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Industry
SpaceX to cut Florida Starlink launches to about 2 a month from 8 to 9
SpaceX will sharply reduce launches from Florida for the rest of this year, effectively ending Starlink missions there and continuing Starlink launches mainly from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California until Starship is deployed. Ars Technica reported the Florida cadence could fall to about two launches a month from 8 to 9. A SpaceX vice president said the latest Falcon 9 launch was the last scheduled Florida Starlink mission for now.
Industry
SpaceX to cut Falcon 9 launches as focus shifts to Starship
SpaceX is reducing the share of launches by its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket and reorganising its launch system around the next-generation heavy-lift Starship, an analysis says. The shift is seen as a strategic change to expand Starship use for long-term projects such as Moon and Mars exploration, next-generation Starlink and space data centres, rather than a Falcon 9 performance issue. SpaceX is adjusting launch infrastructure in Florida and California to accelerate the transition.
AI & Enterprise
Hancom InSpace completes first contact with hyperspectral satellite Sejong 3
Hancom InSpace said it successfully established ground-station communications with Sejong 3, which it described as South Korea\'s first privately developed hyperspectral satellite. The satellite was launched on March 30 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Hancom InSpace said initial contact confirmed the satellite body and system status were normal. It plans cluster operations with existing Sejong-series satellites and an AI platform to expand tailored data services.