Plus: FCC to update satellite power limits, 'Foo Fighter' constellation clears design milestone
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| Presented by |  | | SpaceNews journalists are reporting from the 40th Space Symposium, held in Colorado Springs, Co. We'll be bringing highlights to your inbox โ for full coverage, go to SpaceNews.com/symposium. | | | | | | | By Sandra Erwin, April 7, 2025 | | | | | The U.S. Space Force is transferring the launch of a GPS satellite from United Launch Alliance (ULA) to SpaceX in an effort to reduce a backlog of satellites waiting in storage.
The GPS III SV-08 satellite, the eighth in the GPS III constellation, is now scheduled to launch no earlier than late May aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, the Space Systems Command announced April 7.
This marks the second time in recent months that the Space Force has reassigned a GPS launch from ULA to SpaceX. Last year, the GPS III SV-07 satellite was moved from a planned ULA Vulcan rocket launch in late 2025 to a SpaceX Falcon 9, which successfully launched on December 16 in a mission called Rapid Response Trailblazer. Read More | | |  | | | | | | | | | | FCC moves to update satellite power limits amid push for adaptive regulations
By Jason Rainbow and Debra Werner The Federal Communications Commission is preparing to update decades-old satellite power limits amid broader efforts to modernize and streamline regulations, the new head of the U.S. agency's space division said today. | | Space Force missile-tracking "Foo Fighter" satellites clear design milestone By Sandra Erwin Eight satellites designed by Millennium Space Systems with sensor payloads from L3Harris Technologies have cleared a key design review, paving the way for production and a planned late 2027 launch, the companies announced today. The constellation is known as "Foo Fighter" โ short for Fire-control On Orbit-support to the Warfighter. | | LeoLabs unveils mobile radar for space surveillance By Sandra Erwin LeoLabs, a California-based company specializing in space object tracking, introduced a mobile surveillance radar system aimed at military customers hoping for enhanced monitoring of low Earth orbit, particularly as the Pentagon increases scrutiny of China's space activities. The system, dubbed "Scout," is a portable version of the company's established fixed-site radar infrastructure. | | Olsen targets US space boom with new Florida office By Jason Rainbow British component maker Olsen Actuators and Drives, which specializes in electromechanical actuators that convert energy into motion, announced plans today to open an office at Cape Canaveral to chase growing demand in the U.S. space industry. | | Axiom Space to launch orbital data centers on Kepler satellites By Jeff Foust Axiom Space will fly two of its Orbital Data Center nodes on satellites on Kepler Communications satellites as the next step of its efforts to develop space-based cloud computing services that will leverage its work on commercial space stations. The orbital data centers are part of a network of optical data relay satellites being developed by Kepler for launch to low Earth orbit before the end of the year. | | Viasat adds Telesat Lightspeed LEO connectivity to multi-orbit mix By Jason Rainbow Geostationary operator Viasat has signed a contract to use the low Earth orbit constellation Telesat plans to start deploying next year to help counter competition from SpaceX's satellites in LEO. | | | | | | | | | | "Cutting science isn't just about losing data โ it risks losing our global leadership in space." | | "Cutting science isn't just about losing data โ it risks losing our global leadership in space." | | โ Krystal Azelton, Senior Director of Program Planning at Secure World Foundation, in an interview Monday with Chief Content and Strategy Officer Mike Gruss at the 40th Space Symposium in Colorado Springs. Listen to the latest episode on SpaceNews.com, YouTube and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts, and be sure to subscribe for updates all week with special guests at Symposium. | | | | | | |
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