Doubling your cadence … This was the fourth flight of the new European Ariane 6 rocket and its third operational launch. Arianespace is planning another launch of Ariane 62 to end the year with a pair of Galileo navigation satellites. The company aims to double the frequency of Ariane 6 launches in 2026, with six to eight missions planned, according to David Cavais, CEO of Arianespace. The European launch provider will open its 2026 manifesto with the first flight of a more powerful variant of the rocket with four boosters. If the company carries out eight Ariane 6 flights in 2026, it will already be close to achieving its stated maximum launch frequency of nine to 10 flights per year.
India sets its own record for payload mass. The Indian Space Research Organization on Sunday successfully launched the Indian Navy's Advanced Communications Satellite GSAT-7R, or CMS-03, on an LVM3 rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Launch Centre. This was reported by The Hindu.. The indigenously designed and developed satellite, weighing approximately 4.4 metric tons (9,700 lb), is the heaviest satellite ever launched by an Indian rocket and marks a major milestone in strengthening the Navy's space communications and maritime domain awareness.
gets heavy … Sunday's launch was India's fourth in 2025, a decline from the country's high of eight orbital launches per year in 2023. The failure in May of India's most popular rocket, PSLV, has contributed to a slowdown in launch rates this year. India's larger rockets, GSLV and LVM3, have been more active, while officials have suspended PSLV launches due to an investigation into the launch failure. (presented by EllPeaTea)
Blue Origin is preparing for New Glenn's second flight. The path to the second flight of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket became much clearer this week. The company confirmed that it plans to launch New Glenn on Sunday, November 9, from the Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida. This follows successful test firings of the BE-4 rocket's seven main engines last week. Ars reports. Blue Origin, the space company owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, said the engines ran at full power for 22 seconds, generating nearly 3.9 million pounds of thrust on the launch pad.
