{"id":25196,"date":"2026-06-20T18:09:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/in-october-2025-394-spacecraft-were-put-into-orbit-around-the-world-with-financing-exceeding-6-9-billion-yuan%ef%bd%9cmonthly-report-on-commercial-aerospace-industry-trends\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T18:09:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T10:09:49","slug":"in-october-2025-394-spacecraft-were-put-into-orbit-around-the-world-with-financing-exceeding-6-9-billion-yuan%ef%bd%9cmonthly-report-on-commercial-aerospace-industry-trends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/in-october-2025-394-spacecraft-were-put-into-orbit-around-the-world-with-financing-exceeding-6-9-billion-yuan%ef%bd%9cmonthly-report-on-commercial-aerospace-industry-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"In October 2025, 394 spacecraft were put into orbit around the world, with financing exceeding 6.9 billion yuan\uff5cMonthly report on commercial aerospace industry trends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>summary<\/p>\n<p> 1. Rocket launches: In October 2025, a total of 24 space launches (excluding starship test missions) were carried out around the world, and 394 spacecraft of various types were launched into orbit. Among them, China launched 8 times and put 37 spacecraft into orbit, and the United States launched 15 times and put 37 spacecraft into orbit. 356 spacecraft were launched into orbit; from January to October, a total of 251 space launches were carried out around the world, and 3,507 spacecraft were launched into orbit, including 67 Chinese launches and 303 spacecraft launched into orbit, and the United States 158 and 3,172 spacecraft launched into orbit. <\/p>\n<p>2. Constellation networking progress: In October 2025, my country sent 12 sets of satellite Internet low-orbit satellites and 18 sets of Qianfan polar orbit satellites to predetermined orbits through 2 launches; SpaceX sent 309 Starlink satellites to predetermined orbits through 11 launches; Amazon sent 24 Kuiper constellation satellites to predetermined orbits through 1 launch. From January to October 2025, my country has completed a total of 14 constellation networking missions, including 11 for the GW constellation, with 95 currently in orbit, and 3 for the Thousand Sail constellation, with 108 currently in orbit. The United States has completed a total of 105 missions, including 99 for the Starlink Project, with 8,680 active satellites currently in orbit, and 6 for the Kuiper Project, with 153 currently in orbit.<\/p>\n<p>3. Investment and Financing Trends: According to incomplete statistics, a total of 8 financings were conducted in the domestic and foreign commercial aerospace field in October 2025, with a total financing amount of more than 6.9 billion yuan; two commercial aerospace companies in my country completed IPO guidance and filing.<\/p>\n<p> 4. Major events: In October 2025, commercial aerospace continues to develop steadily. 1) In terms of rockets, Blue Arrow Aerospace&#8217;s Zhuque 3 has completed refueling training and static point testing, and is about to fly for the first time; Tianbing Technology has completed the &#8220;36 stars in one rocket&#8221; separation test of Tianlong 3. 2) In terms of constellation networking, domestic constellation networking is gradually accelerating, with GW and Qianfan both launching satellites, SpaceX Starlink continuing to maintain a high-frequency deployment rhythm, and Amazon Kuiper Project networking. 3) In terms of technology, Tianlong 3 successfully completed the &#8220;36 stars in one arrow&#8221; separation test; the much-anticipated Starship 11 completed the complete journey from liftoff to return to Earth for the first time without explosion or disintegration, truly achieving &#8220;return alive&#8221;. 4) In terms of supporting construction, the Interstellar Glory launch vehicle assembly, test and reuse factory and China Aerospace\u2019s Lijian 2 dedicated launch station in the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Test Zone have been completed. <\/p>\n<p>China commercial aerospace<\/p>\n<p>1. Industrial policy<\/p>\n<p> On October 11, 2025, the General Office of the Shandong Provincial People&#8217;s Government issued &#8220;Several Measures for Shandong Province to Accelerate the High-Quality Development of the Commercial Aerospace Industry&#8221;, aiming to seize strategic opportunities for commercial aerospace development and accelerate the high-quality development of the commercial aerospace industry in Shandong Province. By 2027, we will cultivate a number of enterprises and innovation platforms with core competitiveness, initially form a relatively complete industrial chain, and strive to have the ability to produce 100 launch vehicles and 150 commercial satellites annually, and the scale of the commercial aerospace industry will reach 50 billion yuan. From October 20 to 23, 2025, the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China was held in Beijing to review and adopt the &#8220;Recommendations of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Formulating the