SpaceNexus Daily · Saturday, November 7, 2026
Launch Library 2 records Falcon 9 USSF-432 launch as a success
Launch Library 2 records the Falcon 9 USSF-432 launch from Vandenberg as a success. Spaceflight Now reported the mission is thought to carry Starshield-based satellites.
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This is SpaceNexus Daily, for Saturday, November 7, 2026.
Space stocks and money
In the trading session of Friday, November 6, the SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index of space stocks rose 7.8 percent, with 27 companies up and 7 down. The largest gain was Firefly Aerospace, up 36.8 percent, and the largest decline was Synspective, down 8.9 percent.
The SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index is an equal-weighted summary of daily price moves that we compute for information. It is not an investable product, no fund tracks it, and it is not investment advice. Full disclaimer
Sources: SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close); SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close); SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)
Falcon 9 launches USSF-432
Launch Library 2 records the Falcon 9 launch of USSF-432 from Vandenberg as a success, with liftoff at 00:48:42 UTC on November 7. Spaceflight Now reported the classified U.S. Space Force mission is thought to be carrying satellites based on SpaceX's Starshield platform.
Sources: Launch Library 2; Spaceflight Now
Ceres-2 launches 4 satellites
Launch Library 2 records the Ceres-2 launch of 4 satellites by Galactic Energy as a success. It lifted off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center on November 6.
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- SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Firefly Aerospace (FLY) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Synspective (290A) (SpaceNexus Pure-Play Index (Yahoo Finance daily close)) · on SpaceNexus
- Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-432 (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- Falcon 9 launches from California on classified mission for U.S. Space Force (Spaceflight Now)
- Ceres-2 | 4 satellites (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
- AST SpaceMobile unveils $1.3 billion engine deal with Firefly Aerospace to power new heavy-lift rocket (Spaceflight Now)
- Avio Scales Back Demonstrator Programme Amid Technical Challenges (European Spaceflight)
- Long March 12 | SatNet LEO Group (Launch Library 2) · on SpaceNexus
Past briefings
- 2026-11-06Final iROSA solar panel installed on ISS, NASASpaceFlight reports
- 2026-11-05SpaceX taps Qualcomm for Starlink Mobile base stations, Via Satellite says
- 2026-11-04New Space Economy reports ESA called ERMIS-3 laser link Greece's first
- 2026-11-03Kinetica 2 and Electron launches recorded as successes
- 2026-11-02One ISS solar array left after Kutryk's spacewalk, SpaceQ reports
- 2026-11-01Telesat delays Lightspeed rollout by three months, SatNews reports
- 2026-10-31Launch Library 2 records Starlink Group 15-18 launch as a success
- 2026-10-30FCC opens D2D spectrum sharing proceeding, Via Satellite reports
- 2026-10-29NASA is two spacewalks from finishing station upgrade, Spaceflight Now says
- 2026-10-28Airbus and Thales contracted for 2 Galileo satellites each, Via Satellite reports
- 2026-10-27Starlink Group 15-16 lifts off from Vandenberg; Launch Library 2 records success
- Kutryk readies for first spacewalk, SpaceQ says; Starlink 15-16 targets Oct 27