A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launches 27 Amazon Leo internet satellites to orbit on Dec. 16, 2025. (Image credit: ULA) By Tereza Pultarova, Published by Space.com, 25 January 2026 Amazon Leo satellites are generally not visible to the naked eye but still could obstruct astronomical observations. The satellites
A Falcon 9 launches the GPS III Space Vehicle 05 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, June 17, 2021. U.S. SPACE FORCE / STAFF SGT. JEREMY MOSIER By Jeff Foust, Published by Space Review, 27 October 2025 The growth of spaceflight activity has
A modified Long March-6 rocket carrying 18 Qianfen satellites takes off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in China's Shanxi province on 6 August 2024.VCG/AP By Debra Werner, Published by Space News, 1 October 2025 SYDNEY, Australia – Yesterday, the China National Space Agency (CNSA) contacted NASA about a potential
Conceptual image of AST Spacemobile's Bluewalker satellite. AST SpaceMobile By Passant Rabie, Published by Gizmodo, 23 July 2025 Despite owning more than half of the satellites currently in low Earth orbit, SpaceX is complaining about AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird constellation and how it’ll introduce added risks. In a letter sent to
Oneweb satellite By Mark Jackson, Published by ISPreview, 11 July 2025 The UK Government has agreed to commit a further £140m (€163.3) of public investment to help Eutelsat grow and expand its constellation of OneWeb ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The funding will be combined with other
This European Space Agency simulation shows the number of spacecraft currently orbiting the Earth, with many expected to either burn up in the atmosphere, or move to a distant 'graveyard orbit' when they reach end of life. Scientists argue for slowing down satellite launches until international space regulations catch up.
By Sophie Church, Published by Politics Home, 21 April 2025 To the anguish of the space industry, the UK is the only country to have successfully developed, and then abandoned, a satellite launch capability. That was over 50 years ago. But with the nature of conflict evolving, nowadays government is taking space
By Richard Speed, Published by The Register, 7 March 2025 Increasingly shaky relationship with the States has Europe considering options Talks are underway between European leaders and Eutelsat about a possible replacement for Starlink in Ukraine. Elon Musk's Starlink has proven invaluable during the conflict following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
