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04 Sep 25. King Cobra SATCOM System Installed on HMAS Sydney, Marking Major Upgrade for Navy Communications. The Royal Australian Navy has begun replacing its legacy MASTIS satellite communications system with the advanced King Cobra system, starting with HMAS Sydney at Garden Island, NSW. The upgrade promises enhanced bandwidth, coverage, and assured connectivity across the fleet. A sweeping project to replace Navy’s satellite communications got underway in August with the upgrade of HMAS Sydney’s SATCOM capability from the current Maritime Advanced SATCOM Terrestrial Infrastructure System (MASTIS) to the King Cobra system. The MASTIS system was the first of its kind when installed across the fleet in the early 2000s. The dual-band terminal could transmit and receive simultaneously across multiple SATCOM frequencies and enabled communication with the Optus/ADF satellite constellation launched in 2003. The King Cobra and Cobra systems were selected as Navy’s primary and alternate SATCOM systems to replace MASTIS after 25 years. Developed with support through the Defence Innovation Hub, the King Cobra and Cobra systems provide an enhanced capability and are capable of operating on the Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) constellations.
“The new systems provide greater bandwidth and coverage to satellites in different orbits, leading to more assured communications for the fleet.”
The WGS constellation in geostationary orbit provides communications for the United States military and partner forces such as Australia. The installation of the King Cobra terminal on six frigates commences with HMAS Ballarat next year. The King Cobra can communicate with satellites in low-Earth orbit to geostationary orbit and will be installed on the guided-missile destroyers, landing helicopter docks, auxiliary oiler replenishment ships and landing ship docks, with HMAS Sydney being the first to receive the King Cobra SATCOM system. The rollout is expected to be completed by the end of the decade. Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group project manager Ruiqi Wang said the new systems provide greater bandwidth and coverage to satellites in different orbits, leading to more assured communications for the fleet. In 2023, it was announced Brisbane communications company EM Solutions would provide upgraded SATCOM systems under a contract worth $150m. Mr Wang said domestic manufacture and supply was important for maintaining system components across the existing fleet. (Source: ASD Network)
04 Sep 25. Israel MOD and IAI Successfully Launch Ofek 19 Satellite, Entering its Orbit in Space. Israel Ministry of Defense Spokesperson’s Statement: The Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D) Space Program Office in the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), the IDF, and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) successfully launched the Ofek 19 satellite into space last night (Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025) at 22:30 IST. The launch was carried out from an undisclosed test site by a three-phased “Shavit” launcher. In line with the original launch plan, the satellite entered its orbit, began transmission and underwent a series of initial tests. The DDR&D’s Space Program Office engineers, in collaboration with IAI’s Space Division engineers continue to carry on pre-planned tests until the satellite is fully commissioned in the near future. Ofek 19 satellite was developed drawing on experience accumulated by the defense establishment and IAI in developing the advanced Ofek observation satellites, which have been launched to space since 1988. The defense space program is led by the DDR&D’s Space Program Office and includes various stakeholders within the IDF, such as Unit 9900 of the Intelligence Directorate and the Israeli Air Force (IAF). IAI developed and manufactured both satellite and launcher as lead contractor. IAI’s Systems, Missiles and Space (SMS) Group, through its SPACE Division, led the project in collaboration with the ELTA Group, who produced the payload, and IAI’s MLM Division, who developed the launcher alongside Tomer Ltd. and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, who manufactured the launch vehicle’s rocket engines Upon entering into operation, the IMOD will transfer command of the satellite to Unit 9900, the IDF’s visual and geospatial intelligence unit.
President of Israel, Isaac Herzog: “I was moved to witness the launch of Ofek 19 – a satellite made in Israel. It’s inspiring to see the extraordinary capabilities of Israeli industries. Years of outstanding, focused work have reached places we couldn’t imagine. We’re not just a Startup Nation – we’re a Space Nation. Israel must have a presence in space, where humanity’s future lies, which carries critically important strategic capabilities, particularly in the arena we’re engaged in. I congratulate IAI, the defense establishment, the DDR&D, the Defense Ministry, and all partners in this vital endeavor. This demonstrates once again that we are a unique and exceptional nation – there is no country like the State of Israel.”
