South Korean manufacturer Satrec Initiative (SI) intends to build a high-resolution Earth Observation (EO) satellite capable of 30 cm imagery. The announcement made on 18 August outlines its plans for the SPACEEYE-T project. The company intends this satellite to be a...
China successfully launched the Tianhui 2-02-A and B satellites on a Long March 4B (CZ-4B) vehicle from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, China, at 2232 GMT on 18 August. The satellites were deployed into a sun-synchronous, low Earth orbit of approximately 500 km x...
Varda Space Industries a newspace company pioneering commercial microgravity manufacturing has contracted with Rocket Lab for three of its Photon satellites. The deal announced on 11 August will see the Photon satellites act as platforms for Varda’s hardware,...
Planet, the operator of an LEO CubeSat constellation numbering over 200 units, has designated SpaceX as its “go-to-launch provider” until the end of 2025. The announcement, made on 5 August, was light on specifics but did highlight SpaceX’s reliable and low-cost...
A Vega rocket lifted-off from the European Spaceport, French Guiana, carrying the Pleiades Neo 4 reconnaissance satellite plus four small co-payloads at 0147 GMT on 17 August. The payloads were carried to sun-synchronous low Earth orbit and were sequentially deployed...
During August aspiring launch provider Astra Space has announced two new launch contracts and its next orbital attempt later in the month. On 5 August it was awarded a dual contract to conduct two launches carrying United States Space Force (USSF) technology...