Fifteenth Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development&#8221;, proposing to create emerging pillar industries and accelerate the development of strategic emerging industry clusters such as new energy, new materials, aerospace, and low-altitude economy, which will give birth to markets worth trillions or even larger. In addition, for the first time, the plenary session included &#8220;aerospace power&#8221; as an important goal in building a modern industrial system. <\/p>\n<p>2. Launch activities<\/p>\n<p> On October 11, 2025, my country&#8217;s Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center used the Gravity-1 Yao-2 launch vehicle in the sea near Haiyang, Shandong, and successfully launched the Jilin-1 Wide 02B07 star and several Tianyuxing 01~02 test stars into the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success. After this launch, the number of &#8220;Jilin-1&#8221; networking satellites has increased to 141. On October 13, 2025, my country used the Long March-2D carrier rocket at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center to successfully send the test satellite No. 31 into the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success. The satellite is mainly used to conduct verification of new optical imaging technologies. On October 16, 2025, my country used the Long March 8A carrier rocket at the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site to successfully launch 12 sets of satellite Internet low-orbit satellites into the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success. This launch is the 600th flight of the Long March series of rockets. On October 17, 2025, my country used the Long March-6 modified carrier rocket at the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center to successfully launch 18 sets of Qianfan Polar Orbit satellites into the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success. On October 19, 2025, the Lijian-1 Yao-8 carrier rocket was launched from the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Test Zone, successfully sending the Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite 02 satellite, the China Satellite 03 satellite and the 04 satellite satellite into the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success. On October 23, 2025, my country used the Long March 5 carrier rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Site to successfully send the communication technology test satellite No. 20 into the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success. This satellite is mainly used to carry out multi-band, high-speed satellite communication technology verification. On October 26, 2025, my country used the Long March 3B carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center to successfully send the Gaofen 14-02 satellite into the predetermined orbit. The launch mission was a complete success. The satellite can efficiently acquire high-precision stereoscopic images around the world, measure and produce large-scale digital terrain maps, and produce products such as digital elevation models, digital surface models, and digital orthophotos, providing basic geographical information support for the national economy and national defense construction as well as the implementation of major national strategies such as the \u201cOne Belt, One Road\u201d initiative. On October 31, 2025, the Long March 2F Yao 21 carrier rocket carrying the Shenzhou 21 manned spacecraft was ignited and launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. About 10 minutes later, the spacecraft and the rocket successfully separated and entered the predetermined orbit. The astronaut crew was in good condition and the launch was a complete success. <\/p>\n<p>3. Investment and Financing Trends<\/p>\n<p> Financing events On October 9, 2025, Tianbing Technology announced the completion of nearly 2.5 billion yuan in Pre-D and D-round financing. The funds will be mainly used for mass production and preparation of rockets and engines, and the development of new generation engines and rockets to further promote my country&#8217;s commercial aerospace technology breakthroughs and industrialization process. According to news on October 9, 2025, Hangxing Transmission completed tens of millions of yuan in Series A++ financing, jointly invested by Pingyun Capital, Guangzhou Industrial Investment, and Hubei Science and Technology Investment. According to news on October 20, 2025, Jitian Xingzhou, an optical payload technology company, announced the completion of Series A and Series A+ financing of over 100 million yuan. This round of financing was jointly led by Shun Rong Capital and Zhiyi Investment, with participation from Kailian Capital, Soochow Innovation Capital, Su Venture Capital and other institutions. The funds will be used to supplement equipment and cash flow. According to news on October 30, 2025, Suzhou Fuchang Space Technology Co., Ltd. completed Series B financing, led by Chengdu Science and Technology Venture Capital Group. The funds will be mainly used by Fu Chang Space to build a new generation of high-efficiency high-power satellite power supply and distribution system Southwest R&#038;D center in Chengdu, further