17 April US Space Force (U.S. Space Force) released their most outspoken strategy for protecting US satellites and operating in space in the event of conflict. The document entitled “Space Warfighting: A Framework for Planners” lays the groundwork for conducting defensive and offensive operations in outer space, witnessing a paradigm shift in Pentagon thinking about warfare outside the Earth's atmosphere. Space […]

18 April 2025 year Fr. 22:51 (UTC) From the Taiuan Spacemoder, China launched six Chinese satellites of the Shiyan 27 mission using the Long March 6A launch vehicle. It is reported, that “Shiyan 27 01-06" is a group of satellites, Designed to study the space environment and other related technological tests. Actual use is unknown. According to the CCS

Japanese spacecraft Hayabusa2, designed to collect samples from asteroids, went into protection mode (safe mode) During his extended mission in interplanetary space. Initially the mission was extremely successful: In December 2020 the year Hayabusa2 delivered to Earth specimens from Rugu asteroid, which was an important achievement for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and the world scientific community, […]

The German armed forces - the Bundeswehr - are planning to create their own group of satellites, to avoid dependence on such orbital communication systems, like Starlink from SpaceX or other foreign networks. According to information from the German publication Handelsblatt, it is about the creation of at least one satellite constellation, which will include hundreds of devices. The system will provide communication, and will also include additional features, such as remote sensing […]

Company Rocket Lab, based in California, strengthens its position in the field of hypersonic technology. The military departments of the United States and Great Britain included the company in the list of potential partners within the framework of multi-billion dollar programs for the creation and testing of hypersonic systems. This allows Rocket Lab to bid for contracts in both programs and offer its HASTE suborbital rocket as a platform for […]

Elon Musk's SpaceX continues to extend the life of Falcon rockets 9, used to create the Starlink constellation of internet satellites. Monday morning, 14 April, SpaceX has launched a Falcon rocket 9 from 27 by Starlink Internet satellites from the Florida Space Force Station at Cape Canaveral. This was the 27th launch of this particular rocket's first stage, which means, that the company once again broke its own record for multiple launches. 16 with 27 […]

16 April 2025 year Fr. 19:33 (UTC) from the vandenberg airbase, California, The USA launched the NROL-174 mission using the Minotaur IV launch vehicle. The mission "NROL-174" has a completely secret nature, since the main customer is the US National Intelligence Service, and therefore the purpose of the NROL-174 mission spacecraft has not been announced and is currently unknown. In open sources […]

20 April 2025 2018, the African Space Agency will be inaugurated in Cairo (AfSA) — a new stage in the development of the continent's space industry. The event will be held in the Egyptian Space City and will be the result of efforts, started in 2016 year, when the African Union adopted the African Space Policy and Strategy. A continental event with a global resonance Representatives of the African Union will gather for the ceremony, […]

Command of space systems (Space Systems Command, SSC) The US has announced the launch of the Orbital Watch initiative, a first-of-its-kind program, created within the Front Door platform. The goal of the project is to provide an open, unclassified information about threats in space to commercial companies — as already known partners, and startups, who have not yet cooperated with the government. Front […]

14 In April, the Blue Origin company successfully made a suborbital flight of the New Shepard rocket, during which six women - among them an engineer - went into space, pop star, journalist and public activist. The rocket was launched by 13:30 UTC from Launch Site One in West Texas. The RSS Kármán Line capsule has reached its height 106 km and returned to […]

Three companies — Partisia, Squareroot8 is NuSpace, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a new concept of secure satellite communications. The basis of cooperation is the use of a quantum random number generator (QRNG) on board the satellite and modern cryptographic protocols to ensure communication, resistant to threats from quantum computing. How the system works? Satellite, equipped with QRNG, generates extremely reliable randoms […]

14 April 2025 year Fr. 04:00 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 27 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 6-73". 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 […]

Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) plans to complete the first launch of its RFA One rocket 2025 year. If the attempt is successful, it will be the first vertical orbital launch from British soil. The project partner is the SaxaVord cosmodrome on the island of Anst, the northernmost point of Great Britain. RFA uses industrial manufacturing methods and stainless steel, to create a budget and performance rocket, which […]

14 April 2025 Blue Origin plans to make a historic suborbital flight this year, in which an all-female crew will take part, including singer Katy Perry. The launch will take place from the company's site in West Texas using a reusable New Shepard rocket. Together with Perry will be on board: Aisha Bowe is a former NASA engineer, Amanda Nguyen is an activist and […]

13 April 2025 year Fr. 00:53 (UTC) from the Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA, with the help of the "Falcon" launch vehicle 9 Block 5 ”was launched 21 US spacecraft "Starlink Group 12-17". 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 […]

12 April 2025 year Fr. 12:25 (UTC) from the vandenberg airbase, California, US with the help of a rocket launcher “Falcon 9 Block 5" was launched by the NROL-192 mission spacecraft. Mission "NROL-192" – this is the ninth mission to launch satellites for "NRO" (US National Intelligence Agency). The mission has a completely secret nature, and therefore the number of "Starshield" spacecraft in the mission has not been announced […]

Dear colleagues! On behalf of the staff of the State Space Agency of Ukraine and from me personally, please accept sincere and heartfelt congratulations on the occasion of the professional holiday - the Day of the Workers of the Rocket and Space Industry of Ukraine and the World Cosmonautics Day! The space industry of each country is a significant stimulus and tool of socio-economic, scientific, technical and military potential, belongs to one of the competitive ones, as it includes a significant […]

10 April 2025 year Fr. 16:37 (UTC) from the center of launch of satellites Sichan, China, The TJSW-17 communication satellite was launched using the Long March 3B/E rocket launcher. "TJSW-16" is the seventeenth 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 warning […]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Office (NOAA) announced the geostationary weather satellite GOES-19 fully operational as the new GOES East satellite. Its main tool is a modern Advanced Baseline Imager scanner (ABI), developed by L3Harris Technologies. This high-precision system has been since July 2024 of the year ensures the sending of data from orbit, allowing quick and efficient detection […]

Umbra, a California-based manufacturer of synthetic aperture radar satellites (SAR), was involved in the development of next-generation sensor satellites, aimed at improving the ability to search for surface objects in the open ocean in the interests of the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region. The company was selected for development under the public-private agreement, known as Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI), which can be […]