China launches 2 Yaogan remote sensing satellites using new Yuanzheng-1S upper stage
Today, at 10:43 am Beijing time (UTC+8), China launched a pair of remote sensing satellites using the Long March 2C launch vehicle from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. Today’s launch marked the...
Australia’s national science agency CSIRO to invest US$11.7m in space tech research
Today, Australia’s national science agency CSIRO announced it will be investing US$25.6 million (AU$35m) in space technology and Artificial Intelligence (AI), of which US$11.7m (AU$16m) will go to space technology.
The new...
Kacific selects Indonesia’s Petro1 for ground infrastructure services for new GEO sat
Singapore-based broadband satellite operator Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has selected ICT systems integrator PT. Petro One Indonesia (Petro1) to provide ground infrastructure services in Indonesia for first geostationary satellite, Kacific1,...
ISRO 2020: What to look out for in India’s space programme
On New Year’s Day, the Chairman of India’s space agency
ISRO, K. Sivan, held a press conference to make public the agency’s
accomplishments of 2019 and share its plans for 2020. Here are...
Singapore rocket company Equatorial signs MoU with UK launch broker CST for maiden flight...
Singapore-based rocket company, Equatorial Space Systems (ESS), has announced a new partnership with UK-based Commercial Space Technologies Ltd (CST) for launch services to CST’s clients using the company’s Volans small launcher,...
Speedcast acquires UltiSat for up to US$100 million
Speedcast International, a company headquartered in Hong Kong and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, has completed acquisition of UltiSat, a US-based company. Both companies provide satellite communications solutions.
The deal was...
China to build and launch Cambodia’s first satellite
On 11 January 2018, China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), which is the international commercial arm of China's space programme, announced that it has signed a framework agreement with the Royal...
Japan-based ispace raises additional $1.8m in Series A, totaling $94.5m
ispace, a Japan-based private lunar exploration company, announced earlier this month that it has raised US$1.8 million from Tohoku University Venture Partners Co., Ltd (THVP).
This funding comes in addition to the...
China investigates Long March 5 Y2 failure, prepares end-2018 launch of Y3
The China National Space Administration (CNSA) has determined that its heavy lift launcher, the Long March 5, crashed because of momentary decline in the engine's thrust caused by localised anomalies in...
Myanmar to tap Intelsat 39 to enhance nationwide connectivity
Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest fleets of satellites, announced today that the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) of Myanmar has broadened its relationship with Intelsat to accelerate...
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