Japanese startup Infostellar closes Series A funding with US$7.3m
Infostellar, a space communications infrastructure startup founded in Tokyo in 2016, has just closed its Series A financing round with US$7.3million, led by Airbus Ventures.
The firm also received funds from...
ISRO, Glavkosmos meet to discuss Russian satellite propulsion bid
In late August 2017, Roscosmos’ commercial arm Glavkosmos met with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to discuss a Russian satellite propulsion system for ISRO, along with possible areas of cooperation.
Led...
Telkom-1 services fully restored after satellite failure
Yesterday, Telkom Indonesia announced that it has restored 100% of services disrupted due to the failure of its Telkom-1 satellite on 25 August.
The service recovery was completed at midnight on Monday,...
Saber Astronautics signs MoU with satsearch at IAC 2017
As the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) 2017 closes its first day at Adelaide, Australia, NewSpace companies Saber Astronautics and satsearch.co announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding.
Formalized earlier today at...
SKY Perfect JSAT’s ground station to host Spire’s antenna
SKY Perfect JSAT (SJC), one of Asia's largest satellite communication companies headquartered in Japan, will host an antenna owned by NewSpace company Spire Global at its ground station in Japan.
The agreement...
SSL selected to manufacture B-SAT’s latest satellite
SSL has announced that it has been selected to manufacture BSAT-4b, the latest broadcasting satellite of Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT), one of Japan's leading satellite operators. BSAT-4a wil complement the...
Roscosmos, C&C Advanced Tech promote Russian tech in Thailand
At the Royal Thai Airforce exhibition held in Bangkok on 22 August, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, through its international commercial arm Glavkosmos, partnered with C&C Advanced Technology (C&C) to further promote...
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...
China launches two SuperView-1 satellites for Chinese company Space View
Today at 11:24 a.m. Beijing time (03:24 UTC), in its first of 2018, China launched two satellites using a Long March 2D, from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre.
The Long March 2D...
Malaysian govt & defense agencies to use Hughes JUPITER system
Hughes Network Systems today announced that it has been selected by Mutiara Smart Sdn Bhd to deploy the JUPITER System and bring enterprise-grade, managed network services to Malaysian government and defense...