Defense Minister, Israel Katz: “This is a moment of tremendous national pride – for the people of Israel and all those who work tirelessly, day and night, to safeguard our security and future. Israel, once again, demonstrates its supremacy as one of the world’s leading technological and defense powers. Launching the Ofek 19 satellite into space represents another building block in Israel’s power projection on the global stage, reflecting the advanced capabilities of the Ministry, the IDF, and IAI. This achievement embodies a unique combination of Israeli innovation, excellence, and ingenuity – providing us with strategic superiority and significant reinforcement of our national security. I salute the engineers, developers, soldiers, and defense personnel who worked around the clock to deliver this exceptional achievement. Israel continues to soar, lead, and secure our defense with pride and strength.”
IMOD Director General, Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram: “Ofek 19, joining Israel’s satellite constellation in space, represents a significant force multiplier for the operational capabilities of our defense establishment. This represents a massive effort led by hundreds of personnel across the Ministry, the IDF, and defense industries. The Swords of Iron War, particularly Operation Rising Lion, demonstrated that modern warfare extends into space. Expanding and strengthening our foothold in space is a central objective in the Ministry’s strategy. In the coming decade, we will invest bns in deploying a satellite constellation that will allow us to maintain persistent, simultaneous surveillance of any point throughout the Middle East.”
Head of the IMOD’s DDR&D, Brig. Gen. (Res.) Dr. Daniel Gold: “Following our unprecedented wartime successes, including over 12,000 satellite images of Iranian territory during Operation Rising Lion, we have deployed an advanced satellite equipped with cutting-edge intelligence gathering capabilities representing the forefront of global technology. Space is becoming an increasingly critical domain of warfare, and this satellite delivers a quantum leap in operational and technological capabilities that will preserve and enhance Israel’s space-based superiority for decades to come.”
President and CEO of Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Boaz Levy: “As the State of Israel’s Space House, we are extremely proud of the successful development and launch of another satellite for the State of Israel, within less than two months. Ofek 19 is an SAR satellite that will provide Israel with intelligence capabilities during day, night, and all weather and visibility conditions. These capabilities are essential now more than ever, especially following Operation Rising Lion, which underscored that having advanced observation capabilities in our region is critical for achieving aerial and ground superiority. Ofek 19 joins Israel’s constellation of communication and observation satellites currently in space, all of which have been developed and manufactured by IAI. We take great pride in showcasing our human capital and technological strength that leads to the development of such complex, groundbreaking systems, which position Israel at the forefront of global technological capabilities and innovation.”
Head of the IMOD’s DDR&D Space Program Office, Avi Berger: “The launch of Ofek 19 marks a significant leap forward in Israel’s defense and technological capabilities in space. Developed and manufactured by Israel Space Industry’s top engineers, the satellite ensures continued operational independence and strategic flexibility in the intelligence arena. The operational capabilities from space that were demonstrated during ‘Swards of Iron’ and ‘Rising Lion’ have emphasized the necessity of leveraging our security superiority in space. Ofek 19 joins Israel’s operational satellite constellation in space which, through groundbreaking technology, significantly enhances the IDF’s intelligence capabilities and will enable Israel to maintain its operational advantage in both distant and nearby arenas.” (Source: ASD Network)
03 Sep 25. SATIM and ICEYE announce launch of ‘Detect & Classify’ product for AI-powered analysis of SAR imagery. The new product automatically detects and classifies vessels, vehicles, and aircraft with over 90% accuracy, providing scalable insights that eliminate the bottleneck of manual analysis and enable faster, more informed decisions for defense and security. SATIM, the provider of state-of-the-art solutions for SAR data analytics, and ICEYE, the global leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite operations, together with, today announced the launch of Detect & Classify – an AI-powered product that accelerates the transformation of satellite imagery into actionable intelligence. The product combines ICEYE’s high-resolution SAR imagery with SATIM’s advanced artificial intelligence to automatically detect and classify vessels, aircraft, and vehicles in ICEYE imagery with better than 90% accuracy. Object detection and classification using ICEYE satellite SAR imagery and Satim’s unique AI-based software The Detect & Classify product bundles ICEYE imagery with SATIM’s AI-based imagery derivatives, delivering both the SAR image and detections and classifications of objects in the image in a single, high-confidence package. This product delivers a new level of rapid situational awareness across maritime, air, and land domains, providing powerful support to SAR analysts and their missions within the armed forces and intelligence agencies. This product launch follows a successful joint development effort between ICEYE and SATIM, The Detect & Classify product, brought to market by ICEYE and powered by Satim’s unique AI capabilities, responds to a long-standing challenge with manual SAR data analysis. Traditionally, defense and intelligence organizations have relied on time-consuming manual analyses of imagery by SAR experts to extract valuable intelligence. Detect & Classify empowers SAR imagery users – no longer just SAR experts – to shorten this cycle by automating the delivery of actionable insights about what the imagery captures. ICEYE routinely delivers imagery within hours or in some cases minutes, and the Detect & Classify derivatives are delivered on the same timelines. Intelligence analysts can now more quickly establish patterns of behavior in larger volumes of imagery; tactical teams can rapidly locate and classify assets for targeting, and maritime forces can more effectively identify and intercept illicit “dark vessels.” Combining SATIM’s extensive object catalog with ICEYE’s high-fidelity SAR imagery creates a powerful product that eliminates manual analysis bottlenecks and provides customers with direct access to actionable intelligence, improving situational awareness and accelerating critical decisions. We’ve seen significant uptake of our products with customers around the globe, and this product will expand this benefit to a wider range of customers.
