Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
Spire Global Inc and Planet Labs PBC have each reported new satellite deployments on SpaceXs Transporter 15 rideshare flight from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, expanding commercial constellations focused on Earth observation, weather, and radio frequency data. Planet confirmed that its AI enabled high resolution Pelican 5 and Pelican 6 satellites reached orbit alongside 36 Sup

Paris, France (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
Oledcomm is developing a new optical terminal called LUCI to provide inter-satellite communications for the French space agency CNES within the France 2030 program. The company, which focuses on wireless optical links, will build and demonstrate a bidirectional inter-satellite service using this compact terminal for the program's space component. LUCI, short for Ultra-Compact Inter-Satelli

Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
As AI models are accused of stealing the world's creativity, a deeper view emerges: life, culture - and now machines - all run on ceaseless pattern-copying, much like an extreme, accelerated form of reading. The real novelty is that humans invented the idea of "Plagiarism" with a capital P.

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Nov 28, 2025
Ten people are now onboard the International Space Station after the arrival of three new crew members on the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft. While back on Earth, damage to the Baikonur launch pad raises questions about Russia's ability to sustain future crewed missions in the immediate term and what this means for ISS operations as pressure builds to retire and eventually deorbit the station. Soy

Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 26, 2025
Sivers Semiconductors AB has entered a $1.5 million contract with Doosan Corporation to jointly develop scalable electronically steerable array (ESA) antenna panels for Ka-band satellite communications. The agreement will support the design and development of ESA systems using Sivers' upcoming Ka-band SATCOM beamforming integrated circuits (BFICs). These advanced BFICs, designed for multi-

A Falcon 9 launched 140 payloads on its latest dedicated rideshare mission Nov.

The Italian programme IRIDE, which provides public sector services based on data from its fleet of Earth observation constellations, has added eight satellites to its second constellation, Eaglet II.

Thanks to the EU-funded Recovery and Resilience Facility, and through collaboration between the Greek government, the private satellite company ICEYE and the European Space Agency (ESA), two new high-resolution radar satellites have been launched to strengthen disaster management, environmental monitoring and national security across Greece.

The European Space Agency’s first Scout mission, HydroGNSS, was launched today, 28 November, marking a significant step in advancing global understanding of water availability and the effects of climate change on Earth’s water cycle.

The two twin HydroGNSS satellites were carried into orbit at 19:44 CET aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, as part of the Transporter-15 rideshare flight from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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ESA’s first Scout mission, HydroGNSS, was launched on 28 November 2025, marking a significant step in advancing global understanding of water availability and the effects of climate change on Earth’s water cycle.

The two twin HydroGNSS satellites were carried into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, US.

Embracing the New Space concept, HydroGNSS is one of ESA’s new Scout missions being developed within the Earth Observation FutureEO programme.