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...
Rocket Lab raises US$140 million in Series E funding
US/New Zealand orbital launch provider Rocket Lab has just announced that it closed a Series E financing round of US$140 million (USD) last month. The Series E round brings total Rocket...
China conducts first commercial sea launch
Yesterday (15 September 2020), at 9:23 am Beijing time (GMT+8), China conducted its first commercial sea launch, and second sea launch overall. This took place from a mobile launch platform aboard...
Indonesia inaugurates a new propellant manufacturing facility
Last week, Indonesia’s Minister of Defence Ryamizard Ryacudu inaugurated the opening of a propellant manufacturing facility in Subang, West Java, owned by Indonesian defense contractor PT Dahana Persero.
The manufacturing plant will...
Airbus signs agreement with Vietnam, shares details of Thailand’s THEOS-2
Airbus and Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) have recently signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) that allows them to work together on several areas of interest in the space...
Thaicom leases Thaicom-8 transponder capacity to True Visions Group
Thaicom today announced that True Visions Group Co., one of Asia’s pay-TV providers, has signed a long-term transponder capacity contract for continuing its pay TV service to audiences in Thailand.
True...
China launches 3 commercial remote sensing satellites
Today (21 November 2017), at 12:50 p.m. Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched 3 commercial remote sensing satellites for Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co.
Part of the company’s Jilin 1 satellite series, the...