Jacek Strzelczyk, CEO and co-founder SATIM, “Our goal with Detect & Classify is to empower our customers to make faster, more informed decisions with less effort. This is more than just an analytics tool — we’re eliminating a bottleneck between satellite imagery pixels and decision-making, giving our users near-instant situational awareness. And it’s a transformative step on the path towards ‘lights-out,’ machine-driven satellite imaging operations. That’s a fundamental shift for defense, security, and intelligence operations that use satellite imagery.”
John Cartwright, Senior VP of Data Product at ICEYE, “SATIM is a global leader in artificial intelligence solutions for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image analysis. With over a decade of expertise, proprietary algorithms and strong partnerships, SATIM delivers unmatched precision in automatic object detection and classification. Its flagship technology, OREC (Automatic AI-based Object Detection and Classification in SAR), achieves industry-leading accuracy rates – over 90% for ships and aircraft – and provides the most extensive object catalogue on the market.Tested and validated during international military exercises such as CWIX and FEX, SATIM’s technology has proven its reliability in real-world operational environments. By transforming raw SAR data into clear, actionable intelligence within minutes, SATIM empowers defence, government, and commercial users to gain situational awareness, accelerate decision-making, and reduce reliance on scarce human expertise.”
ICEYE owns and operates the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation, delivering global access and the highest revisit frequency on the market. ICEYE SAR satellites provide 25 cm ground resolution, enabling accurate object detection and classification and situational awareness in all weather and lighting conditions. To date, ICEYE has launched 54 SAR satellites into orbit for its own and customers’ use. The recent introduction of ICEYE’s new Scan Wide imaging mode further strengthens this capability, allowing for coverage of up to 60,000 km² in a single scene. This broad-area surveillance mode is particularly useful for Detect & Classify in maritime and large-scale monitoring efforts, enabling users to rapidly identify areas of interest before tasking higher-resolution modes for more detailed analysis.
02 Sep 25. Trump to announce Space Command is moving from Colorado to Alabama. Gen. John “Jay” Raymond and Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, right, hold the Space Force flag alongside President Donald Trump in the White House, May 2020. (Alex Brandon/AP) President Donald Trump’s administration will announce on Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquarters in Colorado, according to two people familiar with the announcement. Trump is expected to speak Tuesday afternoon, and he will give the new location, according to the people, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to confirm the plans ahead of the official announcement. A Pentagon website set up to livestream the remarks describes the event as a “U.S. Space Command HQ Announcement.”
“The president will be making an exciting announcement related to the Department of Defense,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.
Space Command’s functions include conducting operations like enabling satellite-based navigation and troop communication and providing warning of missile launches. Alabama and Colorado have long battled to claim Space Command because it has significant implications for the local economy. The site also has been a political prize, with elected officials from both Alabama and Colorado asserting their state is the better location. Huntsville, Alabama, nicknamed Rocket City, has long been home to the Army’s Redstone Arsenal and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center. The Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command is also located in Huntsville, which drew its nickname because of its role in building the first rockets for the U.S. space program. The announcement caps a four-year back-and-forth on the location of Space Command. The Air Force in 2021 identified Army Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville as the preferred location for the new U.S. Space Command. The city was picked after site visits to six states that compared factors such as infrastructure capacity, community support and costs to the Defense Department. Then-President Joe Biden in 2023 announced Space Command would be permanently located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, which had been serving as its temporary headquarters. Biden’s Democratic administration said that keeping the command in Colorado Springs would avoid a disruption in readiness. A review by the Defense Department inspector general was inconclusive and could not determine why Colorado was chosen over Alabama. Trump, a Republican who enjoys deep support in Alabama, had long been expected to move Space Command back to Alabama. (Source: Defense News)
01 Sep 25. EU to boost satellite defences against GPS jamming, Defence commissioner says. The European Union will deploy additional satellites in low Earth orbit to strengthen resilience against GPS interferences and will improve capabilities to detect it, EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius said on Monday. His remarks followed an incident on Sunday in which the GPS system aboard European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s aircraft was jammed en route to Bulgaria. Bulgarian authorities suspect the jamming was due to due to interference by Russia, an EU spokesperson said. (Source: Reuters)
28 Aug 25. ESA’s Flight Ticket Initiative: first five missions secured with Avio and Isar Aerospace. The Flight Ticket Initiative is a collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European Commission for European companies and institutions to test and prove new products and applications in space. It encourages the use of new European launchers. Testing prototypes in space provides valuable insight for research projects and unlocks the market potential of commercial applications. These types of missions are also called in-orbit demonstration or validation (IOD/IOV) as they are meant to demonstrate or validate hardware, services and satellite payloads in space.