accelerating Fu Chang Space\u2019s industrial layout in the southwest region. According to news on October 30, 2025, Beijing Tuqiang Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. completed an angel round financing of 10 million yuan, led by TusStar Venture Capital. The funds will be mainly used to launch the research and development of its first spaceborne SAR payload for on-orbit imaging verification, and accelerate the construction of the team&#8217;s talent system. According to news on October 31, 2025, Beijing Yidong Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. completed the B3 round of financing. The funds will be focused on product mass production and next-generation product research and development to quickly respond to the growing market demand. Listing News On October 17, 2025, the official website of the China Securities Regulatory Commission showed that Jiangsu Tianbing Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. completed the IPO counseling filing with the Jiangsu Securities Regulatory Bureau, and the counseling agency was CITIC Securities. On October 22, 2025, the official website of the China Securities Regulatory Commission showed that Beijing Galaxy Power Aerospace Technology Co., Ltd. completed the IPO counseling filing at the Beijing Securities Regulatory Bureau, and the counseling agency was Huatai United Securities. trading events <\/p>\n<p>On October 9, 2025, the Beijing Stock Exchange posted an equity transaction announcement, showing that China Aerospace Sanjiang Group Co., Ltd. applied to sell a 30.66% stake in Science and Technology Rockets. According to the announcement, Aerospace Sanjiang currently holds 56.4347% of the shares of Scitech Rocket. After the transaction is completed, Aerospace Sanjiang will no longer be the largest shareholder of Scitech Rocket.<\/p>\n<p>4. Product and technology progress<\/p>\n<p> Rocket joint test and hot test run: From October 18 to 20, 2025, the Blue Arrow Aerospace Zhuque 3 Yaoyi launch vehicle successfully completed the fueling joint test and static ignition test at the liquid oxygen methane rocket launch station No. 2 in the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Test Zone. This test covered the whole process of horizontal transfer and erection of the entire rocket, fully supercooled propellant filling, integrated test and launch, nine-machine ignition and containment, and propellant leakage. It comprehensively tested the rationality of the test and launch process and the matching of the rocket system and the launch site system. On October 24, 2025, Tianbing Technology successfully completed the Tianlong-3 &#8220;One Arrow 36 Stars&#8221; separation test at the Zhangjiagang Intelligent Manufacturing Base. It is the first time in China that 36 satellites have been separated simultaneously, marking an important breakthrough in my country&#8217;s commercial aerospace industry in terms of multi-satellite deployment and large-capacity delivery capabilities. Engine R&#038;D and testing: According to news on October 15, 2025, Deep Blue Aerospace successfully completed the 20-second ignition test of the 130-ton reusable liquid oxygen kerosene engine Thunder RS. It marks that the Thunder RS \u200b\u200bengine has officially entered the key advanced stage of &#8220;long-term stable operation&#8221; from the &#8220;short-time start-up and operation&#8221; stage. On October 18, the YF-75DB hydrogen and oxygen engine of the Long March 8A launch vehicle successfully completed the qualification test. The test run was carried out strictly in accordance with the four-fold working cycle process. Since September 22, it has gone through 4 test runs and a total of 9 ignitions, covering different working conditions, which comprehensively verified the engine&#8217;s working performance, structural reliability and work adaptability of each component under complex conditions. This successful test run marks that this type of engine has officially entered the engineering application stage. Launch site and ground construction: On October 9, 2025, the Interstellar Glory launch vehicle assembly, test and reuse factory project (Phase I) was completed, marking another milestone in the construction of my country&#8217;s commercial aerospace infrastructure. According to news on October 28, 2025, China Aerospace\u2019s Lijian 2 dedicated launch station located in the Dongfeng Commercial Aerospace Innovation Test Zone was officially completed. It marks that China Aerospace has become the only commercial aerospace rocket company in China that has both solid rocket and liquid rocket dual stations. <\/p>\n<p>5. Other events<\/p>\n<p> Company News: News on October 9, 2025. Recently, the commercial aerospace company Hefei Xinghuo Space Technology Co., Ltd. officially settled in Xinzhan High-tech Zone and started the research and development and manufacturing of the world&#8217;s largest electric cycle liquid launch vehicle and rocket engine. On October 12, 2025, the Miyuan Aerospace Xiyuan-0 satellite (&#8220;Yuxing-3-06&#8221;) completed the factory review and met the factory conditions. The satellite is the first satellite in a series of on-orbit