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)
JAPAN LAUNCHES A CLIMATE CHANGE MONITORING SATELLITE ON MAINSTAY H2A ROCKET'S LAST FLIGHT - Japan on Sunday successfully launched a climate change monitoring satellite on its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship model designed to be more cost competitive in the global space market. The H-2A rocket lifted off from the Tanegashima Space... More (Source: The Washington Post - Jun 30)
SPACEX SENDS TWO BATCHES OF STARLINK SATELLITES ON SATURDAY DOUBLEHEADER - SpaceX launched two Starlink missions on Saturday (June 28). Two Falcon 9 rockets carrying the broadband internet satellites lifted off at 12:26 a.m. and 1:13 p.m. EDT (0426 and 1713 GMT) on Saturday, the first from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and the ... More (Source: Space.com - Jun 30)
SPACEX COMPLETES 60TH STARLINK FLIGHT OF 2025 - SpaceX completed its second of two planned Saturday Falcon 9 rocket launches with the second lifting off from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. It launched 26 more Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit, adding to a constellation nearly 8,000 strong. The Starlink 15-7 mission t... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 30)
CHINA’S SHENZHOU-20 ASTRONAUTS COMPLETE SECOND SPACEWALK TO ENHANCE TIANGONG SPACE STATION - Two Chinese astronauts conducted an extravehicular activity outside the Tiangong space station Thursday, marking their second spacewalk in five weeks. Astronaut Chen Zhongrui opened the Wentian module hatch at 3:04 a.m. Eastern (0704 UTC) June 26, beginning activities, ascending to the tip of Tia... More (Source: SpaceNews - Jun 30)
EU'S SPACE ACT WOULD TRACK SPACE OBJECTS AND CLEAR SATELLITE DEBRIS - Ambitious new legislation aims to revolutionize Europe's approach to space safety by integrating advanced systems to monitor and track orbital objects while actively managing and removing satellite debris. Experts emphasize that this initiative will not only improve real‐time situational awareness... More (Source: Accuweather - Jun 28)
AXIOM MISSION 4 ASTRONAUTS DOCK TO STATION INSIDE DRAGON - At 6:31 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the fourth private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 4. NASA’s arrival coverage will continue through hatch opening and welcome remarks from the crew.... More (Source: NASA - Jun 27)
FEDS CUT SATELLITE DATA FORECASTERS SAY IS CRUCIAL TO TRACKING HURRICANES: 'A HUGE LOSS' - Meteorologists, emergency planners, and local officials are grappling with the fallout from NOAA's decision to reduce its public hurricane forecast data, a move that many fear may compromise the clarity and timeliness of storm tracking during critical weather events. Reduced access to high-resolutio... More (Source: NOLA.com - Jun 27)
ROCKET LAB LAUNCHES 'GET THE HAWK OUTTA HERE' MISSION FROM NEW ZEALAND - Rocket Lab has launched a quartet of satellites for Virginia-based company Hawkeye 360. An Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab's Pad-A at Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand today at 1:28 p.m. EDT (1728 GMT; 5:28 a.m. local New Zealand time on June 27). The rocket carried Hawkeye 360's ... More (Source: Space.com - Jun 27)
ESA’S LEO-PNT SATELLITES SET TO LAUNCH BY END OF YEAR - ESA is accelerating the deployment of a new generation of low Earth orbit positioning, navigation, and timing satellites designed to complement existing global navigation systems. These satellites, developed under an innovative approach that combines advanced technology with rigorous testing, promis... More (Source: European Space Agency - Jun 26)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 27 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - SpaceX followed up its predawn launch of four astronauts to the International Space Station with the flight of another Falcon 9 rocket, this time carrying the company’s Starlink internet satellites on board. The mission, dubbed Starlink 10-16, had 27 of the Version 2 Mini Optimized satellites o... More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jun 26)
