In Germany, a contract has been signed for the creation of a new satellite surveillance system using SAR technology (synthetic aperture radar) for the amount of approx 1,9 A billion dollars of US. This contract was concluded between the Federal Office for Equipment of the Bundeswehr, information technology and use (BAAINBw) and joint venture, created by the defense concern Rheinmetall and the Finnish aerospace company ICEYE. System, what […]

US President Donald Trump confirmed on Thursday, that wants to send astronauts to the moon as soon as possible, postponing missions to Mars until later. In an executive order on his space policy, Trump said, that wants to get Americans to the moon before 2028 year as part of the NASA Artemis program, launched during his first term in office […]

BlackSky entered commercial service with its third Gen-3 satellite three weeks after launch, continuing the trend of reduced satellite deployment times compared to previous launches. The latest Gen-3 spacecraft and its predecessor, launched in June, received the first images already during 12 hours. For comparison, the first Gen-3 satellite, launched earlier this year, provided the first images in five […]

The space community welcomed the confirmation of Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator, expressing hope, that he will be able to lead the agency forward. The Senate voted to confirm Isaacman as the agency's 15th administrator 17 December. Expected, that Isaacman will be officially sworn in shortly, though not NASA, No date has been announced by the White House. Voting has completed the journey, which started a little over a year ago […]

18 December 2025 year Fr. 05:03 (UTC) from the LC-2 launch complex at the Wallops Space Center in Virginia, USA. launch was carried out with the help of the "Electron" launch vehicle 4 KA USA mission "Don't Be Such A Square (STP-S30)». «Don’t Be Such A Square (STP-S30)» – is a test space mission of the Space Test Program-S30 program of the US Space Force, which is directed […]

The Luxembourg company OQ Technology said 17 December, that it managed to connect a commercial IoT chipset (IoT) directly to one of its satellites in low Earth orbit, using proprietary software based on 3GPP standards for mobile communications. Testing was carried out using an unmodified low-power cellular module nRF9151 from the Norwegian company Nordic Semiconductor, which is commonly used […]

Aerospace Corporation's DiskSat concept focuses on a disk-shaped small satellite bus, designed to provide better power generation and increased payload space, than a traditional CubeSat, while maintaining a standardized container launch interface. A typical DiskSat demonstration device has a diameter of approx 1 meter and a thickness of approx 2,5 centimeters. A similar useful volume is provided by a 20U CubeSat, at the same time constructive […]

17 December 2025 year Fr. 05:01 UTC from the Guiana Space Center, French Guiana launched two navigation satellites "Galileo FOC FM33-FM34" using the "Ariane 62" launch vehicle. «Galileo» – Europe's global navigation satellite system, which provides high-precision global positioning service under civilian control. Project cost 10 billion dollars named after the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei. European […]

Southern Launch has signed a contract with South Korean launch service provider INNOSPACE to conduct space missions from Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex and Koonibba Proving Ground in South Australia. The agreement allows INNOSPACE to carry out a number of missions from the Southern Launch Spaceport, including orbital launches of satellites and demonstration flights of suborbital technologies. Operations within the framework of the partnership are planned to begin in 2026 […]

16 December 2025 year Fr. 08:28 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, launch was carried out with the help of the "Atlas V 551" launch vehicle 27 US spacecraft "Amazon Leo" (THE-04)». «Amazon Leo (THE-04)» – This is a mega-constellation of satellites in a low Earth orbit, which will provide broadband online access, analogue of the American Starlink system. This constellation will be managed by Kuiper Systems […]

16 December 2025 year Fr. 03:17 (UTC) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China, the "Ziyuan-3 04" spacecraft was launched using the "Long March 4B" launch vehicle. KA "Ziyuan-3 04" is a Chinese civilian stereoscopic mapping satellite. His main tool is a three-line panchromatic camera, which provides imaging with a resolution of 2.1–2.6 m and a bandwidth 51 km for […]

15 In December, Starfish Space and Impulse Space announced the successful completion of the so-called Remora mission. During the mission, the Mira spacecraft from the LEO Express mission 2 company's Impulse maneuvered and approached another Mira spacecraft from the LEO Express mission 1 companies at a distance of approx 1250 meters, using a camera and on-board computer system, […]

The American company SpaceX reported a dangerous incident in low Earth orbit, when one of its Starlink satellites STARLINK-6079 narrowly avoided a collision with a Chinese spacecraft. The collision was avoided during the launch of the Chinese apparatus 9 December 2025 year. The Starlink satellite almost collided with the spacecraft of the Chinese company CAS Space (a subsidiary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences), which started […]

15 December 2025 year Fr. 05:25 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 29 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 6-82". Satellites "Starlink v2" – these are larger and more powerful communication satellites of SpaceX. They weigh approx 750 kg and have a design with two solar panels to increase the number […]

11 December 2025 US Air Force Secretary Troy Meinke delivered a keynote address at the Space Power Association's Spacepower Conference, during which he emphasized, that the United States should not consider China's rapid progress in space and missile technology to be merely the result of copying American developments. According to him, Beijing is showing significant innovation of its own. Leadership of the Space Forces and […]

Voyager Technologies received a contract from the US Air Force Research Laboratory (Affl) for the amount 21 million dollars to develop signal processing tools using artificial intelligence. The work is focused on software and computational methods, which are capable of interpreting raw intelligence, Observation and reconnaissance (ISR), collected by sensors. Digital signal processing is a key element of modern ISR networks. She […]

14 December 2025 year Fr. 05:49 (UTC) from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 27 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 15-12". Satellites "Starlink v2" – these are larger and more powerful communication satellites of SpaceX. They weigh approx 750 kg and have a design with two solar panels to enlarge […]

Two defense technology companies, Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace (KDA) (Norway) and Helsinki (Germany) joined forces, to strengthen Europe's sovereign intelligence and communications capabilities. The plan is to start deploying small satellites in about three years. 10 December 2025 year, the companies announced a partnership, which emerged amid European governments' desire to increase deterrence due to its growing strategic importance […]

NATO selected 150 companies from 24 member countries of the Alliance to participate in 2026 year in the Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic program (DIANA). Among them are more than two dozen companies, related to the space sector. Each company will receive 100 000 euros of grant funding in the first phase of the program, which will start in January next year. Participants will also have […]

14 December 2025 year Fr. 03:09 (UTC) from the launch complex LC-1B, Mahia Peninsula, RAISE-4 spacecraft was launched using the Electron launch vehicle in New Zealand. "Raise And Shine" is a mission using the Electron launch vehicle, the purpose of which is to launch the experimental Japanese demonstration spacecraft "RAISE-4" into orbit (RApid Innovative payload demonstration SatellitE-4) within the JAXA program "Innovative […]