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Rocket Lab launches “Ten Owl of Ten” Electron mission from New Zealand for Synspective imaging constellation

Rocket Lab is set to launch its “Ten Owl of Ten” mission from New Zealand on June 26, adding to Japan-based Synspective’s Earth-imaging constellation. The flight underscores the company’s ongoing cadence of dedicated Electron missions supporting constellation growth for space imaging customers.

2026-06-25T22:17:01.079479-07:00

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Satellite imagery shows Iran’s scale of damage at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, forcing U.S. recalculations

2026-06-25T20:25:53.630107-07:00

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NASA selects Rocket Lab Electron for PolSIR and TSIS-2 solar and ice-cloud research missions (Electron launches from New Zealand

2026-06-25T13:47:47.624199-07:00

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Capella Space validates Mynaric optical communications terminal on first deployment on newest SAR satellite

2026-06-25T13:12:28.536105-07:00

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Rocket Lab launches “Ten Owl of Ten” Electron mission from New Zealand for Synspective imaging constellation Rocket Lab is set to launch its “Ten Owl of Ten” mission from New Zealand on June 26, adding to Japan-based Synspective’s Earth-imaging constellation. The flight underscores the company’s ongoing cadence of dedicated Electron missions supporting constellation growth for space imaging customers.

2026-06-25T22:17:01.079479-07:00

Rocket Lab launches “Ten Owl of Ten” Electron mission from New Zealand for Synspective imaging constellation

Wall Street Journal

Satellite imagery shows Iran’s scale of damage at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, forcing U.S. recalculations New satellite imagery reportedly reveals—publicly for the first time—the full extent of damage Iran inflicted at the U.S. Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, following an Iranian strike. The findings are framed as driving U.S. reassessments of operational risk and next-step planning for the base’s mission.

2026-06-25T20:25:53.630107-07:00

Satellite imagery shows Iran’s scale of damage at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, forcing U.S. recalculations

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Weather Stream releases first light imagery from GEMS2 microwave radiometer

2026-06-25T15:13:10.473570-07:00

Weather Stream releases first

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Infleqtion joins Voyager Technologies and partners on a new U.S. quantum space initiative Infleqtion is teaming with Voyager Technologies, Monarch Quantum, Armada, and the University of Colorado Boulder to advance U.S. quantum space ambitions. The group’s collaboration signals a push to bring quantum-focused capabilities into space-industry development pipelines through a broader multi-organization effort.

2026-06-25T14:41:21.140209-07:00

Infleqtion joins Voyager Technologies and partners on a new U.S. quantum space initiative

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NASA selects Rocket Lab Electron for PolSIR and TSIS-2 solar and ice-cloud research missions (Electron launches from New Zealand NASA has awarded Rocket Lab the launch service for its PolSIR ice-cloud radiometer and TSIS-2 total and spectral solar irradiance missions. Both missions are planned to fly on three dedicated Electron launches from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 1 in Māhia, New Zealand, starting in Q1 2027, supporting a growing Electron backlog.

2026-06-25T13:47:47.624199-07:00

NASA selects Rocket Lab Electron for PolSIR and TSIS-2 solar and ice-cloud research missions (Electron launches from New Zealand

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MDA Space lands digital payload contracts with Mitsubishi Electric for Japan’s defense satcom, plus a separate win for Canada’s MDA Space secured a defense communications satellite digital payload contract with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation for Japan. In parallel, the company also won a separate contract involving the Canadian Space Agency, extending MDA’s role in major government-backed space capabilities spanning defense and national satellite continuity.

2026-06-25T13:27:22.904251-07:00

MDA Space lands digital payload contracts with Mitsubishi Electric for Japan’s defense satcom, plus a separate win for Canada’s

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Capella Space validates Mynaric optical communications terminal on first deployment on newest SAR satellite Capella Space has validated a Mynaric optical communications terminal on its latest SAR satellite, marking the first time Capella has deployed an optical terminal. The demonstration builds confidence in lasercom payload performance and in-flight/space-to-ground optical integration as optical connectivity expands beyond radio frequency systems.

2026-06-25T13:12:28.536105-07:00

Capella Space validates Mynaric optical communications terminal on first deployment on newest SAR satellite

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Capella Validates Mynaric Optical Terminal on Latest SAR Satellite

2026-06-25T13:12:28.536105-07:00

Capella Validates Mynaric Opti

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Rocket Lab launches “Ten Owl of Ten” Electron mission from New Zealand for Synspective imaging constellation

Satellite imagery shows Iran’s scale of damage at Naval Support Activity Bahrain, forcing U.S. recalculations

NASA selects Rocket Lab Electron for PolSIR and TSIS-2 solar and ice-cloud research missions (Electron launches from New Zealand

Capella Space validates Mynaric optical communications terminal on first deployment on newest SAR satellite

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