SPACEX LAUNCHES 21 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CAPE CANAVERAL - SpaceX sent its latest batch of Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit Monday late afternoon. Among the 21 V2 Mini satellites were 13 that feature Direct to Cell capabilities. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket on the Starlink 12-7 mission from pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station happened at 5:05 p.m. EST (2205 UTC). More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jan 28)
SWARM SATELLITES USE MAGNETIC SIGNALS TO REVEAL EARTH’S HIDDEN OCEAN MYSTERIES - ESA’s Swarm mission, utilizing the faint magnetic signals generated by Earth’s ocean tides, offers groundbreaking insights into undersea magma distribution and potential changes in global ocean temperatures and salinity. These discoveries, revealed by a long-standing satellite constellation originally launched in 2013, have provided unparalleled data that could transform our understanding of the Earth’s underwater dynamics and its geomagnetic field influences. More (Source: SciTechDaily - Jan 27)
ASTRONOMERS SEEK GLOBAL BAN ON SPACE ADVERTISING - Astronomers are calling on nations to ban advertising in space that can be seen from the ground, calling it the latest threat to the dark and quiet sky. At a briefing during the 245th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society earlier this month, the organization rolled out a statement calling for bans on “obtrusive space advertising” because of the interference it could cause for groundbased astronomy. More (Source: SpaceNews - Jan 26)
CHINESE ROCKET BOOSTER FALLS TO EARTH, EXPLODES NEAR HOME - China successfully launched a classified satellite on Thursday (Jan. 23), but a spent booster from the mission fell shockingly close to a family home. The TJS-14 satellite launched on a Long March 3B rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center on Thursday at 10:32 a.m. EST (1532 GMT; 11:32 p.m. local time). The satellite is safely on its way to geostationary orbit, but one of the rocket's four strap-on side boosters fell to Earth in a populated area of Zhenyuan County in Guizhou province. More (Source: Space.com - Jan 26)
SPACEWALKS RESUME FROM U.S. SEGMENT OF ISS AFTER SIX MONTH HIATUS - The International Space Station (ISS) kicked off 2025 with a long-awaited return to extravehicular activity (EVA) spacewalk activities from the U.S. segment of the ISS. These spacewalks were sharply curtailed in 2024 due to issues with the aging Space Shuttle-era Extravehicular Mobility Unit suits. More (Source: NASASpaceFlight.com - Jan 26)
SPACEX LAUNCHES 23 STARLINK SATELLITES ON FALCON 9 ROCKET FROM CALIFORNIA - SpaceX launched its latest batch of Starlink satellites from California during a Falcon 9 flight Friday morning. Liftoff of the Starlink 11-6 mission from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) happened at 6:07 a.m. PST (9:07 a.m. EST, 1407 UTC). More (Source: SpaceFlight Now - Jan 25)
ALMAGEST SPACE SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH + DEPLOYMENT OF THEIR ELEVATION-1 E-BAND SATELLITE - Almagest Space Corporation has announced the successful launch and deployment of ELEVATION-1, a demonstration satellite carrying the world’s first E-band communications payload with the foundational technology for Almagest to develop innovative, high performance, bulk data solutions. ELEVATION-1 was launched, with support from Almagest’s launch partner D-Orbit S.p.A., on January 14th as part of SpaceX’s Transporter-12 mission from Vandenberg Space Base. More (Source: SatNews - Jan 24)
BLACKSKY SHIPS FIRST GEN-3 SATELLITE FOR EXPECTED LAUNCH IN FEBRUARY - BlackSky Technology Inc. ships its first Gen-3 satellite to launch provider Rocket Lab today. The satellite is planned for launch in February from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand. The Gen-3 constellation will offer customers new mission critical insights with the addition of very high-resolution, rapid-revisit 35-centimeter imagery and AI-enabled analytics delivered at industry-leading speed and scale. More (Source: BlackSky - Jan 24)
CHINA LAUNCHES FOURTH BATCH OF THOUSAND SAILS MEGACONSTELLATION SATELLITES - China launched the fourth batch of 18 satellites for the Thousand Sails megaconstellation early Thursday using a Long March 6A rocket. The Long March 6A lifted off at 12:11 a.m. Eastern (0511 UTC) Jan. 23 from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in north China, carrying 18 Qianfan (Thousand Sails) Polar orbit group 6 satellites into orbit. The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), which produced the launcher, confirmed launch success in a post-launch statement. More (Source: SpaceNews - Jan 24)
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