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, […]

SDA signed firm fixed agreements (Other Transaction Authority, OTA) with L3Harris Technologies companies, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Rocket Lab for creation in general 72 satellites for the third tracking echelon (Tacking Layer Tranche 3, TRKT3) within the PWSA satellite architecture (Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture) in low Earth orbit. The third echelon of tracking, after integration with the transport echelon […]

20 December 2025 year Fr. 12:30 (UTC) from Wenchang Cosmodrome, China, the launch of the "TJSW-23" communication satellite was carried out using the "Long March 5" launch vehicle. "TJSW-23" is the twenty-third satellite in a series of Chinese communication technology test satellites. These satellites, known as TJS (Tongxin Jishu Shiyan), used for different purposes, including technology demonstration, missile launch warning […]

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 […]

Президент США Дональд Трамп у четвер підтвердив, що хоче якомога швидше відправити астронавтів на Місяць, 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, запущеної під час його першого терміну на посаді в […]

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, надав перші зображення через п’ять […]

Космічна спільнота привітала затвердження Джареда Айзекмана на посаду адміністратора NASA, висловлюючи надію, 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, ні Білий дім не оголосили дату. Голосування завершило шлях, що розпочався трохи більше року […]

18 December 2025 year Fr. 05:03 (UTC) from the LC-2 launch complex at the Wallops Space Center in Virginia, USA. за допомогою ракети-носія «Electron» було здійснено запуск 4 КА США місії «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, яка спрямована […]

The Luxembourg company OQ Technology said 17 December, that it managed to connect a commercial IoT chipset (IoT) безпосередньо до одного зі своїх супутників на низькій навколоземній орбіті, використовуючи власно розроблене програмне забезпечення на базі стандартів 3GPP для мобільного зв’язку. Тестування проводилося з використанням немодифікованого низькоспоживного стільникового модуля nRF9151 від норвезької компанії Nordic Semiconductor, який зазвичай застосовується […]

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, водночас конструктивна […]

17 December 2025 year Fr. 05:01 UTC з Гвіанського космічного центру, Французька Гвіана за допомогою ракети-носія «Ariane 62» здійснений запуск двох навігаційних супутників «Galileo FOC FM33-FM34». «Galileo» – Europe's global navigation satellite system, which provides high-precision global positioning service under civilian control. Project cost 10 мільярдів доларів названий на честь італійського астронома Галілео Галілея. Європейська […]

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 КА США «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. Управляти цим сузір’ям буде Kuiper Systems […]

16 December 2025 year Fr. 03:17 (UTC) from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, China, за допомогою ракети-носія «Long March 4B» було здійснено запуск КА «Ziyuan-3 04». КА «Ziyuan-3 04» — китайський цивільний супутник стереоскопічної картографії. 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 км для […]

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, […]