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China logs 4 launches in 3 days; Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket launch triggers post-liftoff silence while Shijian-31’s mission moves

China completed four launches in three days, including an experimental satellite mission aimed at detecting the space environment and a Shijian-31 payload placed atop its common high-orbit delivery route. After the Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket launch on Wednesday, a long silence followed, raising questions about potential issues despite the rapid overall cadence.

2026-06-17T05:19:23.257520-07:00

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Look Up and Skynopy team on automated LEO collision-avoidance using ground-station network

2026-06-17T04:46:48.352582-07:00

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Remondo signs first international MOU with Korea Aerospace Industries for sub-30 cm resolution imaging

2026-06-17T05:01:40.883235-07:00

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Dawn Aerospace raises $25M Series B to scale Aurora reusable spaceplane and in-space refueling demo

2026-06-16T15:32:40.480468-07:00

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China logs 4 launches in 3 days; Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket launch triggers post-liftoff silence while Shijian-31’s mission moves China completed four launches in three days, including an experimental satellite mission aimed at detecting the space environment and a Shijian-31 payload placed atop its common high-orbit delivery route. After the Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket launch on Wednesday, a long silence followed, raising questions about potential issues despite the rapid overall cadence.

2026-06-17T05:19:23.257520-07:00

China logs 4 launches in 3 days; Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket launch triggers post-liftoff silence while Shijian-31’s mission moves

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Remondo signs first international MOU with Korea Aerospace Industries for sub-30 cm resolution imaging Remondo has signed its first international memorandum of understanding since its February debut with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), the Republic of Korea’s aerospace and defense systems integrator. The MoU covers sub-30 cm resolution imaging, extending Remondo’s commercialization efforts through a KAI partnership.

2026-06-17T05:01:40.883235-07:00

Remondo signs first international MOU with Korea Aerospace Industries for sub-30 cm resolution imaging

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Look Up and Skynopy team on automated LEO collision-avoidance using ground-station network Space surveillance venture Look Up said June 17 it will use Skynopy’s ground-station network to automate key parts of its proposed low-Earth-orbit collision-avoidance service. The partnership targets faster, more repeatable conjunction management support by leveraging Skynopy’s station infrastructure.

2026-06-17T04:46:48.352582-07:00

Look Up and Skynopy team on automated LEO collision-avoidance using ground-station network

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Dawn Aerospace raises $25M Series B to scale Aurora reusable spaceplane and in-space refueling demo New Zealand–Dutch Dawn Aerospace has closed a $25 million Series B to accelerate the Aurora spaceplane’s path to operational service, alongside an in-space refueling demonstration. The funding boosts the company’s valuation sharply—told as US$195m (NZ$335m), up from a post-round value above US$330m—fueling propulsion system development.

2026-06-16T15:32:40.480468-07:00

Dawn Aerospace raises $25M Series B to scale Aurora reusable spaceplane and in-space refueling demo

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Arianespace targets record Ariane 6 heavy-lift launch for Amazon Leo on June 17, pushing Ariane 64 to its biggest payload and hi Arianespace is preparing an Ariane 6 “heavy” mission for Amazon Leo on Wednesday, June 17, using an Ariane 64 configuration. The flight is expected to set records by lifting the heaviest payload on an Ariane rocket while deploying Amazon Leo’s most satellites on a single mission, with details including upgraded solid boosters.

2026-06-16T14:18:44.502212-07:00

Arianespace targets record Ariane 6 heavy-lift launch for Amazon Leo on June 17, pushing Ariane 64 to its biggest payload and hi

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All.Space relocates from the U.K. to Alabama as York Space acquisition process advances All.Space, a satellite terminal developer, is relocating from the U.K. to Alabama, positioning the move around U.S. defense priorities. The relocation comes amid an ongoing York Space acquisition process, signaling how space communications companies are aligning footprint and customer access for defense-linked programs.

2026-06-16T13:23:56.969033-07:00

All.Space relocates from the U.K. to Alabama as York Space acquisition process advances

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NEW HORIZON Act would let national security missions tap commercial orbital data centers A bipartisan group of senators introduced the NEW HORIZON Act to enable national security missions to use commercial orbital data-center services. The bill is positioned to formalize how defense users can access the emerging “orbital data center” ecosystem as on-orbit compute and data hosting move from concept to procurement.

2026-06-16T10:49:27.699136-07:00

NEW HORIZON Act would let national security missions tap commercial orbital data centers

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Katalyst Space raises $12M to fly GEO satellite-servicing demonstration mission Katalyst Space Technologies has raised $12 million to support a geostationary orbit (GEO) demonstration mission aimed at on-orbit servicing. The funding underscores growing investor interest in commercial capabilities to rendezvous with, and potentially rescue or service, malfunctioning satellites in GEO.

2026-06-16T08:49:24.118794-07:00

Katalyst Space raises $12M to fly GEO satellite-servicing demonstration mission

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China logs 4 launches in 3 days; Kuaizhou-11 solid rocket launch triggers post-liftoff silence while Shijian-31’s mission moves

Look Up and Skynopy team on automated LEO collision-avoidance using ground-station network

Remondo signs first international MOU with Korea Aerospace Industries for sub-30 cm resolution imaging

Dawn Aerospace raises $25M Series B to scale Aurora reusable spaceplane and in-space refueling demo

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