China launches BeiDou-3 satellites, completing basic global GNSS constellation
Early this morning, at 2:07 a.m. Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched the final two BeiDou-3M satellites needed to provide basic Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) services on a global scale.
The launch...
Airbus, Leonardo, join Australia’s satellite research consortium
On 27 February, Airbus and Leonardo Australia joined the government's SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (Smartsat CRC), which officially opened the week before last.
SmartSat CRC is a consortium of universities, research organisations...
CASC & Dassault sign strategic cooperation agreement
On January 9, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) and Dassault Systèmes signed a strategic cooperation agreement, coinciding with the first state visit of French President Emmanuel Macron to China....
Australia’s budget commits US$30.5 million over 4 years to space
Australia has confirmed the establishment of a national space agency that will "support Australian researchers and industries to collaborate as well as gain access to international projects and research infrastructure," according...
Indonesia aims to launch an indigenous orbital rocket by 2040
Indonesia’s space agency LAPAN has announced its aim to launch an indigenous orbital rocket by 2040, with the ability to insert a 1-tonne satellite into Low Earth Orbit (LEO).
The announcement was...
US denies Chinese delegates visas to attend IAC 2019
Representatives from the Chinese government, and many from China's private sector, were a no-show at the 70th International Astronautical Congress 2019 (IAC 2019), currently being held in Washington DC. The reason...
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...
Myanmar to tap Intelsat 39 to enhance nationwide connectivity
Intelsat, operator of one of the world's largest fleets of satellites, announced today that the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) of Myanmar has broadened its relationship with Intelsat to accelerate...
ISRO successfully tests engine for Chandrayaan-2, opens new center
The E6 engine (the fifth hardware of CE-20 integrated engine) was successfully hot tested for 25 seconds at High Altitude Test facility, ISRO Propulsion Complex (IPRC), Mahendragiri on October 11, 2018....
China unveils platform to access Gaofen-1, -6 imagery
China's space agency CNSA has launched an international public platform in English, CNSA-GEO, that gives access to its Gaofen-1 and Gaofen-6 satellite imagery, taken by the satellites' 16m multispectral cameras. These...
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