Space22:52 UTC
Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in orbit in 2027
The company will use a Photon spacecraft to test interoperability with the Space Data Network's core infrastructure built by SpaceX
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- Space21:04 UTC
USSF to Operate Legacy Weather Sats Until at Least 2028 as It Works on Replacements
The Space Force will maintain its aging weather satellite fleet—which provides key forecasting data for military planners—until at least 2028 as it transitions to a new replacement architecture.
- Space17:30 UTC
DoD expands R&D on clearing expired satellites from orbit
The stated goal is to clean out obsolete satellites, though the capabilities could also be used in weapons that move a target bird to an orbit where it no longer can perform its function, disable it in some manner or simply smash it.
- Space12:00 UTC
New report takes closer look at the Space Force spending surge
Aerospace Corp. analysis finds most growth concentrated in classified programs, target tracking, missile warning and command and control
- Space09:00 UTC
NRO to expand use of HawkEye 360’s satellite intelligence
NRO contract increases U.S. government access to satellite data used to locate radars, ships and other electronic emitters
- Space02:55 UTC
New Space Force EW Unit Pairs Multiple Weapon Systems in a First
The Space Force's recently activated 1st Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron is its first unit to combine the Bounty Hunter system with the new Meadowlands, part of a larger push to field and operate powerful EW capabilities across the force.
- Space22:00 UTC
HEO to use Planet satellites for non-Earth imaging
HEO, the Australian company that uses Earth observation satellites to take images of other spacecraft, has signed an agreement with Planet to access that company’s satellites
- Space21:05 UTC
New EU sanctions target leaders of Russia’s space industry
JOHANNESBURG — The European Union has sanctioned the head of a Roscosmos subsidiary developing a synthetic aperture radar satellite system for the Russian military. The sanctions are part of what […]
- Space18:57 UTC
Japan launches second US military payload to monitor space above Indo-Pacific
The data from the hosted payloads on QZS-7 and its predecessor QZS-6 will feed into the US Space Surveillance Network operated by the 18th Space Defense Squadron.
- Space18:54 UTC
US Space Force Payload Lifts Off on Japanese Satellite
A novel program to integrate U.S. and Japanese space capabilities was “completed” last week when a Japanese navigation satellite carrying a U.S. Space Force payload launched into orbit.
- Space15:06 UTC
US Space Force, Japan launch sensor to bolster space surveillance above Indo-Pacific
In a bilateral space effort, the U.S. Space Force successfully launched a Space Domain Awareness payload aboard Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7.
- Space13:17 UTC
Space Force brings 5 companies on-board Space Data Network
The new awards are aimed at demonstrating the ability of multiple satellite networks to connect to the Space Force’s emerging Space Data Network.
- Space12:32 UTC
L3Harris names space sector leader Sam Mehta CEO after Kubasik steps down
Christopher Kubasik exits after board investigation into unspecified conduct
- Space12:23 UTC
The 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2026) is the One Space Event You Cannot Miss
For more than 75 years, the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) has been the annual moment when the global space community comes together – not online, not in separate regional events, […]
- Space11:00 UTC
A rocket crashed into the moon. It was harmless, but the next one might not be.
Earlier this month, a discarded SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage crashed into the lunar surface at 8,700 kilometers per hour. This was not a controlled landing. The stage had been […]
- Space09:56 UTC
Long March 12 launches despite recent 7A failure, Long March 2C launches satellite for UAE
HELSINKI — China launched a new batch of Guowang megaconstellation satellites over the weekend, following up with a separate launch of a developmental satellite for the UAE. The launch of […]
- Space23:05 UTC
Satellite operators emphasize launch deals in a constrained market
Amid a constrained launch market, satellite operators are emphasizing to investors and customers that they have lined up launch capacity, even if it is uncertain when it will be available.