China launches 7th & 8th BeiDou-3M satellites
Last night, at 1:56 am Beijing time (UTC +8), China launched a pair of BeiDou-3 satellites that will add to China’s BeiDou-3 navigation constellation. These will be China’s 30th and 31st...
India launches GSAT-6A using improved GSLV Mark II
Update, 1 April 2018: ISRO has lost contact with the GSAT-6A, with the following statement being released on the website:
"After the successful long duration firings, when the satellite was on course...
Japan-based Weathernews & Laos government sign MoU for meteorological data exchange
Weathernews Inc., a Japan-based company that operates weather satellites, has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment of...
China & Pakistan sign deal on new communications satellite PakSat-MM1
Last Thursday, China and Pakistan signed an agreement for a gapfiller satellite which will be the future PakSat Multi-Mission Satellite (PakSat-MM1).
Under the agreement, China will develop PakSat-MMI, and most probably provide...
The 10 space projects that won Japan’s space awards
Just before announcing a few days ago that it has created a US$940 million fund for space startups, the Japanese government held its 3rd Space Development Utilization Grand Prize. The event...
The European Commission and India agree to share Earth Observation data
On 19 March, the European Commission and India’s Department of Space (DoS) signed an agreement to share Earth Observation (EO) from the European Union’s (EU) Sentinel series of satellites and ISRO’s...
LAPAN & Telkom Indonesia to finalize Technology Transfer agreement
Indonesia's space agency LAPAN is in the process of finalizing a technology transfer agreement with P.T. Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), the large telecommunications company in the country. Under the agreement, Telkom will...
South Korea to complete rocket engine tests for KSLV-II
The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), which is South Korea’s space agency, has announced that it is currently conducting final engine tests for its upcoming launch vehicle, the Korea Space Launch...
China’s space station to be operational by 2022
China plans to make its manned space station fully operational by 2022, constructing it via on-orbit assembly in three or four batches.
Said Deputy Director of China’s Manned Space Agency Yang Liwei,...
India & France’s Joint Vision for Space Cooperation heavy on space exploration
India and France have signed a Joint Vision for Space Cooperation, in which both parties have agreed to cooperate on all areas of space technology.
This latest document, which reaffirms the long-standing...
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