(13 December 2015) The Proton launch vehicle that lifted off from Pad 81 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Sunday, 13 December, 03:17 Moscow time (GMT+3) successfully placed a Russian Garpun military spacecraft into orbit.

(8 December 2015) Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has successfully completed the Critical Design Review (CDR) of its STPSat-5 satellite for the Department of Defense’s (DOD) Space Test Program (STP), confirming that the satellite will meet mission requirements and is sufficiently mature to begin fabrication.

(3 December 2015) Following the completion of successful on-orbit testing, on Nov. 30, the U.S. Navy accepted the fourth Lockheed Martin-built Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite.

(1 December 2015) Lockheed Martin and Electro Optic Systems have broken ground on a new space object tracking facility in Australia that aims to provide commercial and government customers an unprecedented view of orbital space debris fields.

(23 November 2015) Intelsat General has been awarded a contract to provide satellite services to U.S. Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT).

(19 November 2015) Raytheon has successfully completed three preliminary launch readiness events which are important milestones in preparing to launch the modernized Global Positioning System (GPS) system.

(16 November 2015) A Missouri University of Science and Technology aerospace engineering professor is developing a microsatellite imager that could be used to check satellites, do small repairs or refuel spacecraft — and keep astronauts from making risky exploratory missions when something goes wrong.

(10 November 2015) The United States Air Force has awarded Harris Corporation a $40 million nine-month extension of the Network and Space Operations and Maintenance contract to support the Air Force Satellite Control Network at two network control locations in the U.S. and at antenna sites throughout the world.

(10 November 2015) On October 30, 2015 OHB System AG was awarded a contract by the Federal Republic of Germany represented by the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) to expand the capabilities of the SATCOM anchor station in Gerolstein with the addition of UHF-DAMA (Ultra High Frequency-Demand Assigned Multiple Access) functionality.

(10 November 2015) McMurdo is extending its world-leading Search and Rescue Ecosystem with the launch of the SARBE CommLink at the Dubai Airshow.