ULA SCRUBS ATLAS V ROCKET LAUNCH DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUE - United Launch Alliance scrubbed the planned launch of the ViaSat-3 F2 mission tonight (Nov. 5) due to a technical issue. The next opportunity will come Thursday (Nov. 6) at 10:16 p.m. EDT (0316 GMT on Nov. 7). ViaSat-3 F2, which weighs about 13,000 pounds (5,900 kilograms), was scheduled to lift off atop an Atlas V today from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, during a 44-minute window that opens at 10:24 p.m. EST (0324 GMT on Nov. 6).   More
(Source: Space.com - Nov 6)

A COMMERCIAL SPACE STATION STARTUP NOW HAS A FOOTHOLD IN SPACE - A pathfinder mission for Vast’s privately owned space station launched into orbit Sunday and promptly extended its solar panel, kicking off a shakedown cruise to prove the company’s designs can meet the demands of spaceflight. Vast’s Haven Demo mission lifted off just after midnight Sunday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, and rode a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket into orbit. Haven Demo was one of 18 satellites sharing a ride on SpaceX’s Bandwagon 4 mission, launching alongside a South Korean spy satellite and a small testbed for Starcloud, a startup working with Nvidia to build an orbital data center.   More
(Source: Ars Technica - Nov 5)

THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION WILL FALL TO EARTH IN 2030. CAN A PRIVATE SPACE STATION REALLY FILL ITS GAP? - When the International Space Station plunges to its fiery doom in 2030, its loss to science will be incalculable, even if it remains an open question as to whether its successes matched humanity's ambitions for it. By the time that the International Space Station (ISS) is safely and deliberately de-orbited over the Pacific Ocean, the station will have been permanently crewed for 30 years — it has had visitors ever since the first Expedition 1 mission (consisting of one astronaut and two cosmonauts) first docked with the fledgling, half-built station on November 2, 2000.   More
(Source: Space.com - Nov 5)

ROCKET LAB READY TO LAUNCH JAPAN’S “THE NATION GOD NAVIGATES” SATELLITE - “The Nation God Navigates” is the name of a Rocket Lab mission launching on November 5, 2025, which will deploy a Japanese satellite for its operator, iQPS. The mission’s name and the satellite’s nickname, YACHIHOKO-I, are inspired by YACHIHOKO, the Japanese god of nation-building and navigation. Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB), a global provider in launch services and space systems, announced the launch window for its next mission for multi-launch customer Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS), a Japan-based Earth imaging company.    More
(Source: SatNews - Nov 5)

COPERNICUS SENTINEL-1D EARTH OBSERVATION SATELLITE SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED - The Copernicus Sentinel-1D Earth observation satellite, built by prime contractor Thales Alenia Space, the joint company between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), was successfully launched by Arianespace with an Ariane 6 rocket from Europe’s spaceport, in French Guiana. Sentinel-1D is part of Copernicus, the Earth Observation component of the European Union’s Space Programme. This program is managed by the European Commission and co-funded by the European Union and the European Space Agency.   More
(Source: Thales Alenia Space - Nov 5)

TURKISH FIRM LAUNCHES ITS 2ND SATELLITE INTO SPACE - Turkish private space company, Fergani Space, founded by Baykar’s Selçuk Bayraktar, launched its second fully domestic satellite, FGN-100-D2, into space, it announced on Monday. "FGN-100-D2, the second satellite fully developed with national resources by Fergani Space and also Türkiye’s largest private-sector satellite, has successfully embarked on its journey into space," the company said.   More
(Source: Daily Sabah - Nov 4)

FOURTH SATELLITE OF KOREA “425 PROJECT” CONSTELLATION SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED - The fourth Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite of Korea 425 Project constellation was successfully launched yesterday aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Thales Alenia Space contributes to this program cooperating with the Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) and Hanwha Systems Corporation (HSC), for the Korean Agency for Defence and Development (ADD) as the prime developer.   More
(Source: Thales Alenia Space - Nov 4)

CHINA LAUNCHES FIRST GEO YAOGAN SATELLITE AS INDIA LOFTS RECORD-MASS COMMSAT - China launched a new Yaogan reconnaissance satellite late Sunday, following India’s launch of its highest mass communications satellite to date. A Long March 7A lifted off at 10:47 p.m. Eastern, Nov. 2 (0347 UTC, Nov. 3) from Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on the southern island province of Hainan, rising into a grey sky. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced launch success, revealing the previously undisclosed payload to be the Yaogan-46 satellite.   More
(Source: SpaceNews - Nov 4)

COMMERCIAL SPACE STATION DEMO, DATA CENTER PRECURSOR LAUNCH ON SPACEX BANDWAGON-4 MISSION - An Nvidia-backed data center demo, a testbed for Vast’s future commercial space station and artificial intelligence-powered weather satellites were among the spacecraft deployed on SpaceX’s latest Bandwagon ride share mission to low Earth orbit. Bandwagon-4 was the fourth multi-customer flight to a mid-inclination orbit and the 18th mission as part of SpaceX’s small sat ride share program, which also includes the Transporter series, going to higher inclinations.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Nov 3)

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