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SpaceX conducts maiden flight of Booster 1100, launches 28 Starlink smallsats from Vandenberg

Booster 1100 made its maiden flight on Nov. 23, lifting off from Vandenberg SLC‑4E at 12:48 a.m. PT and deploying 28 Starlink smallsats into low Earth orbit. The mission followed a Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral on Nov. 22 that placed 29 additional Starlink smallsats.

2025-11-23T09:11:03.052853-08:00

Spaceflight Now

SpaceX completes 100th Space Coast orbital launch of 2025 as Falcon 9 logs 149th flight

2025-11-20T14:45:43.342523-08:00

SpaceNews.com

DARPA awards Redwire $44M Phase‑2 contract to advance Otter air‑breathing VLEO demonstrator

2025-11-19T06:28:07.165881-08:00

Space Intel Report

Eutelsat launches €828m reserved capital increase (≈$960m) to cut debt and secure ECA backing for OneWeb and Iris2

2025-11-18T08:10:15.191541-08:00

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SpaceX conducts maiden flight of Booster 1100, launches 28 Starlink smallsats from Vandenberg Booster 1100 made its maiden flight on Nov. 23, lifting off from Vandenberg SLC‑4E at 12:48 a.m. PT and deploying 28 Starlink smallsats into low Earth orbit. The mission followed a Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral on Nov. 22 that placed 29 additional Starlink smallsats.

2025-11-23T09:11:03.052853-08:00

SpaceX conducts maiden flight of Booster 1100, launches 28 Starlink smallsats from Vandenberg

The Telegraph

French regulatory protections block Starlink coverage to Northern Ireland and parts of the South East France’s regulatory measures intended to protect its spectrum have blocked Starlink from offering service to parts of the UK, leaving Northern Ireland and areas of the South East without coverage. The decision highlights cross‑border regulatory frictions that can restrict commercial LEO broadband rollouts.

2025-11-22T23:32:00.340070-08:00

French regulatory protections block Starlink coverage to Northern Ireland and parts of the South East

Reuters

Oman signs Airbus to design, build and launch OMANSAT‑1, the sultanate's first communications satellite Oman signed an agreement with Airbus Defence and Space to design, build and launch OMANSAT‑1, the sultanate's first communications satellite. The deal makes Airbus the prime contractor for Oman's inaugural national satcom capability, covering spacecraft design, manufacturing and launch services.

2025-11-22T21:27:42.921373-08:00

Oman signs Airbus to design, build and launch OMANSAT‑1, the sultanate's first communications satellite

cosmicchroniclesnews.com

Falcon 9 Logs 150th Flight of 2025, Deploys 29 More Starlink Satellites SpaceX's Falcon 9 logged its 150th flight of 2025, lofting 29 Starlink satellites to low Earth orbit to expand the company's broadband constellation. The milestone underscores an unprecedented launch cadence that accelerates Starlink capacity while stressing range, recovery and production resources.

2025-11-22T21:02:21.835536-08:00

Falcon 9 Logs 150th Flight of 2025, Deploys 29 More Starlink Satellites

SpaceNews.com

Blue Origin advances Blue Ring spacecraft toward 2026 national-security flight Blue Origin said it has advanced development of its Blue Ring spacecraft, moving the vehicle toward a 2026 national-security mission. The update establishes a concrete timeframe for a government flight and signals progress on hardware and integration ahead of next year’s launch window.

2025-11-21T15:56:52.930924-08:00

Blue Origin advances Blue Ring spacecraft toward 2026 national-security flight

Via Satellite

Eutelsat signs broadcast renewal with UAE operator du Eutelsat has signed a broadcast renewal with UAE telecom operator du, extending a key partnership in the Middle East that secures terrestrial distribution for the operator’s television and video services across the UAE. The deal reinforces Eutelsat’s regional channel carriage network and commercial presence.

2025-11-21T12:42:31.966461-08:00

Eutelsat signs broadcast renewal with UAE operator du

Via Satellite

MSSA Issues Standards-Focused Recommendations to Advance Interoperable Non‑Terrestrial Networks The Mobile Satellite Services Association has published strategic recommendations to drive standards-based, interoperable non‑terrestrial networks (NTNs) across satellite and terrestrial ecosystems. MSSA's guidance outlines actions to advance standards, interoperability and regulatory coordination to accelerate commercial NTN deployment and cross‑network compatibility.

2025-11-21T10:42:40.880973-08:00

MSSA Issues Standards-Focused Recommendations to Advance Interoperable Non‑Terrestrial Networks

Universe Today

Mega-constellations: paper proposes on‑satellite control to offload ground‑station networks As satellite constellations scale into the tens of thousands, ground stations are struggling to keep up with the communications and command load. A new paper from Yuhe Mao and co‑authors proposes shifting control and network decision‑making onboard satellites, offloading ground‑station traffic and enabling more scalable operations.

2025-11-21T07:06:53.707083-08:00

Mega-constellations: paper proposes on‑satellite control to offload ground‑station networks

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