China’s satcom industry on expansion, Belt & Road, NewSpace
Many satcom giants are feeling the pressure with the advent of NewSpace, the introduction of new and disruptive technologies, and a general stagnation in revenues, all of which are instilling a...
New documentary shows astrophotography is possible in light-polluted Singapore
According to an article by National Geographic published on 3 April 2019, Singapore is one of the most light-polluted places on Earth. On a clear night, Singapore residents might be able...
What is Quantum Key Distribution and why does it matter?
Over the past few months, with the success of China’s Micius satellite and Japan’s Socrates microsatellite, it seems satellite-based quantum key distribution (QKD) will soon be a reality. But what exactly...
Intelsat’s perspectives on the market landscape and C-band in Asia
2018 has been an eventful year for Intelsat – the launch of Intelsat 38 aboard Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launch vehicle was delayed due to the setback with co-passenger GSAT-11, and the...
Japan brings Ryugu asteroid samples home
Yesterday, 6 December 2020 at around 3 a.m JST (UTC+9), Japan’s re-entry capsule containing samples from the asteroid Ryugu landed in Woomera, South Australia.
The capsule was part of Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission...
9 VCs who have invested in Asia-Pacific space startups
Raising capital is often a struggle for NewSpace companies, especially in a region which is relatively unfamiliar with space technology. Often, space companies have to turn to individuals, private angel investors,...
Mars simulators in China & around the world
This October, the Chinese Academy of Sciences opened the doors to its very own Mars analogue simulator in the Gobi Desert.
The Chinese Mars environment simulator was announced last month along with...
The Philippine microsat program & satellite control centre
Last week we wrote about how CubeSats from Philippines, Bhutan and Malaysia were launched to the ISS on the Falcon 9 CRS-15 mission, as part of the BIRDS-2 project. This is...
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...
Space observatories from Asia
This week, the scientific importance of both earth-based and space-based observatories was demonstrated when instruments all over the world detected the merger of binary neutron stars. This ground-breaking discovery, which marked...
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