Flying with Avio
Signatures between ESA and Avio have secured three missions to fly on the Vega-C rocket as auxiliary passengers from the European Spaceport in French Guiana.
Vega-C rocket, photo courtesy of ESA
Spanish company Persei will get to operate its E.T. Pack mission to demonstrate a solution to deorbit satellites using a kilometer-long aluminum tape that will be extended from the satellite. The tape, also called a tether, will generate an electric current as it passes through the plasma and geomagnetic field that surrounds our planet. This will create a force known as Lorentz drag which will slow down and deorbit a satellite. This fuel-free system offers a promising solution to reduce space debris, while keeping the satellite stable and avoiding collisions during deorbiting. German Aerospace Center, DLR, will fly its Pluto+ cubesat to demonstrate a high-performance-yet-compact avionic system. Developed at DLR’s Institute of Space Systems in Bremen, Germany, Pluto+ will also test a flexible solar array capable of delivering 100 Watts of power. With this mission, DLR aims to show that advanced components typically used on larger satellites can also thrive on smaller satellites. French company Grasp is developing an EO constellation. Under the contract signed, their second satellite in the constellation, GapMap-1, will launch on Vega-C. It will carry a new type of instrument, a short-wave infrared spectrometer, designed to detect greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This satellite follows an earlier demonstrator already in orbit. The constellation takes detailed measurements by scanning the atmosphere with 60 measurements on each pass overhead, providing more accurate data on air pollution and climate change. (Source: Satnews)
27 Aug 25. Rocket Lab to launch secretive Jake 4 customer soon. Rocket Lab’s HASTE (Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron) is a modified Electron rocket for suborbital hypersonic testing. It is a liquid-fueled launch vehicle designed to provide cost-effective and high-cadence testing of hypersonic technologies for the U.S. Department of Defense. The mission is for a confidential customer, with no additional details known. HASTE is a modified version of Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket, using much of the same technology. It is designed to support a variety of suborbital test trajectories and provide a commercial testing capability at a lower cost compared to full-scale tests. A specialized design features a tailored third stage for re-entry conditions and precise control, and can achieve different trajectories like direct inject or boost glide. The forecast calls for a temperature of 80°F, few clouds, 24% cloud cover and a wind speed of 11mph. Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 within the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia is the launch site for HASTE. Tailored specifically for technology demonstration missions, HASTE launches from Wallops carry on the extensive tradition of suborbital launch from Virginia’s coast and stands ready to serve the current and future technology needs of hypersonic and suborbital test missions. (Source: Satnews)
26 Aug 25. SpaceX launches NAOS an EO spacecraft for Luxembourg + smallsats from sunny California. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched a new Earth-observation satellite along with several smaller spacecraft from California on Tuesday (Aug. 26). Photos captured by Satnews. NAOS (National Advanced Optical System) is the space component of Luxembourg’s governmental dual-use observation satellite system LUXEOSys (Luxembourg Earth Observation System). Its purpose is to provide high resolution images to national and international governmental and military organizations such as NATO. The NAOS Earth-observation satellite and other payloads are seen on the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket before encapsulation inside their payload fairing. SpaceX showed this photo during the NAOS launch webcast on Aug. 26, 2025. (Image credit: SpaceX) The 800 kg satellite is built by OHB Italia and is equipped with a very high-resolution optical camera with a ground resolution of 50 cm in an around 450 km high sun-synchronous orbit. It will have a operational life time of 7 years. In addition to NAOS, which was built for Luxembourg by the company OHB Italia, the Falcon 9 is carrying small satellites for Dhruva Space (LEAP-1); the San Francisco-based company Planet (Pelican-3 and Pelican-4); and Exolaunch (Capella’s Acadia-6 and Pixxel’s FFLY-1, FFLY-2, and FFLY-3). This is the 27th flight for the first stage booster supporting this mission, which previously launched Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, DART, Transporter-7, Iridium OneWeb, SDA-0B, NROL-113, NROL-167, NROL-149, and 18 Starlink missions. Following stage separation, the first stage landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. (Source: Satnews)
