After completing a Series A funding round in January 2025, SEPOCH (also known as Jianyuan Technology), a Beijing-based private aerospace company, moved quickly to translate capital into concrete infrastructure. The company has begun construction in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, of a medium- to heavy-lift liquid rocket assembly, testing, and recovery complex with a total planned investment of CNY5.2 billion (approx. US$745 million).
Japan has formally committed to building its own low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, marking a significant shift in how the country approaches communications infrastructure and national security.
As commercial space activity accelerates worldwide, Alex Haro, the chief executive of Hubble, describes the industry as undergoing a structural shift—one that is transforming satellites from experimental hardware into global digital infrastructure.
A Japanese startup originating from Waseda University, Power Diamond Systems (PDS), showcased its diamond-based semiconductors at SEMICON Japan 2025, presenting for the first time an evaluation system that confirmed the devices' operation after packaging.
Japan's flagship heavy-lift rocket, the H3, suffered another setback on Sunday after its eighth flight failed, dealing a blow to the country's ambitions to strengthen its independent space capabilities.
SpaceX is widely expected to pursue an initial public offering in mid to late 2026. In anticipation, investors have increasingly tied the company's long-term growth story to the idea of orbital—or space-based—data centers, making the concept one of the most closely watched themes in capital markets.
South Korea's privately led rocket program, NURI (KSLV-II), completed its fourth successful launch on November 17, reaching an altitude of 601.3 kilometers and entering orbit—a milestone that has sharpened debate in Taiwan over its own ambitions in space.
SpaceX could go public as early as 2026 and emerge as one of the world's most valuable listed companies, with market estimates putting its post-IPO valuation at around US$1.5 trillion, as the company pushes to secure a leading position in space-based artificial intelligence (AI) data centers.
