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Blue Origin Recovers a Reused New Glenn Booster, but the Payload Misses Orbit

Blue Origin Recovers a Reused New Glenn Booster, but the Payload Misses Orbit

Blue Origin flew and recovered a reused New Glenn first stage for the first time.
The Bluebird 7 satellite separated and powered on but was placed into an off-nominal orbit.
The outcome is a milestone for reusability but a setback for payload delivery.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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Falcon 9 launches final GPS 3 satellite into orbit for U.S. Space Force

SpaceX launches final GPS 3 satellite, closing a major Space Force upgrade cycle

Falcon 9 launched GPS 3 SV-10 from Cape Canaveral on April 21, 2026.
SV-10 is the tenth and final Lockheed Martin-built GPS 3 satellite.
The spacecraft includes an optical communications demo and an advanced atomic clock demonstration.
It is the fourth consecutive GPS mission reassigned from ULA to SpaceX.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 21, 2026·via spacenews.com

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Third New Glenn launch suffers upper stage malfunction

Blue Origin’s third New Glenn launch leaves payload stranded in unrecoverable orbit

New Glenn’s third flight failed to place BlueBird 7 into its intended orbit.
AST SpaceMobile said the satellite’s orbit was too low to recover using onboard electric propulsion.
The malfunction is a setback for Blue Origin as it works to build New Glenn’s flight rate and credibility.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 20, 2026·via spacenews.com

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Blue Origin Launches New Glenn Rocket with Communications Satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida

Blue Origin lands New Glenn again, but AST SpaceMobile loses its mission payload

Blue Origin successfully landed the New Glenn first stage again, reinforcing its reusable-launch effort.
AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 separated and powered on but was left in an orbit too low for sustained operations.
The mission counts as a booster milestone but not a complete commercial success.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 20, 2026·via theverge.com

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Blue Origin tests refurbished New Glenn booster ahead of possible Sunday launch

Blue Origin tests refurbished New Glenn booster ahead of possible Sunday launch

Blue Origin fired the seven BE-4 engines on its first previously flown New Glenn booster for about 20 seconds on April 16, 2026.
The rocket could launch AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird-7 satellite as soon as Sunday, April 19, 2026, pending data review.
Blue Origin replaced the booster’s engines for this flight, showing it is still refining how New Glenn reuse will work in practice.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 18, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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D2D services are at risk of becoming too complicated and siloed

Direct-to-device satellite services face a complexity problem despite the hype

Current direct-to-device rollouts remain limited to a small number of countries and basic services.
The source says delays in advanced constellations make global voice and broadband timelines unclear.
A siloed deployment approach could make the market harder to scale efficiently.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 17, 2026·via spacenews.com

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India's TakeMe2Space sets sights on 50-kilowatt data center

Indian startup TakeMe2Space maps a stepwise path toward orbital data centers

TakeMe2Space says it is seeking $55 million to pursue a 50-kilowatt orbital data center.
The startup already flew a 2024 technology demonstration that supported onboard AI inferencing.
Its next steps are a six-unit cubesat in October and a four-satellite constellation planned for 2027.
Early target markets include agriculture, insurance, and customers interested in resilient off-world data storage.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 17, 2026·via spacenews.com

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Astroscale Plans 2027 Mission to Inspect Two Dead Satellites in Different Orbits

Astroscale plans a 2027 mission to inspect two defunct satellites in different orbits.
The company says the mission would be the first of its kind.
The effort extends techniques demonstrated on its earlier ADRAS-J mission.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 16, 2026·via space.com

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Space Force Chief Says Space Combat Is Now Part of Real US Warfighting

Gen. Chance Saltzman said the Space Force has become a fully combat-credible force.
He cited the ongoing war in Iran as evidence of real operational space effects and electronic warfare.
The remarks frame space operations as active warfighting rather than purely supporting infrastructure.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 16, 2026·via space.com

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Air Force kicks off AMTI program with competition for first 'increment' - Breaking Defense

Air Force Opens Competition for First Operational Space-Based Aircraft-Tracking Satellites

The Air Force says it has awarded a base contract and is competing the first operational AMTI increment.
Officials argue the technology has already been demonstrated and the challenge now is affordability and scale.
The Space Force’s fiscal 2027 request includes $7 billion to start buying space-based AMTI systems.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 16, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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Worst-Case Solar Storm Planning Is Expanding Beyond Power Grids to Human Behavior