operation test missions of Miyuan Aerospace. The main goal is to complete on-orbit operation tests based on flexible robotic arms, and the expanded goal is to carry out satellite de-orbit tests based on drag-increasing balls. On October 13, 2025, Spacetime Daoyu signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with Kazakhstan satellite data service company SATLAS. The two parties will jointly promote the implementation and large-scale application of Geely&#8217;s constellation satellite IoT communication services in Central Asia. On October 13, 2025, the Tai&#8217;an Satellite Internet Industry Development and &#8220;Star Computing&#8221; Project Group 02 Constellation Cooperation Conference was successfully held. At the meeting, the 02 constellations of the &#8220;Star Calculation&#8221; project were officially released, and the &#8220;Star Calculation&#8221; project achieved a stage transition from initial technical verification to large-scale deployment. The conference also released a new generation of computing satellite self-developed by NationStar Aerospace &#8211; &#8220;Libra-10&#8221; (L-10), with a single satellite&#8217;s computing power exceeding 10 POPS. On October 17, 2025, Yushi Space\u2019s first flight-stage two-stage rocket completed the final assembly test and officially entered the power system test phase. On October 17, 2025, Changguang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. held an extraordinary shareholders&#8217; meeting to elect a new board of directors. The new board of directors has 9 members, with an average age of 46 years old. Zhang Lei, the former party committee secretary and deputy general manager, is the new chairman. According to news on October 21, 2025, Lightyear Exploration successfully completed the manufacturing of a 3.8-meter-diameter stainless steel storage tank test piece. The tank was developed and produced commissioned by Tianbing Technology. It was designed in accordance with the first-stage flight load standard of the TL-3 launch vehicle and was used to verify the key structural performance indicators such as strength and weight of the stainless steel bulging tank solution. Subsequent static test assessments will also be undertaken and implemented by Lightyear Exploration. On October 22, 2025, the satellite intelligent manufacturing pilot base of Blue Arrow Hongqing (Xiongan) Space Technology Co., Ltd. was officially completed. The first &#8220;Xiongan-made&#8221; satellite &#8211; &#8220;Xiongan 1&#8221; (Honghu Technology Verification Satellite) has completed production and rolled off the production line. It marks that the intelligent manufacturing capabilities of the aerospace information industry in Xiongan New Area have achieved a major leap from &#8220;0 to 1&#8221;. On October 22, 2025, Changguang Satellite launched the batch launch plan of &#8220;Jilin-1&#8221; high-resolution remote sensing satellites and opened global reservation channels for satellite in-orbit transfer services. According to news on October 31, 2025, the &#8220;Zhihang-1&#8221; liquid launch vehicle self-developed by Anhui Space Zhihang Technology Co., Ltd. has entered the final assembly sprint stage and is scheduled to be launched at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center around the Spring Festival. Industry trends: On October 10, 2025, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology publicly solicited opinions on the &#8220;Notice of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on Organizing and Carrying out Commercial Trials of Satellite Internet of Things Business (Draft for Comment)&#8221;. Notify the plan to organize and carry out commercial trials of satellite Internet of Things services. On October 17, 2025, the 2025 China Industrial Transfer and Development Docking Event (Hainan) was held in Haikou. Wenchang City successfully signed nine projects including the Jiutianxingge (Hainan) rocket tank and rocket power system sub-stage assembly base project, satellite structure thermal control product production line construction and operation project, and aerospace supercomputing center digital processing trade project, with a total investment of 1.6 billion yuan. On October 24, 2025, the Hainan Commercial Space Launch Site started construction of a reusable rocket maritime recovery system, and the command and control ship and two types of recovery ships started construction one after another. From October 25th to 27th, 2025, the 2025 China Satellite Application Conference with the theme of &#8220;Converged Network and Satellite Applications in the Artificial Intelligence Era&#8221; was held in Beijing. China Satcom hosted an on-site comparison test of satellite application practical results, and launched the &#8220;Gantong Computing and Application&#8221; satellite application Internet experience center for the first time. On October 28, 2025, the 2025 Chongqing Aerospace Information Industry Expert Consultation Event was held. China Spacetime Information Group, Helium Star Optical Network, and Gengyu Muxing will land in Chongqing to lay out related businesses. Chongqing Municipal Development and Reform Commission, Chongqing Municipal Big