Satellite and Launch Orders - March 2025

The following construction and launch orders for the space industry were announced in March 2025:

Construction Orders:

Airbus DS has won a contract to provide a lander for the ExoMars rover – replacing Russia, which was originally supposed to provide the componentThales Alenia Space received a construction contract for JSAT-31 GEO comsatSwissto12 cinched a contract from Singapore-based Astrum Mobile to build a small GEO comsat using its Hummingsat busD-Orbit signed with Eutelsat for RISE GEO servicing mission for one of its satellitesESA RAMSES asteroid mission attracts two CubeSat partnersUS military plans refuelling test missions involving Tetra-5, Tetra-6 and Rooster-5 spacecraftBlueLink Satcom plans its own Blue Tooth satInflatable drag sail demo gets a go from ESA

Launch Orders:

MaiaSpace secured a multi-launch contract to lift ExoTrail’s SpaceVan delivery spacecraftIsar Aerospace’s Spectrum rocket received a contract to launch two Arctic Ocean Surveillance (AOS) sats for Norway after winning AOBA launch from ElevationSpaceFirefly Alpha rocket to launch INCUS mission for NASA from Wallops IslandThree Cubesat EZIE mission signed to Falcon 9 Transporter 13 mission

Other

York Space readies Tyndal mission for US militaryRivada to fly Outernet demo sat in 2026

Sources include Cision, BBC, CNBC, msn.com, NASA, Orbitaltoday, Payload, phys.org, Politico, scmp.com and SpaceNews with links provided to each story.