Using commercial-off-the-shelf components for space: a technical look
For some spacecraft manufacturers, the use of Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) parts is the only option to meet the performance and cost needs of a mission. For many satellite Original Equipment Manufacturers...
Diwata 2 coming alive: How a satellite is deployed, located, and tested
Have you ever wondered how a satellite is tested and brought into an operational state once it has been launched and deployed?
Well, wonder no more because we’ve been along to the...
Interview: Independence-X, Malaysia’s NewSpace pioneer
Independence-X Aerospace is a company of industry professionals and academics based out of Technology Park Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur with the aim of transforming Malaysia into a space hub as well...
Interview: Aliena & NuSpace on constellation management and Singapore’s space industry
Aliena and NuSpace are two new Singapore space startups, both having spun off from research institutions in Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) respectively. Aliena was...
Australian Satellite Comms Company Myriota to invest $2.72 million in IoT Lab
Myriota’s investment of $1.36 million, which will be matched by a grant from the South Australian State Government’s Future Jobs Fund, will allow the company to integrate its ultra-low-cost satellite IoT...
Audacy secures commercial agreements worth US$100m
Audacy, a space communications service provider with offices in San Francisco and Singapore, announced today that it has secured pre-service commercial agreements valued at over US$100 Million.
More than half of the...
Singapore’s Infinite Orbits wins NewSpace Pitch at APSCC2019
Last week, during the Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC)'s annual Satellite Conference and Exhibition (APSCC2019), Singapore/UK startup Infinite Orbits clinched the top prize at the event's first ever NewSpace Pitch Competition....
Space durians and blood: Thailand’s payload in detail
Late last month, we reported on the launch of a 6kg payload from Thailand, on board the suborbital Blue Origin New Shepard. New Shepard flies to altitudes of 100 km providing...
Interview: Founder of OrbitX on sustainable launches, the Philippines’ space industry
Last week, the Philippines' first rocket company Orbital Exploration Technologies announced its plans to develop a suborbital two-stage rocket, OrbitX Haribon SLS-1, powered by a propellant of renewable kerosene derived from...
JAXA enters international launch rideshare market
Japan's space agency JAXA will enter the international launch rideshare market by providing small satellite launch opportunities aboard the Mitsubishi H-IIA launch vehicle, as well the upcoming H3 rocket. For this,...