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Last Updated: Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, 10:18 AM PDT
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Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha cleared to resume launches after April 29 failure
By Space.com: "Technical challenges aren’t roadblocks — they’re catalysts.".

York Space delivers its largest satellite to date, marking a manufacturing scale-up
By SpaceNews.com: York Space hits milestone with largest satellite delivery yet.

Swissto12 completes PDR for first small GEO direct‑to‑device connectivity satellite
By SpaceNews.com: Swissto12 has completed the Preliminary Design Review for its first direct-to-device connectivity satellite, the Swiss small geostationary spacecraft manufacturer announced Sept.

Top launch providers outline a 'new era' for space launch at World Space Business Week in Paris
By Via Satellite: PARIS — On the first day of World Space Business Week (WSBW) in Paris, a number of the world’s top launchers described a market set to enter a new era.

GSOA appoints new leadership to advance satellite industry’s connectivity and sustainability agenda
By Satellite Evolution: New GSOA leadership to drive satellite industry’s role in a connected, sustainable future.

EchoStar eyes satcom expansion after ‘forced pivot’ from spectrum sales
By SpaceNews.com: EchoStar is looking for ways to expand its communications business as an “asset-light growth company,” CEO Hamid Akhavan said Sept. 15.

Sky Perfect JSAT Selects Harmonic’s XOS Processor to Enhance Pay-TV Delivery
By Via Satellite: Japanese pay-TV satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT signed a technology partnership agreement with Harmonic to utilize its software-based XOS Advanced Media Processor.