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...
e-GEOS wins satellite data contracts in Indonesia, Japan
e-GEOS, which distributes data from the COSMO-SkyMed satellite constellation owned by the Leonardo Group and the Italian government, has just clinched two contracts for Indonesia and Japan respectively.
In Indonesia, e-GEOS won...
Indonesia’s Multifunctional Satellite tender results to be announced end-2018
Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (Kominfo) officially launched the Multifunctional Satellite Project at the Creative & Innovative Financing Forum held in Bali, and said that the winners of the...
Arianespace launches India’s GSAT-11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A
On Tuesday, 4 December, Arianespace launched GSAT-11 for India’s space agency ISRO, and GEO-KOMPSAT-2A for South Korea’s space agency KARI, successfully deploying both satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
The launch took...
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...
Hungary signs space MoU with Singapore’s SSTA
On 6 February, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Singapore Space & Technology Association (SSTA) to cooperate on space activities.
The...
Microsat developer Axelspace moves into components business
Japanese space startup Axelspace, which has developed 5 microsatellites to date, has announced it will be developing critical components to prepare for the mass production of next-generation microsatellites. This initiative aims...
JAXA launches final Michibiki satellite to commence GPS augmentation
This morning, at 7:01 JST (Japan Standard Time), Japan’s space agency JAXA launched Michibiki-4, the final satellite needed to make Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) operational.
Michibiki-4 was launched using Mitsubishi Heavy...
Highlights of APRSAF-24 hosted by ISRO in Bengaluru, India
From 14 to 17 November 2017, the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) held its 24th annual conference for Asian space agencies and industry. This year, the forum was held in...
DS-SAR satellite acquired by Singapore’s defence technology agency & ST Electronics
Singapore’s Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA), the executive technology agent for the country’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF), has jointly acquired a new earth observation satellite with ST Electronics, a Singapore-based...