European space service provider Telespazio and the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) signed an agreement to expand the Galileo control center at the Fucino Space Center in the Abruzzo region (Italy). According to the agreement, EUSPA will finance the expansion of the facility on behalf of the European Commission. The modernization of the ground infrastructure will ensure the management of the orbital operations of the second generation Galileo satellite group. The center in Fuchino is open […]

The material contains an analytical assessment of the expansion of China and Russia in the space domain with a clearly expressed militarization of the orbit. Outer space has been officially integrated into the military doctrines of both countries as a theater of military operations since 2015 year. Beijing is defined by the Command as a "threat, that sets the pace" (pacing threat), while Moscow remains an "acute threat" (acute threat), which purposefully develops anti-satellite […]

27 October 2026 year Fr. 07:25 (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 15-16". 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 […]

The launch was carried out from the Taiyuan Cosmodrome by a medium-class Long March 6A rocket, which provides payload output to various types of orbits. The successful placement of the satellite on the given trajectory confirms the regular operation of all systems of the launch vehicle and the device itself. According to the Chinese side, the satellite is designed for topographic surveying of the Earth's surface, crop yield estimates, as well as for prevention tasks […]

European Space Agency (THIS) together with the cooperation of European aerospace enterprises announced the complete completion of the assembly and final cycle of tests of the Lunar Link high-speed communication system. The complex of flight readiness equipment was originally designed as a critical element of the HALO residential module of the Gateway lunar station within the framework of the international Artemis program. In connection with the current year's decision of the National Administration of […]

The US Space Command has ordered the New Zealand Defense Force not to disclose operational details about the activities of the Joint Commercial Operations space monitoring center, located at the Royal New Zealand Air Force Base in Auckland. Referring to the instructions of the American military leadership, The New Zealand Defense Force declined a request for official information on direct support from the International Combat Operations Monitoring Center. This step […]

In order to eliminate blind spots in the detection and continuous space tracking of maneuverable hypersonic and cruise missiles, US Space Agency (SDA) issued a request for information (RFI) regarding the deployment of the fourth technological echelon (Tranche 4). Initiative, implemented together with the Executive Office of the US Space Force on procurement of missile threat warning and tracking systems, aimed at the cardinal […]

25 October 2026 year Fr. 02:03 (UTC) from the Wenchang Launch Center, China was launched using the "Long March 8A" launch vehicle 9 Chinese communications satellite "SatNet LEO Group 28". «SatNet LEO Group 28» – the next batch of communication satellites within the framework of the global project "GuoWang". Communications satellites to be deployed in low Earth orbit for Chinese state group […]

Commercial Space Office (COMSO) The US Space Systems Command announced the Access to the Classified Ecosystem for Space initiative (ACES). The program is aimed at accelerating classified information clearance for commercial space companies and creates a mechanism for integrating private technologies into classified national security missions in space. The program removes the barrier, associated with the long processing of admissions, through which […]

European Space Agency (THIS) initiated an independent investigation into the abnormal termination of key system tests of the unmanned Space Rider spacecraft. During the controlled reset of the full-scale model of the device, a technical failure in the operation of the landing complex was recorded. As a result of the incident, the test prototype suffered a hard collision with the surface. According to the official representatives of the department, початкова фаза тестування пройшла успішно — допоміжний […]

Viasat Inc. announced the successful launch of the Maxwell satellite as part of a demonstration mission for the NASA Communications Services Project (CSP). The mission is an important milestone in the fulfillment of two NASA contracts with a total cost 81 million dollars. The program is aimed at accelerating the agency's transition from the aging Tracking and Data Relay Satellite system (TDRS) to commercial non-terrestrial communication networks. Це друга […]

The California company AstroLab is preparing for the launch of the FLIP unmanned lunar rover as part of the Griffin-1 mission. The device will head to the south pole of the Moon. The Spaceborne Computer-4 supercomputer from Hewlett Packard Enterprise will be placed on board (HPE). This is the first case of testing high-performance computing, graphics processors and artificial intelligence technologies directly on the lunar surface. The design of the supercomputer is designed to work in extreme conditions […]

Research Laboratory of the US Air Force (Affl) conducted a test of the possibilities of point delivery of goods (Rocket Cargo) aboard a commercial mission from Cape Canaveral Spaceport. The test was carried out using the SpaceX Starfall capsule. The Rocket Cargo project is aimed at assessing the feasibility of using large commercial rockets on liquid fuel for the rapid delivery of material resources to any point on Earth in tactical terms. […]

US Space Systems Command (SSC) approved the conceptual document "Vision & Requirements», which determines the strategic directions of modernization of the Eastern and Western space training grounds (Cape Canaveral and Vandenberg bases). The main goal of the reform is the transition from the model of military test centers to modern spaceports with high throughput. The need for changes is due to the rapid increase in the intensity of launches and the long-term forecast of an increase in national ones […]

21 October 2026 year Fr. 03:39 (UTC) from the sea launch site near the city of Zhizhao, Shandong province, PRC, the launch of the carrier rocket "Ceres-1S" with the Chinese Earth remote sensing satellite "Xiguang-4 01" on board was carried out. "Xiguang-4 01" is an experimental Earth remote sensing satellite, intended for working out the technologies of the future Chinese satellite group "Wuyang". The client of the project is Guangzhou University. Basic […]

The essence of the technical conflict lies in the distribution of the frequency spectrum 2 GHz for the Mobile Satellite Service (MSS). The European Commission plans to reserve the target bands of this orbital block exclusively for domestic projects. This solution will automatically block access to American operators, which use similar frequency parameters for their large-scale satellite groupings. The technological core of the dispute is the deployment of Direct-to-Device architecture (D2D) - direct communication […]

Армія США формує окрему галузь космічних операцій для посилення спроможностей у космічній сфері. In June 2026 the Space Operations Branch was created in, which combines professional competences, related to space, and trains military personnel to operate and deploy space systems in the interests of ground forces. As of the end of October, it was transferred to the Space Operations Branch 600 ordinary military personnel, […]

20 October 2026 year Fr. 11:04 (UTC) from Cape Canaveral, Florida, US with the help of a rocket launcher “Falcon 9 Block 5" cluster launch of various satellites of the "Bandwagon" mission was carried out 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)». «Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)» – specialized medium-inclination orbit flight with dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites for commercial and government customers. […]

The Indian government has tightened regulatory and national security restrictions on foreign satellite mega-groups, including Starlink. A key requirement is mandatory termination of all satellite traffic (voice, data, broadband access) at certified ground stations, located exclusively on the territory of India. This makes it impossible to use offshore gateways and intersatellite optical channels to bypass national control. Special attention is paid to the segment of non-terrestrial networks (NTN) and […]

British Space Agency (UKSA) plans in July 2027 year to conclude a contract for the amount 25 million pounds to create a ground-based space surveillance radar. The contract provides for the development and production of a powerful radar system for tracking satellites and space debris in low Earth orbit. The radar will be placed in an as yet undisclosed location in the Southern Hemisphere. Initially, the agency planned […]