French CSO-3 spy satellite. Credit: Cnes, D. Ducros. By Andrew Parsonson, Published by European Spaceflight, 6 March 2025 Arianespace has successfully launched the CSO-3 reconnaissance satellite for the French Armed Forces aboard an Ariane 6 rocket. This marks the rocket’s first commercial mission following its mostly successful inaugural test flight
By Clarence Oxford, Published by Space Daily, 6 March 2025 Los Angeles CA (SPX) - SatixFy Communications (NYSE American: SATX) has been awarded GBP 1.8 million (approximately $2.3 million) by the UK Space Agency through its C-LEO program. The funding is designated for the creation of an advanced software suite
The Space Force mission known as Victus Nox flew on a Firefly Alpha rocket. It lifted off Sept. 14, 2023, from Space Launch Complex 2 West at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Credit: Firefly Aerospace By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 15 February 2025 WASHINGTON — Space transportation company
Illustration of the growing crowd and debris problem in GEO, which may be addressed by fast-responding traffic coordination AI. Credit: ESA/ID&Sense/ONiRiXEL; CC BY-SA 3.0 By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 11 February 2025 The challenge is particularly acute in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) where many military communications and early warning
Image source: UK Defence Journal By George Allison, Published by UK Defence Journal, 10 February 2025 The Ministry of Defence has awarded a £127 million contract to Airbus to design and build the Oberon satellite system, boosting the UK’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities while supporting around 200 skilled
Image credit: Redwire By Jonathan O'Callaghan, Published by BBC Future, 9 February 2025 There's a new race in space, but it's not where you might think. It's happening close to home – in the nearest bit of space, right on the edge of Earth's atmosphere. High in the skies of Earth,
The Mobile User Objective System's four-satellite constellation official transferred to the Space Force this year. (Lockheed Martin) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 8 February 2025 WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin and Boeing are advancing competing designs for next-generation military communications satellites, even as some experts question whether the Pentagon
Northrop Grumman's low-Earth orbit constellation of satellites detecting missile launches by an unidentified adversary. Northrop Grumman illustration By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 3 February 2025 The proposed “Iron Dome for America” system is heavily reliant on space-based sensors and potentially controversial space-based interceptors WASHINGTON — The nation’s top
