ISRO awards contracts for satellite assembly, integration & testing to 3 industry players
On 18 July 2018, the U. R. Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), formerly known as the ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), signed a pact with private industry players in India for the Assembly,...
China launches first two BeiDou satellites of 2017
Yesterday, 5 Nov 2017, at 19:45 Beijing time (GMT+8), China successfully launched its first two BeiDou navigation satellites of 2017. This took place at Xichang Satellite Launch Center using the three-stage...
Viasat, Infostellar partner for smallsat ground segment services
Viasat and Infostellar, a Japanese Ground Segment as a Service (GSaaS) start-up, today announced the signing of a Real-Time Earth (RTE) agreement. Through the collaboration, Viasat will act as a market...
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...
Thailand selects Airbus for Theos-2 satellite, total budget $238 million
The Thai government has announced it has selected Airbus to manufacture Theos-2, an earth observation satellite that will replace Theos (also known as Thaichote), the country’s first earth observation satellite launched...
April to May 2017 – Important Launches from India and China
Every month’s an exciting month for launches, but April and May 2017 are looking to be particularly action-packed for India and China.
In April, China is slated to launch its...
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...
China successfully launches two satellites for Pakistan: PRSS-1 & PakTES-1A
At 11:56, of July 9th, 2018, a LM-2C/SMA launch vehicle was launched successfully and sent the PRSS-1 and PakTES-1A satellites to designated orbits, according to a press release by China Great...
Rakuten and Vodafone Invest in AST & Science’s mobile broadband network for smartphones
Rakuten and Vodafone have become the lead investors in a venture to extend mobile coverage to more people and devices across the planet, using the first mobile broadband network that will...
Gilat to provide disaster management platform to Japan
Japan’s Local Authorities Satellite Communications Organization (LASCOM), which manages the nation’s satellite communications during disasters, has selected Gilat to provide a disaster response platform for the whole of Japan.
Gilat’s role in...
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