Data Development Bureau and China Space and Time signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly build Beidou large-scale application operating system and space-time database construction and application projects; Chongqing Municipal Development and Reform Commission and Gengyu Muxing signed a strategic cooperation agreement to jointly build Beidou large-scale application operating system and space-time database construction and application projects in Chongqing. The construction project of Gengyu Muxing Headquarters and a factory with an annual output of 300 satellites was launched in Qingdao; the Liangjiang New Area Management Committee signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Helium Star Optical Alliance, and the Helium Star Optical Alliance hundreds of Gbps laser terminal and ground optical station construction project will be launched in Liangjiang New Area. On October 29, 2025, the Central Enterprise Strategic Emerging Industry Development Special Fund, initiated by the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and entrusted to be established and managed by China State Council, was launched in Beijing. The first phase of the fund has a scale of 51 billion yuan. It will focus on supporting strategic emerging industries such as artificial intelligence, aerospace, high-end equipment, and quantum technology, as well as key future industry areas such as future energy, future information, and future manufacturing. On October 30, 2025, the first commercial aerospace industry-university-research ecology sub-forum of the 2025 Tongming Lake Forum was grandly held, releasing core results such as the Xinghan Project, the first commercial space situational awareness constellation &#8220;Guangshi Constellation&#8221;, space orbit data AOE, and the Tianxuan Project. <\/p>\n<p>international commercial aerospace<\/p>\n<p>1. Launch activities<\/p>\n<p>On October 3, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On October 7, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On October 8, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On October 14, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 24 Kuiper Constellation satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On October 14, 2025, SpaceX Starship successfully completed its 11th test flight mission, successfully deployed 8 Starlink simulators, and successfully splashed down at sea on both the first and second levels, completing a complete closed loop from launch to controlled fall into the water.<\/p>\n<p>On October 15, 2025, Rocket Lab successfully launched the Japanese StriX satellite from the Rocket Lab 1 launch complex using the Electron launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On October 16, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 21 Tranche 1 satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On October 16, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On October 20, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The booster B1067 used in this launch completed its 31st launch and recovery, setting a new reuse record.<\/p>\n<p>On October 20, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. After this launch, the cumulative launch volume of the Starlink program has exceeded 10,000. As of October 20, there are 8,680 satellites in orbit, of which 7,448 are in commercial operation.<\/p>\n<p>On October 22, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On October 24, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched the SpainSat NG II satellite from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On October 25, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On October 26, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On October 26, 2025, Japan successfully launched the HTV-X1 cargo spacecraft using the H3 launch vehicle at the Tanegashima Space Center.<\/p>\n<p>On October 28, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 28 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>On October 30, 2025, SpaceX successfully launched 29 Starlink satellites from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station using a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>2. Financing dynamics<\/p>\n<p>On October 8, 2025, Stoke Space, an American fully reusable launch vehicle research and development company, announced the completion of a US$510 million Series D financing. The funds will mainly provide support for the development and first flight of the Nova rocket.<\/p>\n<p>According to news on October 16, German launch service startup HyImpulse recently announced the completion of a 45 million euro Series A financing, which will be mainly used to promote the suborbital first flight of its hybrid small launch vehicle SR75, the development of the orbital model SR150, and the expansion of the production line at the Schleswig-Holstein factory.<\/p>\n<p>On October 30, 2025, Bulgarian EnduroSat announced that it had received US$104 million in Series B financing to expand its small satellite manufacturing capabilities. Since its establishment in 2015, the company has raised more than US$150 million.