President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated the connection between the imaging of the territory of Ukraine by Chinese satellites and Russian strikes on energy infrastructure facilities. The message about this appeared in Telegram after the briefing of the head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine Oleg Ivashchenko, Ukrinform reports. "In particular, we note the strengthening of ties between Russia and organizations in China, which can provide space intelligence data. Unfortunately, […]

Axelspace Corporation signs multi-launch program agreement with Exolaunch to support series of missions using Axelspace microsatellites. This agreement covers multi-launch programs and is intended to provide launch access and mission management for Axelspace programs, including new spacecraft, intended for on-orbit technology demonstration services. According to the agreement, one satellite is planned to be launched within the framework […]

26 December 2025 year Fr. 16:07 (UTC) From the Sican Spacemoder, China, with the help of the "Long March 3B/E" launch vehicle, the Chinese meteorological spacecraft "Fengyun-4C" was launched. "Fengyun" – is a series of Chinese meteorological satellites. China launches satellites of this series into polar and geostationary orbits from 1988 year. In January 2007 year, one of the satellites was destroyed during the test […]

Taiwan Space Agency (BOWL) concluded a contract with the Italian rocket company Avio for the launch of FORMOSAT-8C and 8D Earth observation satellites, and FORMOSAT-9A and 9B. 19 In December, Avio announced the signing of two launch contracts with undisclosed customers, the total cost of which exceeds 100 millions of euros. Although the company left the opportunity to announce it to the customers themselves, she reported, […]

The Italian rocket manufacturer Avio announced the signing of two new contracts for the launch of the Vega C rocket for a total amount of more than 100 millions of euros. According to the terms of the agreements, launches will be performed between 2028 and 2031 for years, indicating the possible operation of Vega C until 2031 year and raises questions about the timing of the appearance of its successor Vega E and […]

This decision was approved at the 342nd meeting of the ESA Council, which happened 17-18 December 2025 year. The agency plans to hire approx 520 new employees. This will lead to an increase in staff by approx 400 positions, because close 120 positions will be replaced by employees, who will retire. With this expansion, the total number of full-time ESA employees (excluding contractors) will grow to approx […]

25 December 2025 year Fr. 23:27 (UTC) from the Wenchang Launch Center, China was launched using the "Long March 8A" launch vehicle 9 Chinese communications satellite "SatNet LEO Group 17". «SatNet LEO Group 17» – the next batch of communication satellites within the framework of the global project "GuoWang". Communication satellites, will be deployed in low Earth orbit for the Chinese state group […]

23 December Future Space Transportation Systems company (ISC) (Japan) announced the cancellation of ASCA takeoff and landing tests 1.0 in the United States, which were scheduled for 2025 The financial year. It was unclear due to the US government shutdown, whether approval will be obtained from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the originally planned terms. The company will switch to a rocket engine, designed […]

The Polish rocket company SpaceForest took the initiative to create a permanent launch pad on the territory of the country. According to the developers, its own spaceport is needed to support at least three suborbital rockets, created by Polish companies and scientific institutes. SpaceForest is developing the Perun suborbital rocket, which recently made its third launch from the Central Aviation Test Site of the Polish Air Force in Ustka. Despite the fact that […]

19 December 2025 Axelspace Corporation (Chuo-ku, Tokyo) announced the signing of a partnership agreement with Nara Space Technology (Seoul, South Korea) for products based on satellite imagery. Image from the constellation of small Earth observation satellites GRUS-1, operated by Axelspace, will be provided through EarthPaper, geospace platform, which is managed by Nara Space. Thanks to this cooperation, the two companies aim to strengthen […]

Long March 12A rocket launched on 21:00 in the Eastern time 22 December (02:00 UTC, 23 December) from a dedicated site in the Dongfeng Commercial Space Innovation Test Area at the Jiuquan Spaceport. It was expected, that the first stage will re-enter the atmosphere after separation and land on the pad, located about 250 kilometers from the take-off zone in the county […]

Shenzhou-21 crew completes eight-hour spacewalk outside China's Tiangong Space Station, performing installation tasks, inspections and maintenance as part of ongoing on-orbit mission operations. Mission Commander Zhang Lu and Space Flight Engineer Wu Fei left the station, to install additional debris protection devices and replace external equipment, while […]

24 December 2025 year Fr. 03:25 UTC from the Satish Dhawan Space Center, India launched the "BlueBird Block" communication spacecraft using the "LVM-3" launch vehicle 2 FM1». Satellites of the new generation "BlueBird Block 2 FM1" of the AST SpaceMobile company in 10 times will exceed the bandwidth of BlueBird satellites, that are in orbit today, which will accelerate the achievement of the provision goal […]

Planet Labs has released the first image, received from its satellite DZZ Pelican 6, showing Lhasa Gonggar International Airport in Tibet, and the image characteristics of the new spacecraft are revealed. Pelican Satellite 6 is part of Planet's Pelican constellation, fleet of next-generation Earth observation spacecraft, intended for obtaining high-resolution images with the possibility of quick re-viewing […]

The H3 rocket launched on 20:51 in the Eastern time 22 December (01:51 UTC, 23 December) From the Tanegasim Space Center, carrying satellite Michibiki 5 (QZS-5 (quasi-zenithal satellite system 5 (QZS-5))). First degree, which runs on liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, worked nominally, but problems with the second degree meant, that the satellite was not brought to the planned geosynchronous transition […]

23 December 2025 year Fr. 02:00 (UTC) From Juzuan Cosmond, China The Chinese company CASC conducted a demonstration launch of its new Long March 12A reusable rocket. Long March 12A (CZ-12A) – modified RN Long March 12, which was developed as part of China's transition to more environmentally friendly and commercially oriented launch systems. The rocket is built according to a two-stage scheme and […]

Blue Origin made a historic flight, sending the first person in the world, who uses a wheelchair, into the cosmos. German aerospace engineer Michaela Benthaus (Michaela Benthaus) made a suborbital flight aboard the New Shepard rocket 20 December 2025 year. Female passenger: 33-year-old Michaela Benthouse, the European Space Agency engineer had a mountain bike accident seven years ago. The mission demonstrates the inclusiveness of space […]

22 December 2025 year Fr. 01:51 (UTC) from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan, with the help of the H3 launch vehicle, the Michibiki space vehicle was launched 5 (QZS-5)». «MICHIBIKI 5 (QZS-5)» – is a Japanese navigation satellite of the QZSS system (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System), designed to improve positioning accuracy and reliability in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region. It transmits navigation and correction signals, that are used in […]

21 December 2025 year Fr. 06:36 (UTC) From the starting ground on the Mahia Peninsula, UTC, Japan's QPS-SAR 14 radar surveillance spacecraft was launched using the Electron launch vehicle. «QPS-SAR» – is a grouping of land surveillance satellites, which use radar (SAR) To mapping the Earth's surface in two modes: In a strip mode with a resolution 1,8 city, […]