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Space Tech News 6 June 2025 - 7 July 2025

Space Tech’s Summer Surge – Record Launches, Orbital Innovations & Earth Observation Revolution (June–July 2025)

Space Tech’s Summer Surge – Record Launches, Orbital Innovations & Earth Observation Revolution (June–July 2025)

SpaceX achieved its 500th Falcon 9 mission in early July 2025, with an overnight Starlink launch featuring a booster on its 29th reuse. By July 2, 2025, SpaceX had conducted 83 Falcon 9 missions in 2025, including 61 Starlink deployments. In June 2025, the United States saw 21 commercial launches across four providers, with SpaceX accounting for 15, and 12 of those were Starlink missions. On June 28, 2025, four orbital launches occurred within 13 hours, including two SpaceX Falcon 9 Starlink missions, a Rocket Lab Electron, and Japan’s H-2A. Japan’s H-2A rocket completed its final mission on June 28,
Satellite Technologies FAQ

Satellite Technologies FAQ

Sputnik 1, launched by the Soviet Union on October 4, 1957, was the first artificial satellite. Explorer 1 became the United States’ first satellite in 1958. As of 2025, there are roughly 11,000+ active satellites orbiting Earth, with tens of thousands of pieces of inactive satellites and debris. Geostationary satellites orbit about 35,786 km (22,236 miles) above the equator and stay fixed over one ground spot. Most satellites use solar panels with large arrays and rechargeable batteries to power their instruments and systems, including during eclipses. The first known accidental collision of two satellites occurred in 2009. Starlink is SpaceX’s
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