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Latest Satellite News / Updated: 2025, June 29th, 23:59 CET

Latest Satellite News The Latest in Satellite Technology, Astronomical Discoveries, Climate Monitoring, and Global Space Policy Table of Contents 1. Satellite Imagery and Geopolitics Iran’s Nuclear Sites Under Scrutiny Russian Military Reserves Exposed 2. Climate and Earth Observation Satellites Japan’s Final H-2A Rocket and GOSAT-GW Italy’s IRIDE Constellation ESA’s Forest Carbon Stock Satellite Muon Space’s…
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SpaceX Wins $81.6 Million U.S. Space Force Deal to Launch WSF-M2 Weather Satellite in 2027

The U.S. Space Force has tapped SpaceX for a $81.6 million National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 task order to loft the Weather System Follow-on–Microwave 2 (WSF-M2) satellite and a rideshare stack of small DoD spacecraft (the BLAZE-2 mission) in the first half of fiscal 2027. The award—designated mission USSF-178—marks SpaceX’s third…
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Latest Satellite News & Insights 26.06.2025

James Webb Space Telescope Captures Images of Newly Discovered Exoplanet TWA 7b NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured images of a newly discovered exoplanet, TWA 7b, orbiting the young star TWA 7. Using high-contrast imaging and a coronagraph, scientists detected this Saturn-mass planet, marking a significant achievement in exoplanet research since Webb’s 2021 launch.…
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Cosmic IoT Revolution: How Optimized Satellite Constellations Are Connecting Every Corner of Earth

The Race for Global IoT Connectivity The Internet of Things (IoT) is expanding rapidly, with billions of devices expected to come online in the coming years researchgate.net iotforall.com. While many IoT sensors connect via terrestrial networks (cellular, Wi-Fi, etc.), vast areas of the globe lack coverage – from open oceans and remote rural regions to…
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Umbrella in Orbit: ESA’s BIOMASS Satellite Lifts Earth’s Green Veil, Revealing Hidden Carbon Stores and Jaw‑Dropping First Images

The European Space Agency’s new BIOMASS mission has started to deliver on its dramatic promise: a 12‑metre, umbrella‑shaped radar antenna that peers through dense jungle canopies has sent back its first colour‑coded maps of the Amazon, Indonesia and even the bedrock of the Sahara—offering an unprecedented view of how much carbon the world’s forests really…
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Latest Satellite News & Insights 24.06.2025

Vodafone Uses Satellite-Guided Sensors to Enhance 4G/5G Antenna Precision Vodafone is deploying satellite-enabled sensors in mobile antennas to ensure precise alignment for optimal 4G and 5G coverage. These GPS-based sensors will relay real-time data, improving signal quality and reducing maintenance costs. The rollout begins in Albania, making Vodafone the first operator to use this technology…
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China’s ‘Night‑Light’ Laser Satellite Leaves Starlink in the Dust—What It Means for the Future of Space Internet and Warfare

A Chinese team has just fired a laser “no brighter than a candle” from geostationary orbit (GEO) and moved one gigabit of data per second—roughly five times what Starlink typically delivers—proving that low‑power optical links can beat today’s largest low‑Earth‑orbit (LEO) constellation on both speed and altitude. Behind the headline is a deeper story of adaptive‑optics wizardry (the…
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Fordow Exposed: Jaw‑Dropping Satellite Images Reveal the Mountain‑Shaking U.S. Strike on Iran’s Deepest Nuclear Stronghold

In the space of a single June weekend, the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant—long considered Iran’s most impregnable atomic fortress—went from hidden menace to smoking headline. Newly released commercial satellite photos reveal at least six cavernous craters in the rocky ridge protecting the underground centrifuge halls, evidence that the United States unleashed a dozen 30‑thousand‑pound Massive Ordnance Penetrators (MOPs)…
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Latest Satellite News & Insights 23.06.2025

ULA Launches 27 Amazon Kuiper Satellites, Expanding LEO Constellation United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched 27 Amazon Project Kuiper satellites aboard an Atlas V rocket, bringing the constellation to 54 satellites in Low-Earth Orbit (LEO). The mission supports Amazon’s goal to provide satellite broadband internet to underserved regions, competing with SpaceX’s Starlink. With over 80…
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Shock From Space: Commercial Satellite Photos Reveal How U.S. Bunker‑Busters Crushed Iran’s Fordow Nuclear Mountain

SummaryNewly released high‑resolution pictures from Maxar and Planet Labs show the once‑impenetrable Fordow uranium‑enrichment plant gashed open after the 22 June U.S. air‑strike, with blast‑sealed tunnel mouths, greyed mountain rock and lingering smoke plumes. Image‑forensics, expert interviews and open‑source intelligence indicate that successive GBU‑57 “Massive Ordnance Penetrator” (MOP) bombs pulverised access shafts, cut external power and…
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