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Launch, satellites, orbital congestion, navigation and the militarisation of orbit.
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Launch & access
SpaceX7 active팰컨 9, 25번째 비행 부스터로 스타링크 17-45 발사 Starship2 contested-resultStarship V3 splashes down, but Super Heavy crashes and FAA grounds flights China launch1 activeChina drives toward ~140 orbital launches in 2026, a new national record Ariane / Europe3 activeAriane 6 ramps as Europe's only heavy ride to orbit, flying Amazon Leo Launch cadence & costs4 activeChina drives toward ~140 orbital launches in 2026, a new national record
Satellites & constellations
Starlink4 active팰컨 9, 25번째 비행 부스터로 스타링크 17-45 발사 China megaconstellation2 worseningESA: 2026년 저궤도 충돌 위험 약 20% 증가, 추적 물체 28,000개 돌파 Amazon Kuiper2 activeAriane 6 ramps as Europe's only heavy ride to orbit, flying Amazon Leo OneWeb / Eutelsat1 pending-decisionEutelsat raises cash to fund OneWeb Gen-2 and Europe's IRIS² sovereign constellation
Orbital congestion & debris
Navigation & PNT
Military space
latest
contested-result 미국, 우주 교통 규칙 혼선: FAA 후퇴, FCC의 5년 이내 탈궤도 의무 지속
상무부, 우주 상황 인식 확대; 능동 잔해 제거 시장과 보험 상품 태동
증가하는 충돌 회피 기동, 10년 비용 258억~423억 달러, 연쇄 반응 방지를 위한 95% 폐기 준수율 필요
FY26 연구개발비 12억 달러 추가, 예산조정법 우주 센서 72억·요격 시스템 56억 달러 투입
transition 중국 톈원3호 전진, NASA 화성 샘플 귀환 계획 취소
1월 미국 자금 차단으로 중국이 2031년까지 화성 샘플을 최초로 가져올 가능성
worsening 대우주 군비 경쟁 가속화, 중국·러시아 ASAT 모라토리엄 불참
35개국 이상이 파괴적 ASAT 실험 금지 서약, 미국 위성 재머 배치, 러시아 핵 ASAT 우려 지속
Megaconstellation batches and a surprise Long March 12B maiden flight push cadence to one launch every ~2.5 days
12 firms hold $3.2B in SBI work; a new $4.16B contract and Northrop-Apex push a 2028 integration target
Upgraded P160C boosters and an Amazon contract give Europe a working, if thin, sovereign launch base
Third-largest constellation, beta in five countries late 2026, but spectral priority demoted for slow build
Qianfan jumps back ahead at 182 to Guowang's ~168–190; two constellations planning 28,000+ spacecraft
~40% of European air traffic hit; Russia's spoofing antennae up from 3 to 36; ministers' jets jammed
Shenzhou 23 takes over with China's first yearlong stay; a Pakistani astronaut due on Shenzhou 24
Flight 12 proves the upper stage while the new booster flips and fails, investigation halts the program
Record-setting crewed flyby flew in April; the moon landing now hinges on Starship and a grounded V3
EU starts Galileo Gen-2 launches; China consolidates BeiDou to 37 satellites and eyes global adoption
pending-decision Eutelsat raises cash to fund OneWeb Gen-2 and Europe's IRIS² sovereign constellation
€960M equity raise, €2.3B for 440 OneWeb follow-ons, €10.6B IRIS² concession, but services slip to 2030
650+ direct-to-cell satellites, 16M reached, voice and data added, SpaceX rebrands DTC as 'Starlink Mobile'
Water-ice hunt at Shackleton with a shadow-diving hopper; Long March 10, Mengzhou and Lanyue in testing