SpaceX launches Indonesian communications satellite Merah Putih

Today, at 1:28 a.m. EDT, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the geostationary communications satellite Merah Putih, also known as Telkom-4, for Indonesia’s largest telecommunications service provider Telkom Indonesia. The satellite, built by SSL,...

The way forward for ISRO’s launch vehicles

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched their heaviest launch vehicle to date, GSLV MK III, in June last year and are in preparation for launching the second and last of the...

Taiwan’s indigenous FORMOSAT-5 arrives at Vandenberg to prepare for SpaceX launch

Taiwan’s first indigenously-developed high-resolution remote sensing satellite, FORMOSAT-5, has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. A team of Taiwanese engineers welcomed the satellite to prepare for its launch slated for...

ISRO smallsat Microsat-TD to launch in early February with Cartosat-2F

India's space agency ISRO will launch Microsat-TD, a small earth observation satellite, in its first launch of 2018 in early February on a PSLV-XL launch vehicle. The launch of Microsat-TD has...

SpaceX to visit Indonesia next month for launch site possibilities

Indonesian President Joko Widodo, in a phone call with Elon Musk, has invited SpaceX to consider Indonesia as a potential space launch site for the company. According to a press release...

China has carried out 55 international commercial launches to date

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) recently announced that it has completed 55 commercial launches for international customers to date, under its commercial arm the China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC). This...

ISRO’s PSLV launches Cartosat-3

Today, at approximately 9:28 am IST (+5:30 UTC), India's space agency ISRO launched Earth Observation satellite Cartosat-3, along with 12 of Planet's Flock cubesats and Analytical Space's Meshbed cubesat. The launch...

Virgin Orbit partners with Japan’s Oita Prefecture for its first Asian launch site

Virgin Orbit has announced a new partnership with Japan's Oita Prefecture to host its first Asian launch site at Oita Airport, with the support of ANA Holdings Inc. and the Space...

Southern Launch to build an orbital launch site in South Australia

Southern Launch, a company based in Adelaide, South Australia, announced today that it will build an orbital launch facility at Whalers Way on the Southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula. The Whalers...

AsiaSat 9 will be launched on 28 September by a Proton-M

AsiaSat, one of Asia’s largest satellite operators, has announced that it will launch AsiaSat 9 via a Proton-M on 28 September 2017 at Baikonur. AsiaSat 9 will be the 10th satellite launched...
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