Shandong Province plans to establish an exclusive commercial space route, striving to achieve an annual production of 100 launch vehicles and 150 commercial satellites by 2027
2025年10月16日Juntian Aerospace, a commercial satellite research and development manufacturer, has completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series B financing for commercial satellites
2025年10月16日The US Space Force launches a new commercial space fund to assist the military in procuring commercial satellite communication services
According to Meritalk on October 9th, the US Space Force is launching a new commercial space fund with an initial capital of $120 million. The fund is expected to provide over $1.2 billion annually to help military users purchase commercial satellite communication and other services, accelerating the integration of more commercial capabilities into military space operations. It is reported that the funding was prepared by the US Space Systems Command and the Office of Space Strategic Cooperation. With the funding in place, several satellite communication contracts will be transferred from the Defense Information Systems Agency to the Space Force.
AST SpaceMobile and Verizon have reached a cooperation agreement to jointly provide mobile satellite direct connection services
According to SpaceNews website on October 9th, AST SpaceMobile in the United States has reached a cooperation agreement with Verizon to jointly provide direct satellite services for mobile phones. According to the cooperation agreement, AST SpaceMobile will combine Verizon’s existing infrastructure and 850MHz spectrum resources to expand the coverage of mobile satellite direct connection services in remote areas, and is expected to provide services to users by 2026. AST SpaceMobile stated that this collaboration will further promote the deployment of AST satellites to achieve the goal of providing continuous coverage and high-speed broadband services by 2026.
French Orange Business integrates OneWeb into emergency network solution
On October 9th, according to the satellite news website, Orange Business in France is integrating OneWeb satellite services into SafetyCase mobile emergency communication devices. SafetyCase is a compact solution that can be deployed in emergency situations, creating Wi Fi connectivity coverage areas and restoring access to voice, data, and video. This product was put into use during the floods in Valencia, Spain and the Chido hurricane on Mayotte Island in December 2024.
Italian Thales and Japanese company ispace have signed a letter of intent to jointly promote innovative development in lunar transportation and communication services
According to the Orbitaltoday website on October 5th, Italy’s Thales and Japan’s ISPACE have signed a letter of intent to cooperate, jointly carrying out technological and commercial cooperation to promote innovative development of lunar transportation and communication services. Both sides plan to rely on ISPACE’s orbital transfer vehicle technology to support the European Space Agency’s (ESA) led “Moonlight Program” (LNCS) and build lunar navigation and communication infrastructure. As the main contractor of ESA’s Moonlight program, Telespazio is developing a lunar orbit constellation consisting of 5 satellites, each weighing between 400 and 600 kilograms.