30 December 2025 – Airbus Defence and Space and Indra Group have been selected by the Spanish Ministry of Defence to carry out a conceptual definition study for the future Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft of the Spanish Air and Space Force. This 18-month study will cover the analysis and definition of the most suitable platform…

25 December 2025 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, together with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc., Axelspace Corporation, and Mitsui Bussan Aerospace Co., Ltd. were awarded the Ministry of Defense (MOD)’s public tender for “Satellite constellation project” on December 24, 2025. This project is a Private Finance…

25 December 2025 – Synspective Inc., a leading provider of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite data and analytics solutions, announced that it won the Ministry of Defense’s satellite constellation project on December 24. Synspective joins six partner companies, including Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation, Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of…

24 December 2025 – AST SpaceMobile, the company building the first and only space-based cellular broadband network accessible directly by everyday smartphones, designed for both commercial and government applications, today announced the successful orbital launch of BlueBird 6. The BlueBird 6 mission lifted off at 10:25 p.m. EST on December 23 from the Satish Dhawan…

22 December 2025 – GMV has been awarded the DFAS-TB contract (EGNOS System Test-Bed: Dual Frequency Augmentation System Test Bed, HE-ESA-009), one of three parallel projects launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop the Algorithmic Functions (AFs) of a testbed for the SBAS DFMC (Dual Frequency Multi-Constellation) system. The project, which began in…

18 December 2025 – Rocket Lab Corporation successfully launched the STP-S30 mission for the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) Space Systems Command (SSC) – completing the launch five months ahead of schedule and playing a critical role in advancing technologies that ensure U.S. superiority in space. The launch, named ‘Don’t Be Such A Square’, lifted off…

18 December 2025 – Hughes Network Systems announced that its Low Earth Orbit (LEO) terminals, now certified for Comms-on-the-Pause (COTP) service, are available in a new product family of ruggedized transportable cases. These innovative terminals provide immediate broadband connectivity via Eutelsat’s OneWeb LEO network, ensuring reliable access whenever and wherever it’s needed. With both single…

17 December 2025 – On December 17, 2025 at 2:01 a.m. local time (5:01 a.m. UTC, 6:01 a.m. CET), Arianespace successfully launched the pair of satellites, Galileo L14 from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana. The mission, called VA266, was the fifth flight of Ariane 6, Europe’s heavy-lift launcher. It was performed with an Ariane 6…

16 December 2025 – ST Engineering iDirect announced today that it is collaborating with Capgemini, an AI-powered global business and technology transformation company, to develop a 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) satellite base station. Based on cloud-native fundamentals, the solution will enable seamless integration between satellite and terrestrial networks, accelerating the adoption of standards-based, software-defined 5G…

16 December 2025 – Space42, the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with a global reach, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PT Telkom Satelit Indonesia (Telkomsat), Indonesia’s national satellite operator and a key enabler of the country’s digital and connectivity ecosystem, to explore collaboration in Direct-to-Device (D2D) connectivity. The partnership leverages Equatys, a D2D…

16 December 2025 – Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits, announces the issuance of U.S. Patent No. 12,479,603 B2, “Method and Device for Capture of Tumbling Space Objects.” The innovation introduces a novel spacecraft design with an “empty” docking volume and center-of-mass control technique…

16 December 2025 – Eutelsat together with its partner Airtel, is extending its OneWeb, Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite connectivity to strengthen the Indian Army’s ongoing humanitarian relief operations in flood-impacted areas of Sri Lanka. With the deployment of Eutelsat’s OneWeb high-speed, low latency LEO services, the Indian Army has been able to re-establish reliable…

14 December 2025 – Rocket Lab Corporation successfully launched its first dedicated mission for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) – a pivotal marker of Electron’s global importance for regular, reliable, and dedicated access to space. The “RAISE And Shine” mission lifted off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand on December 14,…

11 December 2025 – Keysight Technologies, Inc. today announced that in collaboration with KT SAT, it has demonstrated a successful non-terrestrial network (NTN) handover using the KOREASAT-6A satellite at KT SAT’s Kumsan Satellite Network Operation Center in Korea. In a controlled lab environment, the companies established the industry’s first1 NR-NTN multi-orbit handover between a commercial…

11 December 2025 –  Viasat announced it will provide its launch telemetry service for INNOSPACE – a South Korean satellite launch service company. The mission, currently targeted for later this month, will see INNOSPACE’s HANBIT-Nano launch vehicle carry a total of eight registered payloads, including five small satellites and three non-separating experimental devices, along with…

11 December 2025 – Loft is proud to announce that a significant contract has been signed with CNES under the IOD-IOV (In Orbit Demonstration / In Orbit Validation) framework, a major step forward for France’s sovereign space ambitions. Three consecutive missions are scheduled to launch in 2026, 2027, and 2028, underscoring Loft’s long-term commitment to…

8 December 2025 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation has selected SpaceX to launch its communications satellites “JSAT-31” and “JSAT-32.” The agreement has been finalized, and together with the previously contracted “Superbird-9,” a total of three satellites are scheduled for sequential launches starting in 2027. “JSAT-31” and “Superbird-9” are fully flexible satellites equipped with a fully…

8 December 2025 – Eutelsat announced the renewal of its strategic partnership with beIN MEDIA GROUP (‘beIN’), the leading global sports, entertainment and media group, for the continued distribution of its direct-to-home (DTH) services across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Under the new five-year agreement, beIN secures satellite capacity on the EUTELSAT…