The 2025 Mid-Term Review recommends continuing to prioritize the CASTOR project for the community in space astronomy.

Tests on the CIS120 engineering device have provided data on its read noise and dark current performance.

NRC has directed resources for the development of a comprehensive Project Management Plan for the expected Phase A+ study, with a preliminary version expected in early January 2026.

The next team meeting for the UVMOS project will take place in Marseille, in July 2026.

Tests on delta-doped CIS120s will likely commence in Calgary in January 2026.

A three-year, $2 million NRC Small Teams project aims to build a prototype of a DMD-based UVMOS instrument.

The Coalition for Canadian Astronomy has met multiple times with government representatives since October 2025 regarding CASTOR.

Several members of the CASTOR team submitted a response to the CSA Request for Information on Canadian Contributions to the Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO).

SpainSat NG II, alongside its twin SpainSat NG I, provides secure communications to Spanish authorities, especially the Ministry of Defense, and NATO partners.

Hisdesat is committed to the strategic objectives of the SpainSat NG program and to providing the expected services.

If necessary, a replacement satellite will be proceeded to be launched as soon as possible.

The launch of SpainSat NG II completed the most ambitious space project in Spanish history, due to its technological complexity and the level of participation of the national industry.

SpainSat NG II incorporates a system of antennas operating in military X and Ka bands and is a twin of SpainSat NG I, which was launched on January 30 from the same location and is operating normally.

Hisdesat has implemented a contingency plan to ensure that the Ministry of Defense and its other clients are not affected.

SpainSat NG II was impacted by a space particle during its transit to its final orbital position at a distance of 50,000 kilometers from Earth.

The two satellites in geostationary orbits were expected to achieve coverage extending from Denver to Singapore, covering many areas of strategic interest.

SpainSat NG II weighs six tons and measures 7.3 meters in length, and will take between five and six months to reach its position in space at about 36,000 kilometers above Earth.

SpainSat NG II is a Spanish satellite owned by Hisdesat and was launched on October 23 from Cape Canaveral.

Hisdesat's technical team is analyzing available data to determine the extent of the damages to SpainSat NG II.

The Amazon Nano and Pro consumer terminals will be powered by the proprietary Prometheus chip.

If Amazon executes its strategy, it could establish itself as an invisible backbone of the global economy, moving data for Fortune 500 companies and telcos.

Amazon is currently in a deployment surge with approximately 150 satellites in orbit and plans to launch half of its constellation by July 2026.

Amazon's Prometheus chip integrates advanced modem processing, phased array control, and network routing into a single design.

Amazon is ramping up its satellite network, Amazon Leo, to meet a critical FCC deadline in July 2026.

Amazon's volume-driven approach to custom silicon improves the feasibility of producing higher-performance Ultra terminals.

Amazon's Leo Ultra terminal enables it to provide backhaul services to telcos rather than competing directly with them.

Amazon's strategy focuses on consumer broadband as a mechanism to support its B2B backhaul-first approach.

Amazon revealed its satellite hardware lineup in late 2025 for a Q1 2026 launch in five key markets: the US, UK, Germany, France, and Canada.

Amazon aims to leverage manufacturing scale of the Prometheus chip across millions of Nano and Pro terminals to reduce costs over time.

Amazon signaled its B2B loyalty in a regulatory submission to the ACMA by arguing that direct-to-device services were premature.

Future landing pads will be located between 550 and 600 kilometers downrange on various flight paths for different orbits.

LandSpace intends to use 2.77 billion Yuan (396.2 million United States Dollars) to expand the production capacity of its vehicles, aiming for around fifteen Zhuque-3s per year.

LandSpace plans to allocate 4.73 billion Yuan (675.97 million United States Dollars) for improving the capabilities and technology of its reusable launch vehicles, Zhuque-31 and another unnamed 10-meter diameter rocket.

Dong Kai, Zhuque-3's Deputy Chief Engineer, stated that a successfully landing first-stage booster will be refurbished for use on the fourth mission.

LandSpace plans to build more landing pads away from Jiuquan, with one located in Minqin County, approximately 390 kilometers away.

LandSpace's control will likely be directed by Zhang Changwu, the Founder and CEO, who holds 6.7277 percent of company shares but has 75.2 percent of the voting rights.

LandSpace aims to raise 7.5 billion Yuan (1.072 billion United States Dollars) through its IPO.

The full capability version of Zhuque-3 will be able to carry 21,300 kilograms when expended or 18,300 kilograms with first-stage reuse, using TQ-12B engines generating 100 tons of thrust each.

LandSpace's expenditures included 820 million Yuan in 2022, 1.216 billion Yuan in 2023, and 916 million Yuan in 2024 for employee payments, facility expansions, and production of rockets.

The second Zhuque-3 flight vehicle has completed assembly and is undergoing necessary changes for a first-stage booster landing.

In August 2025, LandSpace was awarded a demonstration contract for the Qianfan project.

Zhuque-3's first-stage booster test article, fired up in June 2025, could be converted into a flight vehicle.

Zhuque-3's next flight is expected to take place in April 2026.

LandSpace's financial information reveals it earned 780,000 Yuan in 2022, 3.95 million Yuan in 2023, and 4.278 million Yuan in 2024.

LandSpace will contribute 961.6 million Yuan (137.54 million United States Dollars) towards the investments for improving its launch vehicles.

In July 2025, LandSpace began the process of becoming a traded company on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's Science and Technology Innovation Board through an initial public offering.

On December 31, East Money reported that LandSpace's IPO has been accepted and is moving forward.

Zhuque-3's 'full capability' version, standing 76.6 meters tall, is expected to be completed in 2026 for possible flight in 2027.

Zhuque-3 aims to become a low-cost, high-capacity, regularly flying, partially reusable launch vehicle.

In its current design, Zhuque-3 stands 66 meters tall and carries up to 11,800 kilograms of payload using TQ-12A engines generating 83 tons of thrust.