ISRO’s GSAT-9 Begins Its Journey to the Satish Dhawan Space Centre
GSAT-9, a multi band communication and observation satellite developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), has left the organisation’s Satellite Centre in Bengaluru and is now heading to its launch...
Mitsubishi Awarded Contract for Engineering Test Satellite 9 (ETS-9) Scheduled to Launch in 2021
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has appointed Mitsubishi Electric Corporation the prime contractor or the Engineering Test Satellite 9 (ETS-9) scheduled to launch in 2021.
The ETS-9 will be the centerpiece of...
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...
Japan Unveils Second Michibiki Satellite to be Launched Late 2017
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has unveiled its second Michibiki satellite, which will be launched along with two other satellites from the Michibiki family later this year.
The Michibiki satellites, also known...
Crew of the Soyuz MS-04 Arrives at Baikonur In Preparation for Expedition 51 to...
Yesterday, NASA’s Jack Fischer and Roscosmos’ Fyodor Yurchikhin, the two crew members of Expedition 51 bound for the ISS, arrived at Baikonur, Kazakhstan, along with their backup crew, NASA’s Randolph Bresnik...
AsiaSat to Launch First Dedicated Myanmar Satellite Beam
AsiaSat, one of Asia’s largest satellite operators based in Hong Kong, will provide Myanmar with its first dedicated satellite beam this October when it launches AsiaSat-9, its 10th orbital satellite so...
Lockheed Martin Unveils New Software to Protect Space Assets
Lockheed Martin has just announced the release of its new proprietary software, Intelligent Space (iSpace), which is designed to protect satellites and other space assets by providing real-time updates and recommending...
ISRO Contracts out Satellite Manufacturing to Private Consortium for its Navigation Constellation
In a move to liberalize the Indian space sector, the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has tasked a consortium led by private defence equipment supplier Alpha Design Technologies to manufacture two...
Post-Cyclone Debbie Flooding Continues to Affect Australia While it Heads towards New Zealand
Cyclone Debbie, the strongest tropical cyclone in Australia since 2015, has abated, leaving a trail of destruction and massive flooding across the Eastern Australia and Northern New Zealand.
GeoScience Australia has requested...
China to Develop At Least 10 BeiDou Satellite Stations in Sri Lanka
China’s Wuhan Optics Valley BeiDou plans to set up at least 10 Continuously Operating Reference Stations (CORS) in Sri Lanka, as part of its efforts to expand its BeiDou Navigation Satellite...