Bangabandhu-1 successfully launched via SpaceX’s Falcon 9
On Friday, May 11th at 4:14 p.m. EDT, SpaceX successfully launched Bangabandhu Satellite-1 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, according to SpaceX's press release. Following stage...
NorthTelecom announces strategic partnership with KNS
Dubai-based satellite service provider NorthTelecom has announced a strategic partnership with KNS, a South Korean satellite antenna systems manufacturer.
The partnership will leverage KNS’ marine antenna capabilities to boost NorthTelecom’s bid to...
Arianespace launches India’s GSAT-11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A
On Tuesday, 4 December, Arianespace launched GSAT-11 for India’s space agency ISRO, and GEO-KOMPSAT-2A for South Korea’s space agency KARI, successfully deploying both satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
The launch took...
Mitsubishi Electric completes new satellite production facility
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced the completion of a new facility for the production of satellites at the company’s Kamakura Works in Kamakura, Japan.
Together with existing facilities, Mitsubishi Electric’s combined annual...
Russia & China to extend GLONASS-BeiDou collaboration
On October 13 2017, the 4th meeting of the Russia-China Committee for Projects on Strategic Cooperation in the field of Satellite Navigation was held in St. Petersburg, Russia. The meeting was...
China to launch BSUSat-1, Belarusian State University’s first satellite
On February 7, China and Belarus signed an agreement for the launch of the Belarusian State University's BSUSat-1. The satellite is scheduled to be launched in October 2018.
The agreement took place...
mu Space issues proposal request to build a satellite covering Asia-Pacific
mu Space Corp, a Thailand-based company with plans to operate its own geostationary telecommunication satellites, has approved the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a manufacturer to build the...
AsiaSat issued US patent for mitigating spectrum imbalance
AsiaSat has just been issued a U.S. patent for methods and systems to mitigate the imbalance of uplink and downlink spectrum allocation in satellite communications.
This patent will be used to address...
Space blockchain platform SpaceChain awarded funding by ESA
Last month, Singapore-headquartered space blockchain platform SpaceChain, which has a UK office, was awarded funding by ESA Business Applications and Space Solutions under the Kick-start Activity program.
SA’s Kick-start Activity Program is...
Indonesia’s $550m SATRIA satellite in focus
Indonesia is readying its Very High Throughput Satellite SATRIA for launch in 2023. The satellite will provide broadband internet service (to include free WiFi access) to more than 149,400 unserved public...