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GOOGLE’S FIRST SUNCATCHER ORBITAL DATA CENTER TEST LAUNCHES OCTOBER 1 GOOGLE’S FIRST SUNCATCHER ORBITAL DATA CENTER TEST LAUNCHES OCTOBER 1 - Google is taking its first step toward making Project Suncatcher a reality. Announced last year, Suncatcher is Google’s “moonshot” effort to design orbital AI data centers, which AI boosters like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have pitched as an alternative to divisive terrestrial data centers. Google’s first experimental satellite will launch on October 1 with the aim of validating Google’s vision for a constellation of AI satellites.   More
(Source: Ars Technica - Sep 25)


CHINA LAUNCHES ITS FIRST COMMERCIAL RADIO-TRACKING SATELLITES IN ELECTRONIC WARFARE LEAP CHINA LAUNCHES ITS FIRST COMMERCIAL RADIO-TRACKING SATELLITES IN ELECTRONIC WARFARE LEAP - China has just taken a quiet but critical step in space-based electronic warfare. A Lijian-1 Y18 rocket lifted off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northern China at noon on Sunday, carrying nine satellites. Among them were three Diting-01 satellites, which successfully entered their planned orbit.   More
(Source: South China Morning Post - Sep 24)


STATION NEARS UPCOMING CREW SWAP DURING BIOMEDICINE, CARGO DUTIES STATION NEARS UPCOMING CREW SWAP DURING BIOMEDICINE, CARGO DUTIES - Four Expedition 75 crewmates are preparing for their return to Earth aboard a SpaceX Dragon next month as their replacement crew gets ready for launch. Meanwhile, aboard the International Space Station the orbital residents continued studying biomedicine, activating Earth imagery hardware, and unpacking a cargo craft.   More
(Source: NASA - Sep 24)


SPACEX’S SUPER HEAVY BOOSTER ARRIVES AT PAD AHEAD OF FIRST ORBITAL STARSHIP LAUNCH SPACEX’S SUPER HEAVY BOOSTER ARRIVES AT PAD AHEAD OF FIRST ORBITAL STARSHIP LAUNCH - SpaceX placed a Super Heavy booster on the launch pad at Starbase in Texas Monday, as it continues testing and preparations for the first planned orbital flight of Starship, scheduled for launch as soon as Sept. 28, pending final approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The Super Heavy booster, with the tail number B21, departed its assembly building shortly before midnight local time and was placed on the launch mount at Pad 2, roughly two hours later. The stainless-steel booster stands 236 feet tall (72 meters) and boasts a diameter of 9 m (29.5 ft). By comparison, a Falcon 9 rocket has a diameter of 3.7 m (12 ft).    More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 23)


FINAL VIASAT-3 SATELLITE ENTERS SERVICE, COMPLETING HIGH-CAPACITY TRIO FINAL VIASAT-3 SATELLITE ENTERS SERVICE, COMPLETING HIGH-CAPACITY TRIO - The final ViaSat-3 satellite entered service late last week, completing deployment of Viasat’s high-capacity satellite trio. This satellite, ViaSat-3 F2, was actually the second satellite to launch, and it launched in November of last year. All three satellites are now in service and the ViaSat-3 constellation is fully operational after the F3 satellite entered service about a month ago in late August.    More
(Source: Via Satellite - Sep 22)


CHINA LAUNCHES NEW SATELLITES CHINA LAUNCHES NEW SATELLITES - China launched a group of satellites on Saturday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. Launched at 6:50 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, the satellite group, the PIESAT-2 13-16 satellites, entered the preset orbits successfully.   More
(Source: Global Times - Sep 21)


SPACEX LAUNCHES 27 STARLINK V2 MINI SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM VANDENBERG SPACEX LAUNCHES 27 STARLINK V2 MINI SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM VANDENBERG - An early-evening Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base Saturday will add another 27 satellites to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East happened at 6:47 p.m. PDT (9:47 p.m. EDT / 0147 UTC). The rocket hugged the Californian coast line and should’ve been visible to millions as it soars on southeasterly trajectory upon leaving the pad. It was the 81st Starlink mission of the year.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 20)


RUSSIAN PROGRESS CARGO SHIP ARRIVES AT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION RUSSIAN PROGRESS CARGO SHIP ARRIVES AT INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION - An unpiloted Russian Progress cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station Saturday carrying supplies and equipment for the orbiting outpost. The Progress M-25 docked at the space-facing port of Russia’s Poisk module at 9:44 a.m. EDT (1344 UTC). It circled the station before making its final approach using the automated Kurs rendezvous system.   More
(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Sep 20)


NASA AWARDS SPACEX THREE CREW FLIGHTS TO SPACE STATION NASA AWARDS SPACEX THREE CREW FLIGHTS TO SPACE STATION - To continue regular crew transportation to the International Space Station, NASA has awarded SpaceX three additional missions through a contract modification. As part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) contract, this change brings the total missions for SpaceX to 17 and helps NASA to maintain access to the space station with two unique commercial crew industry partners.   More
(Source: NASA - Sep 19)


VIASAT-3 F2 ENTERS SERVICE, EXPANDING CAPACITY AND ENABLING GROWTH ACROSS THE AMERICAS VIASAT-3 F2 ENTERS SERVICE, EXPANDING CAPACITY AND ENABLING GROWTH ACROSS THE AMERICAS - Viasat, Inc., a global leader in satellite communications technology, today announced that its ViaSat-3 (VS3) F2 satellite has entered service across the Americas, significantly expanding the company's network capacity, flexibility and resilience across the region. The satellite strengthens Viasat's ability to deliver advanced connectivity services while creating new opportunities for growth in key markets and enhancing network economics.   More
(Source: Viasat - Sep 19)

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