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Last update: 9 hours agoSpace Launch & Autonomy: German startup Isar Aerospace successfully launched its uncrewed Spectrum rocket from Arctic Norway’s Andøya Spaceport, aiming to make Europe the origin point for more commercial satellite flights. Kourou Watch: French Guiana’s Spaceport continues to underpin Europe’s space industry, from Ariane 6 weather-satellite launches to the behind-the-scenes CNES Flight Safety Division that monitors trajectories and can neutralize rockets if needed. Weather Tech from French Guiana: MTG-I2, launched from Kourou, completed Europe’s Meteosat Third Generation imaging constellation, sending faster, more frequent views every 2.5 minutes to improve short-term forecasts and warnings for storms and fog. Food Security Satellite: A new plant-stress mission is set to launch Sept. 15, promising earlier detection of crop stress from space—an upgrade beyond “greenness” monitoring for drought and heat risk. Mercury Mission Milestone: BepiColombo began its final arrival phase after separating its Mercury Transfer Module, with the two orbiters still targeting Mercury science operations starting in 2027.
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