25 Aug 25. Rocket Lab expands U.S. investments for National Security programs and semiconductor manufacturing. Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) is boosting its U.S. investments to expand semiconductor manufacturing capacity and provide supply chain security for space-grade solar cells and electro-optical sensors for national security space missions. The Trump Administration will support these investments with a $23.9 m award through the Department of Commerce, part of the CHIPS and Science Act that ensures U.S. leadership in space-grade semiconductor technology. In a strategic response to the increasing demand for a robust domestic supply chain of space-grade solar cells and electro-optical sensors for spacecrafts and satellites, Rocket Lab’s capital investments over the next five years are expected to strengthen the Company’s market position as a leading satellite manufacturer, components supplier, and end-to-end mission provider for commercial and national security space missions. Rocket Lab is one of only two companies in the United States that specialize in the production of high efficiency, radiation hardened, space-grade compound semiconductors. Rocket Lab’s investment builds upon the Company’s existing U.S. expansion plans for its space systems products alongside a $275 m acquisition of Geost, an electro-optical payload provider based in Tucson, Arizona and northern Virginia. Combined, these multi-hundred m-dollar investments will strengthen America’s semiconductor industrial base and invigorate industry innovation for U.S. commercial and national security satellite missions.
Through these investments, Rocket Lab expects to:
- Double production capacity of compound semiconductors and space-grade solar cells, from 20,000 wafers to nearly 35,000 wafers per month
- Provide U.S. spacecraft manufacturers and the wider aerospace industry with access to domestically produced, advanced semiconductor and electro-optical technologies
- Expand its ability to rapidly deliver integrated spacecraft systems purpose-built for U.S. national security
- Drive economic growth in California, Colorado, Maryland, New Mexico, Mississippi, Arizona and northern Virginia, as it expands its U.S. based headcount to more than 2,000 employees
Rocket Lab’s solar cells have powered industry-defining space missions including the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA’s Artemis lunar explorations, the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, and the Mars Insight Lander, and more – underscoring the Company’s pivotal role in space industry innovation and U.S. supply chain security.
Rocket Lab Vice President of Space Systems, Brad Clevenger, said, “Our leadership in American-made semiconductor technologies is built upon more than 25 years of engineering and manufacturing excellence in New Mexico. These latest investments will expand that production capacity, strengthen supply chains, create new jobs, and develop economic opportunities across the states where we operate – and are additional examples of Rocket Lab’s commitment to delivering reliable and cost-effective solutions at scale to the space industry.” (Source: Satnews)
01 Sep 25. Andøya Space and Rheinmetall Nordic AS have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) in order to enhance mutual commercial capabilities for civil and military space operations. The purpose of this partnership is to respond to increasing security demands in Europe by rapidly deploying satellites and space assets. Andøya Space and Rheinmetall will be focussing on closing gaps in the satellite and launch-related value chain at Andøya, Norway. This alliance will provide regular commercial launch services and flexible, rapid response capabilities from the European mainland. It will also offer Tactical Responsive Launch (TacRL) capabilities, ensuring secure and resilient operation of satellites with expedited reaction times. Hence, the connection between Andøya Space and Rheinmetall will be essential for upholding the strategic military and civil space infrastructure of Germany, Norway as well as of NATO member states and other strategic partner countries. Both companies have confirmed to ensure strategic autonomy, increased responsiveness, faster deployment of new capabilities, and operational advantages in the geopolitical climate.
Troels Sandreid, President of Andøya Spaceport, said: “This Letter of Intent is a significant milestone for Andøya Space. By bundling expertise and infrastructure, we are aiming at reinforcing Europe’s ability to respond swiftly and securely to emerging civil and military space demands”.
Thomas Berge Nielsen, CEO of Rheinmetall Nordic AS, said: “Looking at the development of European space capabilities, the collaboration with Andøya Space will be a decisive factor concerning our assortment for the civil and military sector. We are very much looking forward to working together”.
Aligning these two companies is an important step towards completing the Andøya space-value-chain and of developing state-of-the-art facilities and services on European soil. Andøya Space and Rheinmetall are determined to offer these services to customers for commercial conditions, ensuring the successful execution of TacRL missions and regular launch services.
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