ROCKET LAB LAUNCHES BLACKSKY GEN-3 SATELLITE ON 60TH ELECTRON FLIGHT - Rocket Lab (Nasdaq: RKLB) completed its second Electron rocket of the month and its 60th to date. The flight carried with it the first of BlackSky’s Gen-3 Earth imaging and analytics gathering satellites. Liftoff of the mission, dubbed ‘Fasten Your Space Belts,’ from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand happened at 12:17 p.m. NZDT on Feb. 19 (6:17 p.m. EST, 2317 UCT on Feb. 18).   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Feb 19)

CAPELLA SPACE EYES LATE 2026 FOR NEXT-GENERATION SATELLITE DEPLOYMENT - Capella Space plans to start deploying its next-generation satellites late next year as it looks to expand from its traditional X-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) collection to other missions. “We will move beyond SAR,” Capella Space CEO Frank Backes said Feb. 16 on the sidelines of the International Defense Conference here.   More
(Source: Aviation Week - Feb 18)

THE SPACE STATIONS THAT COULD REPLACE THE ISS - The International Space Station (ISS) is approaching the end of its operational life. NASA has committed to operating the ISS through 2030, after which plans are in place for its decommissioning. NASA has contracted SpaceX to perform a "controlled reentry" by steering the station into a descent towards the Earth's atmosphere. During reentry, much of the ISS is expected to burn up, with any remaining debris falling into the designated remote ocean area.   More
(Source: Newsweek - Feb 17)

IRAN TO LAUNCH MICRO-CLASS SATELLITE - Iran is taking a significant step toward reaching geosynchronous orbit with the upcoming launch of its communications satellite, "Navak," which weighs 40 kilograms. Set to be launched by an upgraded Simorgh rocket, the mission is a milestone in the nation's space industry, signaling a major leap in enhancing the country’s communication capabilities.   More
(Source: Mehr News Agency - Feb 17)

'SAILING' SATELLITES OF THE FUTURE COULD PROVIDE EARLY WARNING OF DANGEROUS SPACE WEATHER - Solar sails that allow satellites to glide on the light from the sun could soon become a reality. The technology would allow scientists to provide earlier warnings of space weather events such as geomagnetic storms, which have the potential to disrupt technological systems on Earth. "A lot of us have experienced sailing; it's exactly like that," Irfan Azeem, division chief of the Research to Operations and Project Planning Division at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office of Space Weather Observations, told Space.com in an interview here at the American Meteorological Society's (AMS) annual meeting in January.   More
(Source: Space.com - Feb 17)

SPACEX LAUNCHES 21 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - SpaceX launches a Falcon 9 rocket with 21 Starlink V2 Mini satellites on board early Saturday morning. The flight featured a first stage booster flying for a record 26th time. This was the 14th launch of 2025 with Starlink satellites onboard. Liftoff of the Starlink 12-8 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 1:14 a.m. EST (0614 UTC).   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Feb 15)

MYRIOTA EXPANDS IOT CONSTELLATION WITH FOUR NEW SATELLITES - Myriota added four new Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellites to its global Internet of Things (IoT) constellation through its partnership with Spire, Myriota announced Feb. 13. SpaceX launched the satellites on the Transporter-12 mission on Jan. 14. The satellites will add capacity for Myriota’s services and expand Myriota’s markets to Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, and across the Middle East.    More
(Source: Via Satellite - Feb 14)

VAST SPACE STATION QUALIFICATION ARTICLE PASSES MAJOR MILESTONE - Vast is one step closer to launching its first private commercial space station. The company recently completed testing of its Haven-1 qualification article in Mojave, California, and reported that it successfully passed its tests. The company’s current goal is to launch the flight article aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket no earlier than May 2026. During a tour of Vast’s facilities in Long Beach, California, with NSF’s John Galloway and D Wise, Vast gave insights into their plans to eventually win a NASA contract to allow their larger space station, Haven-2, to act as a replacement following the deorbiting of the International Space Station (ISS), which is currently scheduled for 2030.   More
(Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Feb 13)

NASA ANNOUNCES NEW LAUNCH DATE FOR CREW-10, SWAP OF SPACEX DRAGON SPACECRAFT FOLLOWING CONSTRUCTION DELAYS - NASA has a new launch date for the SpaceX Crew-10 mission to the International Space Station. The move comes after the agency decided to replace a brand new Dragon spacecraft with a previously flown capsule. NASA astronaut and mission commander Anne McClain will lead two other astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut on the journey to the orbiting outpost, now targeting a liftoff from the Kennedy Space Center no earlier than Wednesday, March 12.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Feb 13)

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