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Space.com • Mike Wall

Ariane 6 debuts four‑booster Ariane 64, lofts 32 Amazon Leo satellites to ~465 km

On 12 February 2026 Europe’s Ariane 6 flew its first four‑booster configuration (Ariane 64), lifting off from Kourou and deploying 32 Amazon Leo broadband satellites into roughly 465 km orbit. The flight validates Ariane 6’s highest‑thrust variant and Amazon has booked the next mission.

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2026-02-12T09:24:43.456467-08:00
Satellite   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Cybersecurity (Cyber Threats & Protection)  
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Wall Street Journal • Alexander Ward, Robbie Gramer

Exclusive | U.S. Smuggled Thousands of Starlink Terminals Into Iran After Protest Crackdown

By Wall Street Journal: The Trump administration covertly sent terminals into Iran in an effort to keep dissidents online following Tehran’s stifling of internet access.

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2026-02-12T12:57:20.165595-08:00
Reuters

Italian rail operator Italo picks Starlink for satellite internet on trains

By Reuters: Italian high‑speed rail operator Italo said on Thursday it would introduce SpaceX's Starlink system across its fleet, becoming the world's first major train company to rely on the low‑Earth‑orbit satellite connectivity service.

2026-02-12T04:15:30.825945-08:00
Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   NASA  
Spaceflight Now

NASA loads liquid hydrogen into Artemis II SLS at KSC in unannounced test to validate umbilical repairs

By Spaceflight Now: ![](http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260212-SLS-Lower-Michael.jpg) NASA is loading liquid hydrogen aboard its Space Launch System moon rocket at the Kennedy Space Center on Thursday for an unpublicized but crucial test of the repairs made to a leaky umbilical that derailed a countdown rehearsal on Feb.

2026-02-12T07:33:48.280724-08:00
Space Force   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Defense & Militarization  
Spaceflight Now • Will Robinson-Smith

ULA Vulcan suffers solid rocket booster anomaly on USSF-87 launch; investigation opened

By Spaceflight Now: ![](http://spaceflightnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/20260212-Plume-Feature-Image.jpg) United Launch Alliance said an issue affected one of the four solid rocket boosters that helped propel its Vulcan rocket into space Thursday on a mission for the United States Space Force.

Also: Space.com
2026-02-12T04:16:00.262575-08:00