Eutelsat satellite fails in GEO
Posted: Sat, Feb 10 11:45 AM ET (1645 GMT)
An aging Eutelsat communications satellite has failed. The company said Friday that it stopped providing services from the Eutelsat 113 West A satellite, located at...

China conducts two launches
Posted: Sat, Feb 10 11:40 AM ET (1640 GMT)
China carried out two launches hours apart Feb. 2. A Long March 2C rocket lifted off from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwestern China at...

Chinese megaconstellation company raises more than $900 million
Posted: Sun, Feb 4 9:08 AM ET (1408 GMT)
A Chinese company developing a broadband megaconstellation has raised more than $900 million. Shanghai Spacecom Satellite Technology (SSST) raised 6.7 billion yuan ($943 million),...

Starlab selects Starship to launch commercial space station
Posted: Sun, Feb 4 9:07 AM ET (1407 GMT)
The Starlab Space joint venture has selected SpaceX's Starship to launch its commercial space station. Starlab Space, a joint venture of Voyager Space and...

Electron launches four NorthStar satellites
Posted: Sun, Feb 4 9:04 AM ET (1404 GMT)
A Rocket Lab Electron launched four satellites Wednesday in another test of the company's reusability efforts. The Electron lifted off from the company's...

Falcon 9 launches Cygnus to ISS
Posted: Sat, Feb 3 9:41 AM ET (1441 GMT)
A Falcon 9 launched a Cygnus cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station Tuesday. The Falcon 9 lifted off at 12:07 pm EST (1707...

OneWeb delays hit Eutelsat earnings
Posted: Sat, Feb 3 9:40 AM ET (1440 GMT)
Eutelsat is reducing its projected revenues because of delays bringing the OneWeb constellation into full commercial service. The company said Monday that installation of gateways...

SpaceX conducts back-to-back Starlink launches
Posted: Sat, Feb 3 9:39 AM ET (1439 GMT)
SpaceX conducted two Starlink launches hours apart Sunday night. One Falcon 9 lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at 8:10 pm EST Jan. 28 (...

Iran conducts second orbital launch in as many weeks
Posted: Sat, Feb 3 9:38 AM ET (1438 GMT)
Iran conducted its second orbital launch in as many weeks Sunday. A Simorgh rocket lifted off from the Imam Khomeini Space Center and placed three...

SLIM lunar lander briefly resumes operations
Posted: Sat, Feb 3 9:37 AM ET (1437 GMT)
Japan's SLIM lunar lander resumed operations more than a week after landing. The Japanese space agency JAXA said Jan. 28 that the spacecraft had...