CHINESE SATELLITES COMPLETE GROUNDBREAKING MISSION 22,000 MILES ABOVE EARTH - China’s latest space milestone saw two advanced satellites accomplishing a pioneering mission nearly 22,000 miles from Earth, showcasing cutting‐edge technology and enhanced orbital coordination. By executing complex maneuvers and establishing robust communication links, the satellites have set ... More (Source: Fox News - Jul 10)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 28 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - paceX launched its latest batch of broadband internet satellites onboard its Falcon 9 rocket in a predawn Falcon 9 launch on Tuesday. The mission, dubbed Starlink 10-28, carried 28 satellites into low Earth orbit. Liftoff from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station occurred... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jul 9)
SPACE INDUSTRY URGES US CONGRESS NOT TO AXE SYSTEM THAT PREVENTS SATELLITE COLLISIONS - Hundreds of U.S. companies on Tuesday urged Congress to back off a plan to kill a small federal office tasked with managing satellite traffic in space, a badly needed civilian effort initiated by President Donald Trump's first administration but now imperiled by cuts. The White House's 2026 budget... More (Source: Reuters - Jul 9)
2 TINY SPACECRAFT LAUNCHED TO ATTEMPT WORLD’S FIRST GPS-ONLY SATELLITE DOCKING - In a significant advancement for autonomous spacecraft operations, AVS US, in collaboration with Cornell University and the University of North Dakota (UND), successfully launched two small satellites aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The mission, named UND ROADS (Rendezvous and Operations for Autono... More (Source: MSN - Jul 8)
GLOBALSTAR ORDERS ANOTHER SPACEX LAUNCH FOR CONSTELLATION REFRESH - Globalstar has signed a second launch deal with SpaceX, which will launch part of its constellation upgrade on a Falcon 9 mission. The mission will launch nine satellites and is targeted for 2026. Globalstar previously purchased a SpaceX launch in 2023 for the satellite upgrade, targeted for 2025... More (Source: Via Satellite - Jul 8)
SATELIOT ADVANCES ITS CONSTELLATION WITH 5 NEW SATELLITES TO BE MANUFACTURED BY ALéN SPACE - Sateliot has taken another step forward in the deployment of its satellite constellation by entrusting the manufacture of its next five satellites to the Spanish firm Alén Space. These satellites, which will become part of its LEO network, are scheduled for launch in 2026 and reinforce Sateliot’s... More (Source: SatNews - Jul 7)
REPUBLICAN-BACKED RECONCILIATION BILL PASSES, INCLUDES FUNDING FOR ISS, ARTEMIS PROGRAMS, SPACE SHUTTLE RELOCATION - A massive tax and spending package passed by the Senate on Wednesday was approved by the House on Thursday and signed by President Donald Trump on Friday, July 4. The bill, H.R. 1, also referred to as the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ Act, was passed through the reconciliation process, meaning it ... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jul 7)
PROGRESS CARGO CRAFT DOCKS TO STATION RESUPPLYING EXPEDITION 73 - The unpiloted Progress 92 spacecraft arrived at the space-facing port of the orbiting laboratory’s Poisk module at 5:25 p.m. EDT, Saturday, July 5. The spacecraft launched at 3:32 p.m. EDT on July 3 (12:32 a.m. Baikonur time, July 4) on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ... More (Source: NASA - Jul 7)
ISS ASTRONAUTS LOOK OUT OVER THE US—CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT THEY SEE - A picture snapped from the International Space Station (ISS) by NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers has captured a lesser-seen view of an extraordinary atmospheric phenomenon known as a red sprite. The photo, taken from orbit during the night, shows a glowing bluish-purple halo with a vivid red column s... More (Source: Newsweek - Jul 6)
PROGRESS CARGO CRAFT LAUNCHES TO STATION FOR SATURDAY DELIVERY - The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 92 spacecraft is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following a launch at 3:32 p.m. EDT (12:32 a.m., Baikonur time, Friday, July 4) on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. ... More (Source: NASA - Jul 5)
CHINA SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES NEW TEST SATELLITE - China sent a new test satellite into space on ThursdaChina sent a new test satellite into space on Thursday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in the southwestern province of Sichuan. The Shiyan-28B 01 satellite was launched at 5:35 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-4C carrier rocket ... More (Source: English.gov.cn - Jul 4)
NEARLY 500 STARLINK SATELLITES HAVE INCINERATED IN EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE SO FAR THIS YEAR - According to a filing with the Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday, 472 Starlink satellites burned up in the atmosphere between December 2024 and May 2025, as SpaceX deorbited around 6% of its active fleet. Starlink satellites are built to last around five years. After that, they're stee... More (Source: CNET - Jul 4)
BEZOS-FUNDED SATELLITE TRACKING METHANE EMISSIONS LOSES POWER IN SPACE - MethaneSAT, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) methane-tracking satellite backed by the Bezos Earth Fund, is lost in space. Its ground team lost contact with the spacecraft on June 20 but tried to reestablish a connection until it learned in the morning of July 1 that MethaneSAT had lost power alt... More (Source: Engadget - Jul 3)
SPACEX LAUNCHES ITS 500TH FALCON 9 ROCKET - SpaceX launched its 500th Falcon 9 rocket to date with an overnight Starlink flight on Wednesday. The first stage booster used on the mission also flew for a record-setting 29th time. The mission, dubbed Starlink 10-25, lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jul 3)
NASA, SPACEX INVITE MEDIA TO WATCH CREW-11 LAUNCH TO SPACE STATION - Media accreditation is open for the launch of NASA’s 11th rotational mission of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft carrying astronauts to the International Space Station for a science expedition. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission is targeted to launch in the late July/early August timefr... More (Source: NASA - Jul 3)
EUMETSAT, ESA LAUNCHES COMBO MTG-S1, SENTINEL-4 SATELLITE ON SPACEX FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM NASA’S KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - A European satellite designed to augment both weather monitoring and assessments of air quality and pollution for Europe and North Africa took flight from Florida on Tuesday evening. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lofted the Meteosat Third Generation Sounder (MTG-S1) satellite into a geosynchronous tra... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jul 2)
NASA TO PROVIDE COVERAGE OF PROGRESS 92 LAUNCH, SPACE STATION DOCKING - NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft delivering approximately three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the Expedition 73 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 92 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 3:32... More (Source: PR Newswire - Jul 2)
CHINESE SPACECRAFT BEGIN RENDEZVOUS AND PROXIMITY OPERATIONS IN GEOSTATIONARY ORBIT - China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 are conducting proximity operations for a second time high above the Earth as a precursor to an expected on-orbit refueling test. Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 spacecraft, operating in geostationary orbit (GEO), approximately 35,786 km above Earth’s equator, appe... More (Source: SpaceNews - Jul 1)
METEOSAT-12 SATELLITE TAKES OVER FROM METEOSAT-10 IN DELIVERING EUROPE’S PRIME SERVICE - EUMETSAT’s Meteosat-12 satellite, formerly Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager 1, has now taken over from Meteosat-10 to deliver Europe’s prime data service from GEO—orbiting at an altitude of around 36,000 kilometers, Meteosat-12 is the first imaging satellite in the MTG program and now mo... More (Source: SatNews - Jun 30)
