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UK Space Agency delays £375.6M contract award for low Earth orbit debris removal mission

The UK Space Agency has delayed awarding a £375.6 million contract for a mission intended to capture and remove two defunct satellites from low Earth orbit. The delay postpones a key step toward reducing orbital debris risk and advancing government-led remediation capabilities.

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2026-07-20T07:10:52.483805-07:00

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SpaceX targets July 16 for Starship Flight 13, deploying Starlink from a v3 vehicle after schedule slips

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2026-07-13T07:45:06.737977-07:00

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SpaceX Starship Flight 13: launches 21 Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites for U.S. military and deploys first Starlink V3

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2026-07-16T03:17:02.860166-07:00

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Study warns extreme solar storms could be more damaging to satellites, power grids and communications than previously estimated

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2026-07-17T03:10:03.859346-07:00

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ThinKom Solutions’ ThinAir GT2517 completes SES Government Technology Certification for O3b mPOWER MEO operations ThinKom Solutions said its ThinAir GT2517 airborne terminal has successfully completed SES Government Technology Certification (GTC), enabling operations on the SES O3b mPOWER medium Earth orbit (MEO) constellation. The company framed the milestone as certification for government-technology use on the mPOWER network.

2026-07-20T08:53:26.421896-07:00

ThinKom Solutions’ ThinAir GT2517 completes SES Government Technology Certification for O3b mPOWER MEO operations

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UK Space Agency delays £375.6M contract award for low Earth orbit debris removal mission The UK Space Agency has delayed awarding a £375.6 million contract for a mission intended to capture and remove two defunct satellites from low Earth orbit. The delay postpones a key step toward reducing orbital debris risk and advancing government-led remediation capabilities.

2026-07-20T07:10:52.483805-07:00

UK Space Agency delays £375.6M contract award for low Earth orbit debris removal mission

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Study warns extreme solar storms could be more damaging to satellites, power grids and communications than previously estimated A new scientific study argues that “once-in-a-thousand-year” solar storms may pose higher-than-expected risks to space assets and critical terrestrial infrastructure. Researchers say worst-case geomagnetic conditions could translate into greater impacts for satellites, power grids and communications than earlier threat models suggested.

2026-07-17T03:10:03.859346-07:00

Study warns extreme solar storms could be more damaging to satellites, power grids and communications than previously estimated

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SpaceX Starship Flight 13: launches 21 Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites for U.S. military and deploys first Starlink V3 SpaceX carried out a Starship Flight 13 mission launching 21 U.S. military “Tranche 1 Transport Layer” satellites from California and said it would deploy the first Starlink V3 satellites for the first time. The mission also comes as SpaceX approaches 10,839 working satellites across its Starlink fleet.

2026-07-16T03:17:02.860166-07:00

SpaceX Starship Flight 13: launches 21 Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites for U.S. military and deploys first Starlink V3

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Rocket Lab completes full-duration static fire of Archimedes engine for Neutron’s second stage Rocket Lab conducted a full-duration static fire test of the Archimedes engine that will power the second stage of its new Neutron launch vehicle. The test campaign is positioned as a key step toward flight readiness for the powerful next-generation launcher.

2026-07-15T13:17:29.953260-07:00

Rocket Lab completes full-duration static fire of Archimedes engine for Neutron’s second stage

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SpaceX Starlink logs 355,000+ collision-avoidance maneuvers in a year as satellites dodge other objects almost weekly SpaceX’s Starlink satellites have executed more than 355,000 collision-avoidance maneuvers over the past year, with each satellite dodging other objects almost weekly. The frequency underscores the growing operational burden from nearby objects and the risk environment experts say could worsen.

2026-07-15T05:14:12.048378-07:00

SpaceX Starlink logs 355,000+ collision-avoidance maneuvers in a year as satellites dodge other objects almost weekly

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Every SpaceX Starlink satellite has to dodge a collision almost weekly, and experts fear the worst

2026-07-15T05:14:12.048378-07:00

Every SpaceX Starlink satellit

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SpaceX flies a Falcon 9 booster for the 600th time, launching Starlink satellites on two back-to-back missions July 13-14 SpaceX placed Starlink satellites into orbit using a flight-proven Falcon 9 rocket for its 600th launch. The July 14 mission followed a first Starlink launch about eight hours earlier on another Falcon 9 from the U.S. East and West coasts, respectively.

2026-07-14T15:14:01.119789-07:00

SpaceX flies a Falcon 9 booster for the 600th time, launching Starlink satellites on two back-to-back missions July 13-14

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