JAXA launches modified sounding rocket SS-520 No. 5
On 3 February 2018, at 2:03 p.m. JST (GMT+9), Japan’s space agency JAXA successfully launched its SS-520 No. 5 carrying 3U CubeSat TRICOM-1R. The launch, which took place from Uchinoura Space...
ISRO successfully launches 31 satellites on PSLV-C38
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its 40th flight (PSLV-C38), has successfully launched the 712 kg Cartosat-2E satellite for earth observation and 30 co-passenger satellites together weighing about 243 kg at lift-off...
Diwata 2 coming alive: How a satellite is deployed, located, and tested
Have you ever wondered how a satellite is tested and brought into an operational state once it has been launched and deployed?
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Insights into ISRO’s launches and missions of 2019
India’s
Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has ended the year 2019 with a successful
launch of the RISAT-2BR1 satellite. During this PSLV-C 48 mission nine foreign
satellites were also launched under a commercial arrangement with...
Orbcomm to offer satellite IoT in China
Orbcomm, a US-based provide of satellite Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machin (M2M) services, has signed an agreement with Asia Pacific Navigation Telecommunications Satellite (APNTS), based in Shenzhen and Hong Kong....
DS-SAR satellite acquired by Singapore’s defence technology agency & ST Electronics
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), the executive technology agent for the country’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), has jointly acquired a new earth observation satellite with ST Electronics, a Singapore-based...
Mitsubishi Electric begins developing new satellite
Amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, Mitsubishi Electric has announced that it has begun development of a new Earth Observation satellite for Japan's space agency JAXA.
The new satellite, known as the Global...
Arianespace to launch Thailand’s THEOS-2
Arianespace has been selected to launch Thailand’s THEOS-2, the country’s new earth observation satellite, which will be built by Airbus.
THEOS-2 will be launched in 2021, using either Arianespace’s existing Vega small...
India Launches a New Portal, Giving Citizens Access to Maps
The Survey of India (SoI), a government organization in charge of mapping and surveying the nation, has launched its Nakshe web portal, which allows Indian citizens to download maps from its...
JAXA launches radar satellite ASNARO-2
In its first launch of the year, Japan’s space agency JAXA launched its radar satellite ASNARO-2 using its small launcher Epsilon-3. The launch took place this morning, at 6:06 a.m. JST...
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