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SpaceX Launches EUMETSAT’s MTG-S1 Satellite Hosting Sentinel-4 Instrument

A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center on 1 July, deploying EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation Sounder-1 (MTG-S1) into geostationary transfer orbit. The satellite, carrying the Copernicus Sentinel-4 hyperspectral instrument, marks Europe’s first geostationary weather sounder and aims to enhance severe storm forecasting.

2025-07-01T09:45:45.498646-07:00

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Skynopy Raises €15M to Build Global High-Throughput Ground-Station Network

2025-06-30T05:23:18.493462-07:00

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SpaceX Launches Axiom Mission 4, Sending First Indian, Polish and Hungarian Astronauts to ISS in 40 Years

2025-06-24T23:59:35.425004-07:00

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Japan’s H-IIA Rocket Retires after 50th Launch with GOSAT-GW Climate Satellite

2025-06-28T10:03:00.053295-07:00

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MethaneSAT climate-monitoring satellite fails after just over a year in orbit The privately funded MethaneSAT climate-monitoring satellite lost contact and shut down operations after just over a year in low Earth orbit. Launched to track global methane emissions, its premature failure removes a key tool for detecting and quantifying leaks of this potent greenhouse gas.

2025-07-01T12:26:45.613623-07:00

MethaneSAT climate-monitoring satellite fails after just over a year in orbit

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SpaceX Launches EUMETSAT’s MTG-S1 Satellite Hosting Sentinel-4 Instrument A SpaceX Falcon 9 lifted off from LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center on 1 July, deploying EUMETSAT’s Meteosat Third Generation Sounder-1 (MTG-S1) into geostationary transfer orbit. The satellite, carrying the Copernicus Sentinel-4 hyperspectral instrument, marks Europe’s first geostationary weather sounder and aims to enhance severe storm forecasting.

2025-07-01T09:45:45.498646-07:00

SpaceX Launches EUMETSAT’s MTG-S1 Satellite Hosting Sentinel-4 Instrument

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Planet Labs Wins Four Major AI-Powered Defense Intelligence Contracts Planet Labs has secured four new AI-enabled solution contracts in the defense intelligence sector following its June earnings, underscoring rising government demand for real-time situational awareness. The deals leverage the company’s proprietary satellite data and advanced AI analytics to bolster decision-making for U.S. and allied agencies.

2025-07-01T08:39:41.024695-07:00

Planet Labs Wins Four Major AI-Powered Defense Intelligence Contracts

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Planet Labs Germany Secures €240M Multi-Year Pelican Imaging Contract with German Government Planet Labs Germany GmbH has secured a €240 million (≈$282 million) multi-year contract to supply its Pelican high-resolution Earth observation imagery to the German government. The agreement underscores rising demand for near-daily satellite data to support national geospatial intelligence, environmental monitoring, and defense planning.

2025-07-01T07:47:50.309922-07:00

Planet Labs Germany Secures €240M Multi-Year Pelican Imaging Contract with German Government

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EDA Awards ISISPACE Contract to Deploy LEO2VLEO Military Satellite Constellation The European Defence Agency has awarded a contract to ISISPACE under the LEO2VLEO project, marking a key step in deploying a low Earth orbit constellation of dual-use military defense satellites designed to enhance Europe’s orbital surveillance and secure communications capabilities.

2025-07-01T02:11:39.206243-07:00

EDA Awards ISISPACE Contract to Deploy LEO2VLEO Military Satellite Constellation

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Liberatech Space unveils customizable Earth observation services for commodity, energy and environmental monitoring Liberatech Space will launch custom Earth-observation products aimed at commodity, energy and environmental monitoring, offering high-resolution imagery and analytics tailored to each sector’s requirements. The services include multispectral data feeds, time-series analysis and bespoke reporting tools to help clients optimize resource management and environmental assessments.

2025-06-30T15:35:03.980182-07:00

Liberatech Space unveils customizable Earth observation services for commodity, energy and environmental monitoring

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GPS Pioneer Sounds Alarm on Satellite Vulnerabilities, Proposes Constellation Proliferation Bradford Parkinson, widely regarded as the architect of GPS, warned that GPS satellites remain physically vulnerable to anti-satellite attacks and urged a proliferation of low-cost constellations to complicate targeting. He stressed that fusing inertial measurement units with GPS is vital but insufficient to counter emerging threats.

2025-06-30T14:11:37.462354-07:00

GPS Pioneer Sounds Alarm on Satellite Vulnerabilities, Proposes Constellation Proliferation

Space Intel Report

AAC Clyde Space Equity Sale Pushes Shares Down Before CEO-Led Rebound AAC Clyde Space, the small satellite hardware and data-service provider, raised capital through a discounted equity placement, triggering a 7% share price decline on the news. The stock recovered after CEO Colin McClelland purchased shares, signaling leadership confidence in the company's growth prospects in the burgeoning New Space market.

2025-06-30T13:01:38.305396-07:00

AAC Clyde Space Equity Sale Pushes Shares Down Before CEO-Led Rebound

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