FYI: MiQ snaps up Rocket Lab to push AI-powered app growth into new markets: MiQ acquires Rocket Lab on April 7, 2026, integrating mobile app growth capabilities into its Sigma AI system across Latin America and APAC.
https://ppc.land/miq-snaps-up-rocket-lab-to-push-ai-powered-app-growth-into-new-markets/ #MiQ #RocketLab #AIPowered #AppGrowth #MobileApps
MiQ snaps up Rocket Lab to push AI-powered app growth into new markets
MiQ acquires Rocket Lab on April 7, 2026, integrating mobile app growth capabilities into its Sigma AI system across Latin America and APAC.
[Jeff Foust] Rocket Lab wins contract for three more iQPS launches
https://sh.itjust.works/post/58442709
[Jeff Foust] Rocket Lab wins contract for three more iQPS launches - sh.itjust.works
::: spoiler Article text Jeff Foust 2–3 minutes WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab has won
a contract from Japanese radar satellite company iQPS for three additional
Electron launches. Rocket Lab announced April 9 it signed a contract with iQPS,
or Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, for three Electron launches from
Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand starting in 2028. The companies did not disclose
terms of the contract. Rocket Lab has launched seven missions for iQPS starting
in 2023, with five additional launches already on order before this latest
contract. Three of those upcoming launches were ordered in October. The most
recent Electron launch for iQPS was in December. “Our expanded partnership with
iQPS is built on our consistent execution across the many missions we’ve
launched for them already, and we’re proud to continue delivering their Earth
imaging constellation to space as we deepen our role as their primary launch
provider,” Brian Rogers, vice president of global launch services at Rocket Lab,
said in a statement. Each Electron launch carries a single iQPS spacecraft as
the company builds out its constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
imaging satellites. The firm has a goal of placing 24 satellites into orbit by
2028 and 36 by 2030 to provide radar imaging with frequent revisit times. The
company has relied primarily on Electron for launching those satellites,
although a few have launched on SpaceX rideshare missions. The next iQPS
satellite launch on Electron is scheduled for May, both Rocket Lab and iQPS
announced. :::
ICYMI: MiQ snaps up Rocket Lab to push AI-powered app growth into new markets: MiQ acquires Rocket Lab on April 7, 2026, integrating mobile app growth capabilities into its Sigma AI system across Latin America and APAC.
https://ppc.land/miq-snaps-up-rocket-lab-to-push-ai-powered-app-growth-into-new-markets/ #MiQ #RocketLab #AIPowered #AppGrowth #MobileAppsMiQ snaps up Rocket Lab to push AI-powered app growth into new markets
MiQ acquires Rocket Lab on April 7, 2026, integrating mobile app growth capabilities into its Sigma AI system across Latin America and APAC.
MiQ snaps up Rocket Lab to push AI-powered app growth into new markets: MiQ acquires Rocket Lab on April 7, 2026, integrating mobile app growth capabilities into its Sigma AI system across Latin America and APAC.
https://ppc.land/miq-snaps-up-rocket-lab-to-push-ai-powered-app-growth-into-new-markets/ #MiQ #RocketLab #CrecimientoDeAplicaciones #IA #LatinoaméricaMiQ snaps up Rocket Lab to push AI-powered app growth into new markets
MiQ acquires Rocket Lab on April 7, 2026, integrating mobile app growth capabilities into its Sigma AI system across Latin America and APAC.
Rocket Lab wins German approval for Mynaric deal
Rocket Lab wins German approval for Mynaric deal Rocket Lab wins German approval for Mynaric deal
[Sandra Erwin] Rocket Lab wins German approval for Mynaric deal
https://sh.itjust.works/post/57705140
[Sandra Erwin] Rocket Lab wins German approval for Mynaric deal - sh.itjust.works
::: spoiler Article text Sandra Erwin 4–5 minutes
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Mynaric manufactures laser communication terminals for terrestrial, airborne and
space applications. Credit: Mynaric WASHINGTON — Rocket Lab said has secured
approval from German authorities to acquire laser communications firm Mynaric,
clearing a key regulatory hurdle for a deal that had faced prolonged scrutiny
over national security concerns. The Long Beach, California-based launch and
satellite manufacturer said on March 30 that Germany’s Federal Ministry for
Economic Affairs and Energy approved the transaction under foreign investment
rules, paving the way for the acquisition to close in April. Rocket Lab first
announced the roughly $150 million acquisition in March last year. The decision
follows months of uncertainty around the proposed purchase, which had drawn
attention from German officials and lawmakers wary of allowing a supplier of
sensitive space technology to fall under foreign ownership. Earlier reports
indicated the deal was at risk as Berlin weighed whether Mynaric’s laser
communications systems — used in military and commercial satellite networks —
should remain under German control. The approval suggests regulators have
concluded those concerns can be managed, even as Europe broadly moves to
strengthen domestic control over defense-related technologies. Rocket Lab has
positioned the acquisition as a way to secure a critical component in the
satellite supply chain while expanding its presence in Europe. Mynaric,
headquartered in Munich, produces optical communications terminals that enable
satellites to transmit data via laser links, a technology increasingly central
to next-generation constellations. “Receiving regulatory approval is an
important milestone on the path to acquiring Mynaric,” Rocket Lab’s chief
executive Peter Beck said in a statement. He added the company expects to expand
its support for German and European space programs following the deal’s close.
