China launches 3 commercial remote sensing satellites
Today (21 November 2017), at 12:50 p.m. Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched 3 commercial remote sensing satellites for Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co.
Part of the company’s Jilin 1 satellite series, the...
China successfully launches Huiyan Hard X-Ray Modulation Telescope
China had successfully launched its Hard X-Ray Modulation Telescope (HXMT) “Huiyan” (“Insight”) with the Long March 4-B Carrier Rocket at 1500 on June 15 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
The...
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,...
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...
Mysterious suprathermal protons around the moon discovered by ISRO’s Chandrayaan-1
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has recently announced that its first lunar probe, Chandrayaan-1, discovered populations of suprathermal protons around the moon. These particles, which are hydrogen (H) in the...
China to build first Mars base simulator in Qinghai province near Tibet
The Chinese Academy of Sciences has announced that China’s first Mars base simulator will be built at the Qaidam Basin area in Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai province, in south-western China. The simulator...
SKY Perfect JSAT & Challenergy to power ground stations using wind energy
Japan-based satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT (SJC) has teamed up with startup Challenergy to deliver satellite communications to remote and mountainous areas, powered by wind energy.
The formal commercial partnership was established...
SSTL partners with the Philippines for NovaSAR-1 imagery
Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) has signed an agreement with the Philippines’ Department of Science and Technology-Advanced Science and Technology Institute (DOST-ASTI) to provide a share of the tasking and data...
China launches 2 Yaogan remote sensing satellites using new Yuanzheng-1S upper stage
Today, at 10:43 am Beijing time (UTC+8), China launched a pair of remote sensing satellites using the Long March 2C launch vehicle from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre. Today’s launch marked the...
Singapore to host inaugural Space Generation [ASEAN] Workshop
On 31 January 2018, the Space Generation Advisory Council (SGAC) will host the inaugural Space Generation (SGA) workshop in Singapore.
The one-day event will take place at the National University of...
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