Space BD to facilitate Crest Astra’s 1st nanosat launch
Japan-based Space BD has been selected to broker the launch of the first nanosatellite developed by Crest Astra, a Japanese startup planning to develop and commercialize nanosatellites and launchers.
The launch of...
China launches lunar orbiter, commencing Chang’e 4 moon mission
At 5:28 a.m. on 21 May 2018, China launched its lunar relay satellite known as Queqiao, along with 2 other microsatellites. The three satellites will orbit the moon, marking the commencement...
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...
Indonesian fishing vessels rescued under UK-Indonesia satcomm partnership scheme
A number of Indonesian fishing vessels have been rescued thanks to their participation in a pilot project between the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), the UK Space Agency,...
Russia & China to extend GLONASS-BeiDou collaboration
On October 13 2017, the 4th meeting of the Russia-China Committee for Projects on Strategic Cooperation in the field of Satellite Navigation was held in St. Petersburg, Russia. The meeting was...
Chang’E-4 reveals details about the lunar subsurface on the far side
On 26 February 2020, findings from China's exploration of the far side of the Moon were published in Science Advances. These findings were drawn from China's lunar mission Chang'E-4, which landed...
Indonesia’s Space Agency LAPAN to Cooperate with Jakarta’s Local Government on Development
LAPAN will cooperate with the Provincial Government of Jakarta City on aeronautics and science and technology to support development projects.
The draft of agreement with both parties was signed by the Head of LAPAN,...
Kacific to launch second comms satellite, Kacific2
Kacific, a a next-generation broadband satellite operator based in Singapore and catering to the Asia-Pacific market, has announced it is in the design and planning stage of a second satellite, Kacific2....
Gilmour Space achieves 70kN of thrust in single-port hybrid engine test
The G-70 orbital-class rocket engine, developed by Gilmour Space Technologies, has successfully achieved 70,000 Newtons (15,700 pounds-force) of thrust in what could be the world’s largest successful test fire of a single-port...
ISRO wastes no time in fixing atomic clock issues
After three atomic clock failures on its IRNSS-1A satellite, rendering the satellite inadequate, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has taken steps to remedy the situation.
IRNSS-1A is the first of ISRO’s...
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