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• Mike Wall
United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan is scheduled to launch 40 Amazon Leo broadband satellites from Cape Canaveral on Nov. 13, its first flight since February. The mission uses the rocket’s heaviest configuration; liftoff is set for 12:54 p.m. EST at the opening of a 29-minute window.
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United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan is scheduled to launch 40 Amazon Leo broadband satellites from Cape Canaveral on Nov. 13, its first flight since February. The mission uses the rocket’s heaviest configuration; liftoff is set for 12:54 p.m. EST at the opening of a 29-minute window.
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ispace signed agreements with KDDI to advance lunar communications networks and services, linking planned lunar satellites with ground stations and supporting research into surface communications. A separate agreement with Nammo is intended to strengthen ispace’s propulsion supply chain, pairing infrastructure development with a key supply-side effort.
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Spaceium is offering its OpenPort satellite-refueling interface to manufacturers for a US$1 license, aiming to widen adoption and build an orbital fuel network. The offer positions the interface as a potential common component for satellites designed to access in-space refueling.
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SpaceX plans to attempt a “double catch” on Starship’s 15th flight, aiming to recover both the Super Heavy booster and spacecraft at its Texas launch site. It would be the first attempt to catch the spacecraft on land, a key test of the fully reusable launch system.
York Space has recorded a $750 million write-down as uncertainty grows over future Pentagon contracts. The scale of the charge underscores the company’s exposure to defense demand, though the available report provides no further detail on the contracts or the factors behind the write-down.
Seattle startup Constellation Space has launched a platform using machine learning to optimize operations for growing satellite constellations. Separately, Italian satellite systems maker Revolv Space closed a €5 million ($5.6 million) Series A, funding its motion and power-generation product development.
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