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The race to refuel satellites in orbit – Part II

Meanwhile, similar experiments appear to have occurred with the China National Space Agency (CNSA). Between July 2 and July 6, China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites appeared to merge in orbit.
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AeroAstro Awarded Contract To Build First Complete Microsatellite Orbit Transfer System

AeroAstro, Inc., the world’s premier small satellite technology company, today announced a total estimated contract of $3 million to build the first Small Payload ORbit Transfer (SPORT) vehicle for ...
Skagit Valley Herald

SpaceWERX selects New Frontier Aerospace to Develop Bifröst Orbit Transfer Spacecraft

KENT, Wash., July 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- New Frontier Aerospace (NFA), a leading innovator in advanced propulsion, hypersonics and orbital transfer technologies, today announced it has been selected ...
SpaceNews

XM Radio’s XM-4 Satellite Successfully Delivered to Transfer Orbit

XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ: XMSR) today announced the successful launch of its XM-4 satellite. Liftoff occurred this evening at 6:49 pm ET from the Sea Launch Odyssey Launch Platform in open waters of ...
Defense Daily

Anduril and Impulse Space Plan to Run RPO in Geosynchronous Orbit Next Year

Next year, Anduril Industries and the Impulse Space startup plan to run a geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) rendezvous and ...
Space.com

SpaceX launches powerful satellite to orbit for Indonesian telecom company (video)

Nusantara Lima is expected to start work in 2026 after completing a series of checkouts. PT Pasifik Satelit Nusantara (PSN), ...