Russian communications satellite Express AM-5 (Ekspress-AM 5) has suffered a thermal control loop/heat pipe failure, Russianspaceweb.com reported at 0130 GMT on 3 June. The official report on 5 June said that part of its Ku-band communications payload had to be turned...
SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA at 1220 GMT on 04 June 2023. The rocket was carrying Starlink Group 6-4, a total of 22 of the larger second generation V2 mini Starlink satellites. The B1078...
Global Fixed Service Satellite (FSS) operator Viasat Inc has closed its long awaited acquisition of Inmarsat, a British satellite telecommunications company, following months of regulatory review. The deal, which was completed on 31 May, will see the two entities...
A Falcon 9v1.2FT Block 5 rocket was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California at 0602 GMT on 31 May 2023. There were 52 Starlink v1.5 communications satellites aboard as the Starlink Group 2-10 batch for its GEN1 constellation. At T+8 minutes 39 seconds...
North Korea attempted to orbit a military reconnaissance satellite Malligyeong-1 using its new Chollima-1 rocket from a pad at the Sohae launch site at 0629 GMT on 30 May 2023. While the first stage operated successfully and was separated during normal flight the...
Australian newspace company Fleet Space Technologies has secured AUS $50 million (US $33 million) in a Series C fundraising round to grow its satellite-enabled mineral exploration services. The funding was led by existing investor Blackbird, an Australasian venture...
