mu Space issues proposal request to build a satellite covering Asia-Pacific
mu Space Corp, a Thailand-based company with plans to operate its own geostationary telecommunication satellites, has approved the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a manufacturer to build the...
Australia’s Fleet opens ground station, clears 1st satellites for launch
Last Friday, Australian nanosatellite IoT startup Fleet Space opened its nanosatellite first ground station, known as Mission Control South Australia.
The ground station is located at Red Banks Reservoir, Pinkerton Plains, and...
China launches more BeiDou-3 satellites with search and rescue capabilities
At 10:07 p.m. Beijing time (UTC+8) on September 19, China launched another pair of BeiDou-3 navigation satellites using the Long March-3B rocket, from Xichang Satellite Launch Centre – the standard launch...
Rocket Lab to launch 2 more satellites, for Australia’s Fleet Space, in Nov 11...
US/New Zealand orbital launch provider Rocket Lab has signed a contract with Australian Internet of Things (IoT) start-up Fleet Space Technologies to launch two satellites from Fleet’s Proxima series, which will...
Australian Space Agency to be based in Adelaide, South Australia
Today, the Australian government announced that the newly-established Australian Space Agency will be based in Adelaide, South Australia, where the International Astronautical Congress 2017 (IAC 2017) was held.
At present, the Australian...
Singapore’s Infinite Orbits wins NewSpace Pitch at APSCC2019
Last week, during the Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC)'s annual Satellite Conference and Exhibition (APSCC2019), Singapore/UK startup Infinite Orbits clinched the top prize at the event's first ever NewSpace Pitch Competition....
Two space projects selected for Australia’s CRC Projects grant, worth US$3.9m
Australia's Cooperative Research Centres Projects (CRC-P) Grants, which support short-term collaborative research projects, has selected 2 space-related projects out of the 24 recently awarded.
The first, worth US$1.91m (AU$2.85m) went to Liquid...
PSLV-C49 successfully launches EOS-01 along with 9 customer satellites
According to ISRO, India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, in its 51st flight (PSLV-C49), successfully launched EOS-01 along with nine international customer satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota on...
LAPAN requests budget of US$61 million for 2018 development programme
Indonesia's space agency LAPAN has requested a budget of 827,075,267,000 IDR (approximately US$61 million), for its aeronautical and space technology development programme, as well as for administrative support.
The US$61 million will...
Astroscale & Spire satellites among those lost in Soyuz launch failure
On 28 November 2017, Russia’s Soyuz-2.1b with a Fregat upper stage launched from Vostochny Cosmodrome in Siberia. While the initial launch went smoothly, the satellites have failed to reach their target...