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Space.com • Robert Z. Pearlman

SpaceX launches 24 Starlink satellites on Falcon 9 from Vandenberg as first post-Nasdaq-debut rocket

SpaceX lifted 24 Starlink satellites to orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base on June 15, marking the company’s first Falcon 9 launch after its Nasdaq debut. The mission deploys 29 V2 Mini satellites within the Starlink 17-54 batch as SpaceX and Starlink scale deployment cadence.

Also: Spaceflight Now and keeptrack.space
2026-06-15T12:41:33.964041-07:00
Satellite   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Space Defense & Militarization   Policy & Regulation   Defense Policy  
SpaceNews.com • Sandra Erwin

DARPA to explore ways to rapidly rebuild satellite networks if attacked

By SpaceNews.com: WASHINGTON — The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is soliciting input from the space industry on how the United States could rapidly restore critical space capabilities if satellites were disabled or destroyed during a conflict.

2026-06-15T07:11:46.027160-07:00
Satellite   Europe   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
Space Intel Report • Peter B. de Selding

Europe's Iris2 constellation adds 66 early-delivery satellites, to launch in 2029, to mitigate delay in full-performance network

By Space Intel Report: PARIS — Europe’s Iris2 multi-orbit secured connectivity network, facing pressure from European governments to limit it schedule delays, is adding 66 smaller satellites to its low-Earth-orbit component to assure launches starting in 2029, with the full-capacity, 264-satellite system to be launched around 2032,.

2026-06-15T04:53:14.338275-07:00
Satellite   Supply Chain   Europe   ESA   M&A   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Commercial Space   Space Defense & Militarization  
Bloomberg • Pablo Mayo Cerqueiro

German Satellite Maker OHB Seeks €500 Million to Fuel Growth

By Bloomberg: German satellite maker OHB SE is kicking off a stock offering to help it contribute to Europe’s space and defense programs as well as increase its free float.

Also: Reuters and Seeking Alpha
2026-06-15T01:48:31.296516-07:00