Satellite   Space Exploration & Science Missions  
Space.com • Daisy Dobrijevic

X1.4 solar flare sparks HF radio blackout and fast CME ahead of Artemis 2; storm supercharges Mars and disrupts ESA orbiters

An X1.4 solar flare produced an HF radio blackout and launched a fast coronal mass ejection days before NASA's Artemis 2 launch window. The same solar event compressed and energized Mars' upper atmosphere and caused anomalies on ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter.

2026-03-30T05:10:23.148235-07:00
Satellite   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
SpaceNews.com • Jason Rainbow

Starcloud raises $170M, hits $1.1B valuation as it seeks approval for 88,000‑satellite orbital data‑center network

By SpaceNews.com: Starcloud has raised $170 million to accelerate development of its next-generation spacecraft, reaching a $1.1 billion valuation as it awaits permission to deploy an 88,000-strong orbital data center network.

Also: Reuters
2026-03-30T04:17:43.219236-07:00
Satellite   Europe   ESA   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space   Space Policy & International Cooperation  
ESA

ESA launches first Celeste LEO‑PNT satellites on Rocket Lab Electron — Europe’s in‑orbit navigation demo

By ESA: At 10:14 CET on 28 March, the first two satellites of ESA’s Celeste LEO-PNT in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off aboard a Rocket Lab Electron rocket from Māhia, New Zealand.

Also: weheadedtomars.com and spaceanddefense.io
2026-03-30T02:00:26.222893-07:00