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Blue Origin launches twin Mars probes for NASA as New Glenn makes first landing

Spaceflight Now reports: ![](http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/2025111-New-Glenn-beach.jpg) Blue Origin launched its second heavy-lift New Glenn rocket Thursday, putting two small NASA satellites onto a long, looping course to Mars to learn more about how the sun has slowly blown away the red planet’s once thick atmosphere.

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ULA Atlas V launches ViaSat‑3 Flight 2, sending Viasat’s highest‑capacity satellite to orbit to double network capacity

2025-11-13T19:53:22.917284-08:00

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Amazon renames Project Kuiper to "Amazon Leo" as LEO broadband service nears

2025-11-13T09:25:22.027028-08:00

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SES and Infinite Orbits to conduct Europe’s first commercial GEO satellite life‑extension mission

2025-11-13T13:16:51.991098-08:00

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Canada's SBQuantum wins ESA magnetometer contract Canadian firm SBQuantum has won a contract to supply a magnetometer to the European Space Agency. The deal is a commercial win for Canada's emerging quantum-sensor sector and expands ESA's access to advanced magnetic sensing capability for space science and monitoring applications.

2025-11-13T20:14:57.317251-08:00

Canada's SBQuantum wins ESA magnetometer contract

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ULA Atlas V launches ViaSat‑3 Flight 2, sending Viasat’s highest‑capacity satellite to orbit to double network capacity United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 551 lifted off from Cape Canaveral late Thursday carrying Viasat’s ViaSat‑3 Flight 2 — the operator’s highest‑capacity geostationary satellite — after an earlier scrub for a liquid‑oxygen vent‑valve issue. The mission will put the satellite on its way to orbit and double Viasat’s network capacity.

2025-11-13T19:53:22.917284-08:00

ULA Atlas V launches ViaSat‑3 Flight 2, sending Viasat’s highest‑capacity satellite to orbit to double network capacity

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Blue Origin launches twin Mars probes for NASA as New Glenn makes first landing

2025-11-13T14:54:35.583881-08:00

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IonQ acquires Skyloom to expand into space networking IonQ has acquired space-networking specialist Skyloom, marking the company's entry into satellite networking and communications. The deal positions IonQ to combine space-based connectivity capabilities with its existing technology portfolio as it broadens beyond core quantum services.

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IonQ acquires Skyloom to expand into space networking

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Eutelsat signs LEO distribution deals with MSTelcom and Paratus to expand coverage in Angola and southern Africa Eutelsat this week signed two LEO service agreements — a distribution pact with MSTelcom in Angola and a commercial deal with Paratus to roll out LEO connectivity across southern Africa — broadening regional satellite broadband availability through local partners.

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Eutelsat signs LEO distribution deals with MSTelcom and Paratus to expand coverage in Angola and southern Africa

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AAC Clyde Space trims 2025 forecast after EUMETSAT and SKA contract delays hit order pipeline AAC Clyde Space, a smallsat hardware and services provider, has trimmed its 2025 forecast after delays to contracts with EUMETSAT and the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) disrupted its order pipeline. The company said the setbacks have weakened near‑term revenue visibility and pressured its market outlook.

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AAC Clyde Space trims 2025 forecast after EUMETSAT and SKA contract delays hit order pipeline

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SES and Infinite Orbits to conduct Europe’s first commercial GEO satellite life‑extension mission SES has signed an agreement with Infinite Orbits for Europe’s first commercial geostationary satellite life‑extension mission. Infinite Orbits will use its Endurance docking vehicle to attach to and extend the operational life of an SES GEO satellite, a move described as improving sustainability in space operations.

2025-11-13T13:16:51.991098-08:00

SES and Infinite Orbits to conduct Europe’s first commercial GEO satellite life‑extension mission

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Intense solar flare and ~1,500 km/s CME spark global auroras, force ISS crew shelter and delay launches An intense solar flare on 11 November 2025, followed by a fast coronal mass ejection (~1,500 km/s), has sparked geomagnetic storms, widespread auroras and warnings of GNSS, HF and satellite disruptions. The ISS's three Russian cosmonauts sheltered overnight and at least one commercial launch was delayed.

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Intense solar flare and ~1,500 km/s CME spark global auroras, force ISS crew shelter and delay launches

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