Lawrence to Host Suborbital Test Flight Ahead of Canadian Satellite Spaceport

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Hubble Network to Deploy 60-Satellite BLE Tracking Constellation Hubble Network has rolled out its Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) finding network and unveiled plans for a 60-satellite constellation to provide global, low-power tracking for compatible devices. Leveraging CubeSat-based receivers in low Earth orbit, the service aims to fill gaps in terrestrial IoT coverage worldwide.

2025-07-16T05:12:56.347787-07:00

Hubble Network to Deploy 60-Satellite BLE Tracking Constellation

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Thailand advances landing rights policy to expand foreign satellite services Thailand’s Digital Economy Ministry has advanced a policy granting landing rights for foreign satellite services, aiming to expand nationwide connectivity and attract offshore operators. The move is designed to underpin growth of the country’s nascent space economy by facilitating service deployment and investment.

2025-07-16T01:49:40.355219-07:00

Thailand advances landing rights policy to expand foreign satellite services

Space.com

SpaceX launches 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg, booster lands at sea At 7:05 p.m. PDT on July 15, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base into low Earth orbit, marking the 15-2 mission in its broadband constellation. The rocket’s first stage successfully touched down on the Just Read the Instructions droneship about 20 minutes later.

2025-07-15T19:25:25.823912-07:00

SpaceX launches 26 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg, booster lands at sea

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