Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) today announced it has been awarded a landmark prime contract by the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) to design and manufacture 18 satellites for the Tracking Layer Tranche 3 (TRKT3) program under the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).

The Space Development Agency (SDA) has awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract for 18 space vehicles for its Tranche 3 Tracking Layer (TRKT3) constellation, with a potential value of more than $1 billion.

Ovzon has signed an agreement with a European NATO country’s defense organization.

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.

Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, and The Exploration Company (TEC), a European aerospace company developing reusable, in-orbit-refuelable spacecraft, announced they have entered an agreement for Redwire to provide two International Docking System Standard (IDSS) compliant docking systems for TEC’s flagship spacecraft, Nyx.

The Space Data Association announces that Diana McKissock, Director, Space Domain Awareness Partnership and Coalition Engagement (SPACE) Office is posthumously awarded the 2025 T.S. Kelso Space Safety Award.

Rocket Lab Corporation (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a global leader in launch services and space systems, today 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.

Ovzon has received an additional order from the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) for the company’s mobile satellite terminals.

BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) successfully integrated its third Gen-3 satellite into commercial operations just three weeks following launch, reflecting an exponential increase in commissioning speed since the launch of its first Gen-3 unit.

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Leo 4 mission for Amazon lifted off on Dec. 16 at 3:28 a.m. EST from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Space42 (ADX: 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.

Eutelsat Network Solutions, the company that empowers the U.S. government and its allies to connect confidently, and Intellian Technologies, a leading global provider of satellite communication antennas and ground gateway solutions, today announced a strategic partnership.

ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, 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.

Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS), a U.S. commercial space company offering satellite buses, satellite components, and in-space infrastructure services, today announced the successful completion of Environmental Testing of its Vigoride-7 Orbital Service Vehicle, scheduled to launch aboard SpaceX's Transporter-16 mission targeted for launch no earlier than March 2026.

SatVu, leaders in thermal intelligence from space, has released a striking 3.5m high-resolution thermal image revealing near-real-time activity inside the flagship data centre of a bitcoin mining company in Rockdale, Texas - one of the largest in the United States.

Space42 (ADX: SPACE42), the UAE-based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, and Cobham Satcom, a global leader in satellite communications for defense, government, and commercial sectors, announced the completion of the full range of advanced terminals for the Thuraya-4 Next Generation Satellite (T4-NGS).