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York Space delivers 21 satellites for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer launch

York Space Systems has completed and shipped 21 transport‑layer communications satellites to the launch site ahead of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 lift on Sept. 10, beginning a months‑long campaign to place 126 data‑transport and 28 missile‑warning satellites into LEO.

2025-08-25T06:08:56.185060-07:00

Space.com

NASA, SpaceX target CRS-33 launch of Cargo Dragon with new trunk propulsion to boost ISS orbit

2025-08-23T05:29:03.811144-07:00

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Gilat wins >$60M order for Stellar Blu ESA Sidewinder IFC terminals to accelerate multi‑orbit, linefit rollouts

2025-08-20T05:11:52.069737-07:00

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Ariane 6 Deploys First MetOp-SG A1 with Sentinel-5, Kicking Off Next-Gen Weather Monitoring

2025-08-12T19:03:15.300000-07:00

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Space42 inks MoU with Angola's SISM to expand satellite and security services Abu Dhabi-based Space42 has signed a memorandum of understanding with Angola’s Military Intelligence and Security Service (SISM) to expand satellite, mapping and security services in Angola, opening the company’s AI-driven data, comms and ground-services capabilities to Angolan defence and civil agencies.

2025-08-26T14:21:40.883189-07:00

Space42 inks MoU with Angola's SISM to expand satellite and security services

Space.com

JWST Finds Unexpectedly High CO2 Outgassing from Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS NASA's James Webb Space Telescope has made the first observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, detecting unexpectedly high carbon dioxide outgassing. The strong CO2 signature gives a direct compositional clue to the object's extrasolar origin and early formation environment.

2025-08-26T07:21:55.337688-07:00

JWST Finds Unexpectedly High CO2 Outgassing from Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS

defenceconnect.com.au

Northrop Grumman tapped to design Space Force protected tactical satcom system The U.S. Space Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to design a protected tactical satellite communications system intended to deliver secure, resilient and global connectivity for military operations. The programme aims to harden battlefield links against jamming, interception and other contested-space threats.

2025-08-25T14:02:10.800273-07:00

Northrop Grumman tapped to design Space Force protected tactical satcom system

SpaceNews.com

DeepSat wins AFWERX contract for very low Earth orbit monitoring

2025-08-25T12:42:30.787812-07:00

DeepSat wins AFWERX contract for very lo

India Defense News

ISRO delays NavIC replacements after failures in indigenous atomic clocks ISRO has postponed replacement launches for defunct NavIC satellites after failures in its indigenous atomic clocks, which are integral to the regional navigation constellation. The setback disrupts New Delhi's timetable to modernize and expand NavIC and forces a review of on‑orbit hardware readiness.

2025-08-25T09:43:12.932330-07:00

ISRO delays NavIC replacements after failures in indigenous atomic clocks

Bloomberg Law

Federal Court Bars Investor Suit Challenging Terran Orbital's Liquidity Claims in Sale to Lockheed A federal court has barred Terran Orbital investors from pursuing class claims that the satellite maker concealed liquidity shortfalls that forced a discounted sale to Lockheed Martin. Plaintiffs alleged the company hid a cash-reserve problem that materially depressed the transaction price; the court found the claims insufficient to proceed.

2025-08-25T09:11:20.131951-07:00

Federal Court Bars Investor Suit Challenging Terran Orbital's Liquidity Claims in Sale to Lockheed

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York Space delivers 21 satellites for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer launch York Space Systems has completed and shipped 21 transport‑layer communications satellites to the launch site ahead of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 lift on Sept. 10, beginning a months‑long campaign to place 126 data‑transport and 28 missile‑warning satellites into LEO.

2025-08-25T06:08:56.185060-07:00

York Space delivers 21 satellites for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer launch

energy-reporters.com

China demonstrates daylight laser targeting of Moon-orbit satellite, raising comms and security questions China has demonstrated a daylight laser targeting capability against a Moon-orbiting satellite, claiming accuracy likened to hitting a single hair from more than six miles away. Beijing says the technique improves communications and navigation links for lunar operations, while also prompting dual-use security concerns.

2025-08-24T14:56:57.989707-07:00

China demonstrates daylight laser targeting of Moon-orbit satellite, raising comms and security questions

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