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Exolaunch to Deploy 22 Sats on SpaceX 'Twilight' Sun‑Synchronous Mission

SpaceX will deliver customer payloads into a twilight sun‑synchronous orbit — flying over the Earth’s terminator — on a Falcon 9 rideshare that Exolaunch has nearly filled with 22 small satellites. The booking underscores continued market demand for specialized SSO insertion and dedicated terminator deployments.

2025-12-22T05:41:00.569084-08:00

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Desert Works Propulsion expands U.S. ion‑propulsion manufacturing and ground‑test capacity through domestic partnership

2025-12-22T05:06:25.069852-08:00

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NASA's SPHEREx completes first all‑sky infrared map in 102 bands

2025-12-22T05:05:40.337418-08:00

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Japan's H3 rocket fails to place Michibiki navigation satellite into orbit; JAXA opens investigation

2025-12-21T21:13:08.036271-08:00

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Exolaunch to Deploy 22 Sats on SpaceX 'Twilight' Sun‑Synchronous Mission SpaceX will deliver customer payloads into a twilight sun‑synchronous orbit — flying over the Earth’s terminator — on a Falcon 9 rideshare that Exolaunch has nearly filled with 22 small satellites. The booking underscores continued market demand for specialized SSO insertion and dedicated terminator deployments.

2025-12-22T05:41:00.569084-08:00

Exolaunch to Deploy 22 Sats on SpaceX 'Twilight' Sun‑Synchronous Mission

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Desert Works Propulsion expands U.S. ion‑propulsion manufacturing and ground‑test capacity through domestic partnership Desert Works Propulsion has formed a domestic manufacturing partnership and expanded U.S. ground‑test capacity, increasing onshore ion‑propulsion production and qualification throughput to speed delivery of electric propulsion systems for commercial and defense satellites across the U.S. supply chain.

2025-12-22T05:06:25.069852-08:00

Desert Works Propulsion expands U.S. ion‑propulsion manufacturing and ground‑test capacity through domestic partnership

Space.com

NASA's SPHEREx completes first all‑sky infrared map in 102 bands NASA's SPHEREx mission has produced the first all‑sky infrared survey mapped in 102 spectral bands, delivering a uniform, full‑sky dataset that astronomers say will help answer fundamental questions about the universe's origin and evolution and provide targets for follow‑up by other observatories.

2025-12-22T05:05:40.337418-08:00

NASA's SPHEREx completes first all‑sky infrared map in 102 bands

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NATO warns Russia developing 'zone-effect' anti-satellite weapon to disable Starlink Two NATO intelligence services assess Russia is developing a new 'zone-effect' anti-satellite weapon designed to disable SpaceX's Starlink by generating a debris cloud, a move NATO says would blunt Western space advantages that have helped Ukraine maintain critical communications under attack.

2025-12-21T22:28:14.484427-08:00

NATO warns Russia developing 'zone-effect' anti-satellite weapon to disable Starlink

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Japan's H3 rocket fails to place Michibiki navigation satellite into orbit; JAXA opens investigation Japan's flagship H3 launcher experienced a second‑stage anomaly and engine cutoff that prevented deployment of a Michibiki navigation/geolocation satellite, resulting in loss of the payload. JAXA confirmed the launch failure and has convened a special task force to investigate the incident.

2025-12-21T21:13:08.036271-08:00

Japan's H3 rocket fails to place Michibiki navigation satellite into orbit; JAXA opens investigation

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Rocket Lab closes 2025 with 21 Electron launches and 100% mission success after Dec. 21 Japanese SAR deployment Rocket Lab's Electron lifted off Dec. 21 from Māhia, completing a record 21-launch year and achieving 100% mission success after deploying Japan's iQPS radar-imaging satellite. The flight closes the company's most-active annual cadence to date and delivers the latest asset for Japanese Earth-observation capability.

2025-12-21T06:43:29.694279-08:00

Rocket Lab closes 2025 with 21 Electron launches and 100% mission success after Dec. 21 Japanese SAR deployment

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BDC launches $4B defence investment platform to boost Canada’s security and scale SME innovation The Business Development Bank of Canada has launched a $4 billion defence investment platform to accelerate capital into small and medium-sized enterprises developing defence, advanced manufacturing and critical technologies. The fund aims to strengthen national readiness by scaling domestic suppliers that underpin ships, aircraft, satellites and digital infrastructure.

2025-12-20T21:03:59.939247-08:00

BDC launches $4B defence investment platform to boost Canada’s security and scale SME innovation

Universe Today

IMAP achieves first light on all 10 instruments, confirms instrument functionality NASA's Interstellar Mapping and Acceleration Probe has captured first light across its ten primary instruments, with the Southwest Research Institute reporting all systems functioning as expected. The milestone validates instrument delivery and commissioning, clearing the way for routine science operations and data collection.

2025-12-20T04:43:56.587700-08:00

IMAP achieves first light on all 10 instruments, confirms instrument functionality

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Exolaunch to Deploy 22 Sats on SpaceX 'Twilight' Sun‑Synchronous Mission

Desert Works Propulsion expands U.S. ion‑propulsion manufacturing and ground‑test capacity through domestic partnership

NASA's SPHEREx completes first all‑sky infrared map in 102 bands

Japan's H3 rocket fails to place Michibiki navigation satellite into orbit; JAXA opens investigation

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