<\/p>\n<p>3. Other events<\/p>\n<p>Corporate news<\/p>\n<p>On October 9, 2025, Momentus announced the signing of two new contracts with NASA worth a total of US$7.6 million to verify advanced propulsion systems on its Vigoride spacecraft and carry payloads for in-space manufacturing testing.<\/p>\n<p>According to news on October 10, 2025, the US Planet company released a new generation of Owl satellites with a spatial resolution increased to 1 meter and equipped with an Nvidia graphics processing unit, which can perform edge AI processing on the satellite to achieve target recognition and dynamic monitoring. The first Owl satellite is planned to be launched at the end of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>On October 16, 2025, the Japanese aerospace and defense company IHI announced that it had signed a procurement contract with the Finnish company ICEYE to cooperate in the construction of a constellation containing 24 SAR satellites. Two of the first four satellites will be assembled and tested in Japan. The first batch of satellites is expected to enter orbit in April 2026 and start transmitting data.<\/p>\n<p>On October 19, 2025, the Korean Aerospace Administration (KASA) granted launch startup Innospace a commercial launch authorization. This is the first time South Korea has issued such a license to a private enterprise. The launch is planned to start at the Alcantara Space Center in Brazil on October 28, and the window period will last until November 28. The mission, called Spaceward, will carry five small satellites.<\/p>\n<p>According to news on October 21, 2025, the patented satellite pointing technology of the US company Samara Aerospace will be tested on the Impulse Space Mira orbital transfer vehicle launched on the SpaceX ride-sharing mission.<\/p>\n<p>On October 23, 2025, Swedish technology company ABB won a contract from the Canadian Space Agency to develop the conceptual design of the &#8220;Thin Ice Clouds and Far Infrared Radiation&#8221; (TICFIRE) instrument.<\/p>\n<p>On October 30, 2025, Momentus announced a partnership with DPhi Space and plans to install the Clustergate-2 software hosting platform on its Vigoride 7 aircraft early next year, allowing developers to remotely deploy and test space application codes and AI algorithms.<\/p>\n<p>On October 31, 2025, Blue Origin successfully completed the static ignition test of the New Glenn launch vehicle after experiencing an unexpected suspension at the LC-36 launch site in Cape Canaveral, Florida. All seven BE-4 engines performed normally, the test duration was 38 seconds, and all seven engines ran at 100% thrust for 22 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>Industry trends<\/p>\n<p>According to news on October 1, 2025, the Enterprise Space Activities Group (ESAG) was officially established under the framework of the U.S. Air Force Working Capital Fund. The fund will be used exclusively for the procurement of key capabilities such as commercial satellite communications. The fund has an initial capital injection of US$120 million and is expected to handle more than US$1.2 billion annually.<\/p>\n<p>According to news on October 8, 2025, the U.S. Space Force signed a contract worth $44.6 million with small satellite manufacturer Muon Space to use its wildfire monitoring satellite technology to fill the gap in military weather monitoring capabilities. The company&#8217;s first FireSat prototype was launched in March this year, and it plans to deploy the first three satellites in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>On October 14, 2025, the U.S. Air Force announced its approval of SpaceX\u2019s plan to increase the annual launch limit of Vandenberg Space Force Base from 50 to 100 and activate the base\u2019s second launch pad, Space Launch Complex 6 (SLC-6). SpaceX is allowed to modify the SLC-6. After the modification is completed, the SLC-6 can support up to 5 Falcon Heavy rockets and 25 Falcon 9 launches per year.<\/p>\n<p>According to news on October 23, 2025, three European aerospace industry giants-European Airbus Group, French Thales and Italian Leonardo announced that they have reached a preliminary agreement to integrate their respective space and satellite businesses, aiming to create a company to compete with SpaceX.<\/p>\n<p>On October 28, 2025, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to adopt the &#8220;Notice of Proposed Rulemaking&#8221; and officially launched two procedures to update regulations. The new regulations plan to create a modular \u201clicensing pipeline\u201d and comprehensively reform the satellite constellation application process to reduce cumbersome procedures and speed up approval. At the same time, the revision of site selection rules for high-frequency microwave band ground stations will be promoted to reduce the difficulty for enterprises to build and apply for new satellite ground infrastructure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>summary 1. Rocket launches: In October 2025, a total of 24 space launches (excluding starship test missions) were carried out around the world, and 394 spacecraft of various types were launched into orbit. 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