# SpaceNexus Daily, Saturday, October 31, 2026: Launch Library 2 records Starlink Group 15-18 launch as a success > Launch Library 2 records a Falcon 9 Starlink launch from Vandenberg and an Indian GSLV Mk II launch as successes, and Via Satellite reports a new Satellogic and HEO agreement. - Canonical page: https://spacenexus.us/briefing/2026-10-31 - This Markdown version: https://spacenexus.us/briefing/2026-10-31.md - Data as of: published 2026-10-31 06:06 UTC; records from 2026-10-30 06:00 UTC to 2026-10-31 06:00 UTC - How the numbers are made: https://spacenexus.us/methodology#ai-content ## About this edition - AI-generated briefing, AI voice. This briefing is AI-generated: an AI model wrote the script from SpaceNexus records and the sources listed, two independent AI passes checked every claim against those records and the web, and an AI voice reads it. No sponsor, advertiser or partner has any part in it. - How it was checked: All 29 claims in the script were checked one by one against the SpaceNexus records listed below, by two independent AI fact-checkers that did not write it, one of them also searching the web; every number, date and time was matched to the records by code. It publishes only if every claim passes. ## Transcript This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Saturday, October 31, 2026. ### Space stocks and money In the trading session of Friday, October 30, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks fell 5.1 percent, with 2 companies up and 33 down. The largest gain was Synspective, up 3.7 percent, and the largest decline was Satellogic, down 11.2 percent. Sources: [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/markets-daily); [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/synspective); [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/satellogic) ### Starlink Group 15-18 Launch Library 2 records the Starlink Group 15-18 launch as a success. A SpaceX Falcon 9 Block 5 lifted off from Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA, at 04:04:34 UTC on October 31. Sources: [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvfcpi822tg2ltauzf6uun3m) ### GSLV Mk II launches IRNSS-1L Launch Library 2 records the GSLV Mk II | IRNSS-1L (NVS-03) launch as a success. The launch, by the Indian Space Research Organization, lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India, on October 30. Sources: [Launch Library 2](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmsu7zf7603fnlrurjx43veih) ### Satellogic and HEO agreement Via Satellite reported that Satellogic has expanded its work with HEO through a new 3-year agreement for non-Earth imaging. According to Via Satellite, the agreement is worth at minimum seven figures each year. Sources: [Via Satellite](https://www.satellitetoday.com/imagery-and-sensing/2026/10/30/satellogic-secures-3-year-agreement-with-heo-for-non-earth-imaging/) ### Ars Technica Rocket Report Ars Technica Space reported in its Rocket Report that it has been a good week for ULA, with a big NASA contract and Vulcan nearing return-to-flight. The report is titled "Winter is coming for Themis; Cowboy Space adds iron to the fire." Sources: [Ars Technica Space](https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/rocket-report-winter-is-coming-for-themis-cowboy-space-adds-iron-to-the-fire/) ### Arizona airspace rule The Federal Register published a Transportation Department rule on October 30. It amends the Class D airspace and establishes Class E airspace at Chandler and Phoenix, AZ. The action is the result of biennial airspace reviews pursuant to FAA Order JO 7400.2R. Sources: [Federal Register](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/30/2026-22197/amendment-of-class-d-and-establishment-of-class-e-airspace-chandler-and-phoenix-az) ### Jobs board The SpaceNexus jobs board lists 11,117 job postings, about 9,900 distinct roles, as of October 31. Of the postings, 827 were posted in the last 7 days. Sources: [SpaceNexus jobs board](https://spacenexus.us/jobs) Full details and sources are at spacenexus.us. ## Sources - [SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/markets-daily) - [Synspective (290A) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/synspective) - [Satellogic (SATL) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close))](https://spacenexus.us/company-profiles/satellogic) - [Falcon 9 Block 5 | Starlink Group 15-18 (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmvfcpi822tg2ltauzf6uun3m) - [GSLV Mk II | IRNSS-1L (NVS-03) (Launch Library 2)](https://spacenexus.us/launch/cmsu7zf7603fnlrurjx43veih) - [Satellogic Secures 3-Year Agreement with HEO for Non-Earth Imaging (Via Satellite)](https://www.satellitetoday.com/imagery-and-sensing/2026/10/30/satellogic-secures-3-year-agreement-with-heo-for-non-earth-imaging/) - [Rocket Report: Winter is coming for Themis; Cowboy Space adds iron to the fire (Ars Technica Space)](https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/rocket-report-winter-is-coming-for-themis-cowboy-space-adds-iron-to-the-fire/) - [Amendment of Class D and Establishment of Class E Airspace; Chandler and Phoenix, AZ (Federal Register)](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/30/2026-22197/amendment-of-class-d-and-establishment-of-class-e-airspace-chandler-and-phoenix-az) - [SpaceNexus jobs board (SpaceNexus jobs board)](https://spacenexus.us/jobs) ## Licence and credits - Licence: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) for the transcript and the SpaceNexus records. 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