China launches another three Yaogan-30 satellites

On 26 December 2017, at 3:44 a.m. Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched three remote sensing satellites from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center. During the launch, China’s Long March 2C rocket successfully placed...

Japan launches SHIKISAI & TSUBAME satellites

On 23 December 2017, at 10:26 a.m. JST (1:26 a.m. UTC), Japan’s space agency JAXA launched two satellites , Global Changing Observation Mission - Climate "SHIKISAI" (GCOM-C) and the Super Low...

China launches Algeria’s first comms satellite Alcomsat-1

Today, at 00:40 Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched Algeria's first geostationary communications satellite, Alcomsat-1. The launch took place at China's Xichang Satellite Launch Center aboard a Long March-3B launch vehicle. According to...

mu Space Corp awarded license to operate satellite service

mu Space Corp has become Thailand’s first space technology startup to operate a satellite service after the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission awarded a license for the company, according to the...

Interview: Spire Global

Spire Global is a prominent NewSpace company with offices in San Francisco, Boulder, Glasgow and Singapore. The company develops its own CubeSats, which it uses to collect data that it monetises. Founded...

Bangladesh’s Bangabandhu-1 launch postponed to March 2018

Bangladesh’s first telecommunications satellite Bangabandhu-1, will likely be launched in March 2018 by SpaceX’s Falcon 9, from Cape Canaveral. This is 3 months later than planned, the original launch date being...

Indonesia’s space agency LAPAN to cooperate with ISRO & JAXA

During the 24th Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) held in Bengaluru, India, Indonesia’s space agency LAPAN agreed to cooperate with India’s space agency ISRO, and Japan’s space agency JAXA. In conjunction...

Astroscale & Surrey Satellite Technology sign contract on debris-removal mission

Astroscale and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pursue "joint opportunities in areas of innovative on-orbit technologies and missions designed to safeguard the orbital...

PSLV to launch 6 CubeSats from South Korean universities in December

India’s most frequently-used launcher, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), will conduct its final launch of 2017 in the second half of December. Along with its main payload, Indian earth observation...

China launches Fengyun-3D meteorological satellite

Early this morning at 2:35 a.m. Beijing time, the China National Space Administration (CNSA) launched Fengyun-3D, the latest satellite in the country’s Fengyun series. The launch took place at Taiyuan Satellite Launch...
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