Laser terminals a cornerstone technology Laser communications systems allow
satellites to exchange data at higher rates and with greater resistance to
interference than traditional radio-frequency links. The technology is viewed as
a cornerstone of proliferated constellations in low Earth orbit, including
military networks designed for secure communications and missile tracking.
Despite growing demand, such terminals have been in limited supply, with
manufacturers struggling to produce them in high volumes at competitive prices.
Rocket Lab said it plans to scale Mynaric’s manufacturing output, applying a
strategy it has used in prior acquisitions to increase production and reduce
costs for satellite subsystems. Mynaric will remain headquartered in Munich
after the deal closes, establishing Rocket Lab’s first European foothold. The
companies already have an established relationship: Mynaric supplies its CONDOR
Mk3 optical terminals for Rocket Lab-built satellites under contracts with the
U.S. Space Development Agency. The acquisition would deepen Rocket Lab’s
vertical integration, giving it in-house access to a technology that has become
a bottleneck for both commercial operators and government programs. For Germany,
the approval marks a balancing act between attracting foreign investment and
preserving control over technologies seen as strategically important. Across
Europe, governments are increasing defense spending and tightening oversight of
cross-border deals as they seek to build more self-reliant industrial bases in
space and defense. :::
#RocketLab: "First Dedicated Launch for European Space Agency"
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The launch, named “Daughter Of The Stars”, lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on March 28th at 10:14 pm NZT to successfully deliver ESA’s “Celeste” mission to orbit: the first two spacecraft of a satellite navigation demonstration mission in low Earth orbit at 510 km.
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https://rocketlabcorp.com/updates/rocket-lab-successfully-launches-85th-mission-and-first-dedicated-launch-for-european-space-agency/
28.3.2026
#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #ESA #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #Raumfahrt #rocketry #SpaceFlight #TAS
Rocket Lab Successfully Launches 85th Mission and First Dedicated Launch for European Space Agency | Rocket Lab
Mahia, New Zealand. 28 March 2026 – Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or the “Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today successfully completed its first dedicated launch for the European Space Agency (ESA), demonstrating Electron’s key and growing role…
#OHB:
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Bremen/Māhia, 28. März 2026. Heute um 10:14 Uhr deutscher Zeit sind die ersten beiden Satelliten für die neue ESA-Navigationsmission Celeste an Bord einer Electron-Rakete erfolgreich vom Māhia Launch Complex in Neuseeland in den Weltraum gestartet. Bei den beiden Satelliten (IOD-1 und IOD-2, IOD = In-Orbit Demonstrator) handelt es sich um Kleinstsatelliten ..
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https://www.ohb.de/news/erste-satelliten-der-neuen-esa-navigationsmission-celeste-erfolgreich-gestartet
28.3.2026
#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #ESA #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS
Erste Satelliten der neuen ESA-Navigationsmission Celeste erfolgreich gestartet
#ESA:
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On 28 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) took a major step forward in strengthening Europe's ambition for more resilient satellite navigation, as the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off from New Zealand aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron. Their mission is to begin testing a complementary low Earth orbit layer for Galileo.
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https://www.esa.int/Applications/Satellite_navigation/Celeste/Celeste_s_first_satellites_launched_to_explore_LEO-based_satellite_navigation
28.3.2026
#Celeste #CubeSat #Electon #GNSS #LEO #LEOPNT #OHB #Raumfahrt #RocketLab #SpaceFlight #TAS
Celeste’s first satellites launched to explore LEO-based satellite navigation
On 28 March, the European Space Agency (ESA) took a major step forward in strengthening Europe's ambition for more resilient satellite navigation, as the first two satellites of the Celeste in-orbit demonstration mission lifted off from New Zealand aboard Rocket Lab’s Electron. Their mission is to begin testing a complementary low Earth orbit layer for Galileo.
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