Space & defense news on November 12, 2026

1. 0101:00 UTC

   Coverage recordsciencealert.com: “A Single Nuclear Explosion in Orbit Could Disable 99% of Satellites in a Matter of Days”

   2 outlets · first: sciencealert.com Defense technology

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by sciencealert.com and UA.NEWS.

   • satellites

2. 0210:46 UTC

   Coverage recordcurtin.edu.au: “Researchers discover rare star system that emits radio signals every 8 minutes”

   2 outlets · first: curtin.edu.au Aerospace

   Reports ran between 10:46 and 15:04 UTC on Nov 12.

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by curtin.edu.au and Griffon News.

3. 0312:36 UTC

   Coverage recordmobile.naharnet.com: “Israeli defense minister says no need for opposition approval to launch strikes”

   2 outlets · first: mobile.naharnet.com Geopolitics

   Reports ran between 12:36 and 13:31 UTC on Nov 12.

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by mobile.naharnet.com and Arab News.

4. 0422:22 UTC

   Rocket Lab's 100th Electron launch set to carry iQPS satellite from Mahia

   2 outlets · first: owensoundsuntimes.com Launches Mostly press releases

   Machine summary Rocket Lab announced on November 12, 2026 that its 100th Electron was scheduled to fly that week from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, carrying one Earth-imaging satellite for the Japanese operator iQPS. The mission, named "The Mountain God Rises," was targeted for 6:30 p.m. New Zealand Daylight Time on November 14.

   1. Rocket Lab announced on November 12, 2026 that its 100th Electron was scheduled to launch that week; a company post dated November 14 carried the headline that Electron had reached 100 launches (Rocket Lab claim).
   2. The mission, "The Mountain God Rises," was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. New Zealand Daylight Time on November 14 from Launch Complex 1 in Mahia, New Zealand, deploying one Earth-imaging satellite for Japan's iQPS (Rocket Lab announcement).
   3. Electron first flew in 2017, and Rocket Lab claims it is the fastest commercially developed launch vehicle to reach 100 flights.
   4. Rocket Lab describes Electron as the first carbon-composite orbital launch vehicle, flown with Rutherford engines, 3D-printed, and the first orbital engines using electric fuel pumps instead of gas turbines (company claim).
   5. Earlier in 2026 Electron launched on 16 hours and 42 minutes of notice for the U.S. Space Force, which the company calls a responsive-space record (Rocket Lab claim).

   Reported by Rocket Lab and owensoundsuntimes.com.

   • Rocket Lab
   • U.S. Space Force
   • Electron
   • Rutherford
   • Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS)

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