China successfully launches APSTAR-6C satellite on the Long March 3B
APSTAR-6C satellite was launched successfully at 00:06 on May the 4th, 2018 via the Long March 3B launch vehicle from Xichang Satellite Launch Center at Sichuan province of China, according to...
China completes design of graphene composite film for light propulsion
China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), the rocket development arm of the Chinese space programme, revealed that it has designed a graphene composite film suitable for use in light-propelled spacecraft.
This...
Australian space agency details to be released on May 8
On 8 May 2018, the Australian government will unveil its Budget 2018-19, which will contain details of its new space agency.
Next week's Budget release will confirm announcements that the space agency...
Inmarsat, Indian govt partner on disaster relief connectivity
Inmarsat is working in conjunction with strategic partner Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), the Indian state-owned telecommunications company, to provide vital remote connectivity to support disaster relief, according to an Inmarsat...
Chinese company LinkSpace to develop reusable orbital rocket
LinkSpace, China's first privately-funded NewSpace company, has announced it will offer a reusable version of NewLine-1, a two-stage orbital launch vehicle currently in development. NewLine-1's maiden launch is scheduled for 2020,...
Pakistan allocates US$40.7m to space agency for 2018-19
Pakistan, in its latest budget released on 27 April 2018, has allocated PKR4.7 billion (~US$40.7 million) to Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Organisation (SUPARCO). This is a 34% jump over the...
Rocket Lab integrates payloads for first of NASA’s dedicated small launch contracts
Rocket Lab, a New Zealand/USA launch services company, has just finished integrating NASA payloads, slated for launch within the first half of 2018. The payload integration process took place at Rocket...
China’s Chang’e 5 lunar mission delayed to 2019, Chang’e 4 on schedule
On China's annual Space Day, held on 24 April, officials from the Chinese space programme announced the lunar probe Chang'e 5 will be launched in 2019.
Chang'e 5 was originally planned for...
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...
ISRO’s GSAT-11 recalled from launch site
On 24 April, Arianespace officially confirmed that GSAT-11, India’s latest communications satellite and Arianespace’s planned next launch, has officially been sent back to India from the Arianespace launch site at Kourou,...
EARTH OBSERVATION
Earth observation consortium EO-ALERT endorses Addvalue’s IDRS
Addvalue Innovation, a Singapore-listed mobile satellite communication company, received the endorsement of its Inter-satellite Data Relay Service (IDRS) from EO-ALERT, a European Union’s Horizon...