A worst-case space weather scenario may trigger panic buying, misinformation, and unrest, not just technical failures.
The warning expands solar-storm planning beyond satellites and power grids to public behavior.
Preparedness may need stronger communication and trust-building, not only stronger infrastructure.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 15, 2026·via space.com

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SpaceX Targets Late-Night West Coast Starlink Launch With Veteran Falcon 9 Booster

SpaceX Targets Late-Night West Coast Starlink Launch With Veteran Falcon 9 Booster

SpaceX plans to launch 25 Starlink V2 Mini satellites from Vandenberg.
The Falcon 9 first stage B1082 is scheduled for its 21st flight.
The mission highlights the company’s high-cadence, reusable launch model.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 15, 2026·via spaceflightnow.com

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Kepler Communications' Tranche 1 satellites prepared for launch.

Orbital Computing Moves From Pitch to Product as Kepler Opens a 40-GPU Network in Space

Kepler says it now operates the largest compute cluster currently in orbit.
The network uses about 40 Nvidia Orin processors across 10 satellites linked by laser communications.
Sophia Space will test its operating system across six GPUs on two spacecraft.
The partnership is aimed at proving practical in-orbit processing before larger orbital data centers arrive.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via techcrunch.com

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Sophia and Kepler to marry orbital compute with optical links

Sophia Space and Kepler plan orbital computing test with optical relay links

Sophia Space plans to deploy edge compute nodes on Kepler satellites in late 2026.
The partners want to combine orbital computing with optical data relay links.
The collaboration targets distributed node management and multi-tenant compute operations in orbit.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 13, 2026·via spacenews.com

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HawkEye 360 files to go public

HawkEye 360 takes first formal step toward an IPO as defense-space market heats up

HawkEye 360 filed an S-1 with the SEC and plans to trade on the NYSE under the ticker HAWK.
The company operates satellite clusters that geolocate radio-frequency signals from orbit.
Its IPO bid comes as public markets show more interest in space firms tied to defense and government demand.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 12, 2026·via spacenews.com

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Rocket Lab wins contract for three more iQPS launches

Rocket Lab Extends iQPS Partnership With Three More Electron Launches

Rocket Lab signed a contract for three additional iQPS Electron launches starting in 2028.
The companies have already completed seven missions together since 2023.
iQPS is building a synthetic aperture radar constellation targeting 24 satellites by 2028.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 12, 2026·via spacenews.com

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Space Force slates $1.8B for commercial sats to replace GSSAP neighborhood watch birds - Breaking Defense

Space Force Opens $1.84 Billion Commercial Race to Replace GSSAP Watch Satellites

The Space Force set up a 10-year, $1.84 billion competition under the Andromeda program.
The first task order will buy commercial satellites to replace the six-satellite GSSAP constellation.
Fourteen vendors were selected from 32 bids, mixing major defense firms with newer space companies.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 11, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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Hungary taps Northrop Grumman for first national geostationary communications satellite

Hungary Orders Its First National GEO Communications Satellite From Northrop Grumman

Hungary plans to build its first national geostationary communications satellite.
Northrop Grumman will deliver the Ka-band spacecraft by 2030.
The program is part of a broader Hungarian push into sovereign space and defense capabilities.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 8, 2026·via spacenews.com

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As more nations seek counterspace chops, GPS jamming also rises: Report - Breaking Defense

Counterspace capabilities are spreading, and GPS jamming is rising with them

A new report says satellite jamming, including against GPS, is increasing.
The assessment says only non-destructive counterspace capabilities are actively being used in current military operations.
Germany was newly added to the list of nations actively pursuing counterspace capability.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 8, 2026·via breakingdefense.com

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Teledyne forms dedicated space unit to capture rising demand

Teledyne’s new space unit signals how satellite sensing is becoming a bigger industrial market

Teledyne is creating a dedicated space business unit by consolidating key sensing and electronics lines.
The move responds to rising demand from government space programs and proliferated constellations.
It signals that integrated sensing suppliers are becoming more important in the space market.

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DT Editorial Team·Apr 1, 2026·via spacenews.com

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