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ST. LOUIS — Capella Space, the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite company known for capturing high-resolution images of Earth in all weather and lighting conditions, is preparing for a major

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. ST. LOUIS — The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is preparing to open

WASHINGTON — An Indian launch of a radar imaging satellite failed May 17 when a problem with the third stage prevented the payload from reaching orbit. A Polar Satellite Launch

WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab launched the latest in a series of radar imaging satellites for a Japanese company May 17. An Electron rocket lifted off from Pad A at the

HELSINKI — Chinese launch startup Landspace sent six satellites into orbit Saturday with the fifth launch of its Zhuque-2 series methane-fueled rocket. The Zhuque-2E lifted off at 12:12 a.m. Eastern

Join our newsletter to get the latest military space news every Tuesday by veteran defense journalist Sandra Erwin. WASHINGTON — As military operations increasingly depend on rapid and resilient communications

WASHINGTON — Virgin Galactic says production of its new suborbital spaceplanes remains on track to allow commercial flights to begin in the middle of next year as it contemplates restarting

TAMPA, Fla. — The sudden loss of a large U.S. Department of Defense contract has added to Eutelsat’s geostationary challenges as the French operator shifts greater focus to its low