The Long March 7A launch was the 27th launch of the Long March 7 series.

The Long March 7 series pre-flight work can reportedly be completed in 19 days instead of 35 days.

The Long March 7A can deliver 7,000 kilograms to geostationary transfer orbit.

The Long March 7A launch from Wenchang carried a single spacecraft toward geostationary space.

Kyivstar’s B2B M2M D2D use cases included POS terminals, GPS trackers, RTK trackers, and demining operations.

Kyivstar’s Starlink direct-to-device service reached 5.8 million unique users in May 2026.

Kyivstar had more than 5 million unique Starlink direct-to-device users by May 2026.

Kyivstar launched SMS for all 4G-capable devices in 4Q25.

Kyivstar’s OTT services were available on Android devices in 2Q26, and iPhone support was expected in the near future.

Kyivstar used 2×5 MHz for Starlink Mobile D2D and reported no interference issues.

Kyivstar launched OTT services for all 4G-capable devices in 2Q26, including Viber, WhatsApp, and Google Maps.

Kyivstar’s SMS in the D2D network reached 9.6 million in May 2026.

Kyivstar launched D2D light data in 2Q26.

Traysar’s initial product pipeline includes a high-speed, rapid-burrowing drone system for creating subterranean access points and delivering defensive payloads deep beneath the surface.

Silent Ventures has previously led foundational rounds for Saronic and Castelion.

Traysar plans to scale its engineering personnel and begin physical field testing of its autonomous burrowing platforms on dedicated testing ranges later in 2026.

Traysar’s initial product pipeline includes an excavator-class autonomous tunnel breaching and tactical exploration vehicle.

Traysar was co-founded by Yadin Soffer, Asher Katz, and Gilad Adin.

Traysar closed a $25 million seed funding round led by Silent Ventures.

Traysar’s seed round included Lux Capital, Ora Global, NeverLift VC, Mana, Impatient Ventures, New Vista, and Entree Capital.

The James Webb Space Telescope is a joint program of NASA, ESA, and CSA.

Rocket Lab achieved the fastest response time ever for a U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command Tactically Responsive Space mission.

Rocket Lab’s VICTUS HAZE launch beat the 24-hour target for the mission.

TrueAnomaly’s Jackal spacecraft from CAS500-2 is part of VICTUS HAZE.

Rocket Lab’s VICTUS HAZE launch broke Firefly’s previous 27-hour record.

Rocket Lab launched VICTUS HAZE 16 hours 42 minutes after receiving the notice.

An APAS-89 unit has a mass of approximately 300 kilograms.

The STS-74 APDA retained four electrical interface connectors, including two with 184 contacts for power and two with 151 contacts for control and data channels.

The inward-canted capture ring petals on the new APAS freed space for sensors, electrical connectors, hydraulic connectors, and propellant transfer between docked spacecraft.

The revised soft APAS became the basis for all active APDAs used on Shuttle flights to the International Space Station except the STS-88 unit.

The STS-74 docking assembly included an APAS Switching System that rerouted control wiring so APAS No. 1 on the Mir Docking Module could be controlled from Atlantis.

Each APAS-89 unit is approximately 676 millimeters tall, 1,552 millimeters in outer diameter, and about 300 kilograms in mass.

The Mir Docking Module had APAS units at both ends, with APAS No. 2 serving as the passive target port and APAS No. 1 serving as the active unit.

APAS-89 is a fully androgynous docking system in which both spacecraft carry an identical assembly and either can assume the active role.

An APAS-89 unit is 676 millimeters tall and has an outer diameter of 1,552 millimeters excluding sensors and connectors.

The APAS port on the Shuttle-Mir Orbiter Docking System was mechanically identical to the Kristall APAS specification but was modified for the shuttle’s electrical and control system.

The Mir Docking Module was built to let the shuttle dock to Mir without re-docking Kristall for every mission.

APAS allowed either spacecraft to assume the active role in docking.

PMA-1 used an active APDA because it required the switching system to connect the orbiter’s controls to the passive port.

Atlantis flew STS-71 in June 1995 with the Rockwell-built prototype Orbiter Docking System and an Energia-built APAS unit.

The STS-74 docking assembly retained four electrical interface connectors, including two 184-contact connectors delivering 1.4 kilowatts of power and two 151-contact connectors for control and data channels.

Energia product code 008-09 was assigned to the -6001 APDA, and the Mir-era APAS units on Kristall carried Energia part number 008-01.

The inward-canted capture ring allowed astronauts to remove the capture mechanism from inside the pressurized volume and increase the passage diameter from 0.8 to 1.25 meters.

V.S. Syromyatnikov’s team at NPO Energia began preliminary work on a successor to APAS-75 one year after the Apollo-Soyuz mission.

Kristall’s APAS-89 assemblies used NPO Energia part number 008-01.

APAS could be configured as a passive port, a soft-dock-only version for EVA servicing missions, or an unpressurized version with the hard-docking collar.

Energia’s product codes for APAS variants remained within the ZZU.6201.008 series.

The new APAS became the default docking port for NPO Energia projects and was included in plans for Buran, the Mir-2 space station, and the reusable Zarya capsule.

Kristall’s APAS units lacked the two circular rubber gaskets on the hard docking collar and relied on the visiting spacecraft for the hermetic seal.

The revised soft APAS design became the basis for all active APDAs used on Shuttle flights to the International Space Station except the STS-88 unit.