Thaicom’s holding company Intouch in dispute with Thai ministry over Thaicom 5 replacement
Thai satellite operator Thaicom, which is owned by parent company Intouch Holdings - which Singapore's Temasek Holdings has a 41.13% stake in and in which Singapore's largest telco Singtel also owns...
China launches 2 Beidou-3M navigation satellites
Today, at 7:18 a.m. Beijing time (GMT+8), China successfully launched two satellites that will be part of its BeiDou-3 navigation constellation. The launch took place using a Long March 3B launch...
The ALE-2 “shooting star” satellite to launch on Rocket Lab’s Electron
Tokyo-based NewSpace company ALE will be launching its
second satellite, ALE-2, with Rocket Lab’s Electron on 25 November. ALE-2 will attempt
to realize the company’s aim of producing man-made shooting stars, with the
hope...
Modi, Netanyahu sign space cooperation agreements between ISRO and ISA
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have signed seven agreements, four of which are space-related, during an historic meeting at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.
Marking...
Australia’s Fleet Space to launch first 2 satellites with ISRO, SpaceX
Australian Internet of Things (IoT) startup Fleet Space Technologies has announced launch plans for its first two nanosatellites, Centauri I and II, in the second half of 2018. The NewSpace startup,...
Japanese company Interstellar launches sounding rocket Momo, aborts operation mid-flight
On 30 July 2017, at 16:31 JST (Japan Standard Time), Japan’s first private launch services company Interstellar Technologies attempted to launch its first liquid-fuel sounding rocket, Momo, from its site at...
Black Sky Aerospace to help the UK’s Raptor Aerospace conduct launch tests in Australia
Queensland-based launch provider, Black Sky Aerospace, is facilitating UK company Raptor Aerospace's rocket motor test and sounding rocket launch campaign, to be conducted in Australia's Beyond the Blue sub-orbital launch facility....
India’s Ministry of Agriculture Signs Geotagging MOU with the National Remote Sensing Centre
ISRO’s National Remote Sensing Centre and India’s Ministry of Agriculture have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the geotagging of agricultural assets under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana scheme.
This...
Capricorn Space secures licences to establish ground stations in Australia
Melbourne-based Capricorn Space, a ground segment operator and service provider founded in early 2018, has secured licences from the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to establish ground infrastructure in Australia.
Initial...
China completes Mars lander collision avoidance test
China has announced the completion of its Mars lander collision avoidance test, and this is also the first time China has made public the progress of its Mars mission spacecraft. ...