CHINA LAUNCHES NEW REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE - China on Tuesday successfully launched a new remote sensing satellite into space from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying the satellite Yaogan-39 lifted off at 4:03 a.m. (Beijing Time). The Long March-2D rocket was developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, a subsidiary of the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation.   More
(Source: Xinhua - Oct 25)

US SPACE FORCE'S 1ST OFFICIAL PAINTING SHOWS MILITARY SPACE PLANE INTERCEPTING ADVERSARY SATELLITE - The United States Space Force has unveiled an official painting depicting a space plane intercepting an adversary satellite, perhaps illustrating a hint of what we can expect if orbital warfare is in our future. Space Operations Command (SpOC), which provides orbital warfare and intelligence capabilities to the U.S. Space Force, unveiled the painting during a ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado on Oct. 20. The artwork, titled "High Ground Intercept," was commissioned with artist Rick Herter and is SpOC's first official painting.   More
(Source: Space.com - Oct 25)

MUSK’S SPACEX REPORTEDLY INKS DEAL WITH EU TO LAUNCH SATELLITES - SpaceX, the private rocket producer run by billionaire Elon Musk, has reached a deal with the European Space Agency to launch four navigation and communications satellites into orbit, the Wall Street Journal reports, marking the first time the European Union has partnered with the Musk-led company on a satellite containing classified information.   More
(Source: Forbes - Oct 24)

SPACE FORCE SETS SIGHTS ON SMALL GEOSTATIONARY COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITES - The U.S. Space Force is exploring the use of small geosynchronous satellites to enhance military communications networks — either through purchased commercial services or government-owned constellations. “We’re trying to leverage new capabilities from the commercial industry,” Clare Hopper, chief of the Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office, said Oct. 19 at the annual MilSat Symposium in Mountain View, California. Hopper said the Space Force is interested in procuring maneuverable small satellites that can deliver connectivity from geosynchronous Earth orbit.   More
(Source: SpaceNews - Oct 23)

ASTRONAUTS ABOARD INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SHARE VIEWS OF THE ISRAEL-HAMAS WAR FROM ABOVE - Two astronauts aboard the International Space Station told Fox News their view of Earth without borders and living alongside people from other nations has helped them feel a sense of unity, even as the Israel-Hamas war rages. "One of the things we experience up here is a different perspective of the world of our planet," European Space Agency astronaut Andreas Mogensen told Fox News. "A lot of people call it the overview effect."   More
(Source: Fox News - Oct 23)

SPACEX FALCON 9 LAUNCHES 21 STARLINK SATELLITES FROM CALIFORNIA - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off with 21 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 1:23 a.m. PDT (4:23 a.m. EDT, 0823 UTC). It was the first of two Starlink delivery missions planned for Saturday. The Falcon 9 set off on a south-easterly trajectory after lifting off from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E). It was SpaceX’s 22nd mission from the West Coast this year and its 75th orbital launch of 2023 overall.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Oct 22)

A RUSSIAN SATELLITE HAS SHIFTED WITHIN 60 KM OF ANOTHER SPACECRAFT - When it comes to saber-rattling, few countries employ it as much as Russia does. During their ongoing invasion and occupation of Ukraine, the country’s leadership has repeatedly threatened to use atomic weapons. But the threats don’t stop there. A private company called Slingshot Aerospace says Russia has maneuvered one of their Luch satellites uncomfortably close to Western spacecraft in GEO (geostationary orbit.) And it’s not the first time.   More
(Source: Universe Today - Oct 22)

SPACEX LAUNCHES 23 STARLINK SATELLITES ON ITS SECOND SPACEFLIGHT IN A DAY - A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 23 Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida tonight (Oct. 21) on the company's second mission of the day. The Falcon 9 is lifted off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Saturday at 10:17 p.m. EDT (0217 GMT on Oct. 22). The Falcon 9's first stage came back to Earth for a vertical landing tonight, touching down about 8.5 minutes after launch on the drone ship A Shortfall of Gravitas, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Oct 22)

INDIA WANTS TO BUILD ITS OWN SPACE STATION BY 2035 - South Asia’s largest country has new plans to leave orbit. On Tuesday, India’s Prime Minister revealed that the republic is aiming to set up the Bharatiya Antariksha Station (Indian Space Station) by 2035 and to send the first Indian to the moon by 2040. This news comes as the country gets ready to launch a key test flight on Saturday for its first crewed mission, Barron’s reports. And with Modi’s ambitious perspective, the venture likely won’t be the last.   More
(Source: Yahoo - Oct 21)

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