SKY Perfect JSAT Invests in LeoSat for Faster-Than-Fibre Connectivity
Asia’s largest satellite operator, SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SJC), has signed an agreement with US-based LeoSat Enterprises to invest in the latter, which seeks to provide the first commercially available, extremely...
China launches three Gaofen-1 optical satellites using a Long March 4C
On 31 March 2018, at 11:22 a.m Beijing time (UTC+8), China launched three remote sensing satellites from the Gaofen-1 series using the Long March 4C, from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre.
The launch...
JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi to join ISS Expedition 62/63 in 2019
Japan’s space agency, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), has announced that astronaut Soichi Noguchi has been selected for a long duration stay at the International Space Station (ISS) in 2019.
Noguchi...
South Australia to establish centre to support & fund space industry
Today, the state of South Australia announced the setting up of the South Australian Space Industry Centre (SASIC), the nation’s first centre dedicated to growing the local space economy.
SASIC will come...
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...
Japan brings Ryugu asteroid samples home
Yesterday, 6 December 2020 at around 3 a.m JST (UTC+9), Japan’s re-entry capsule containing samples from the asteroid Ryugu landed in Woomera, South Australia.
The capsule was part of Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission...
Arianespace to launch Thailand’s THEOS-2
Arianespace has been selected to launch Thailand’s THEOS-2, the country’s new earth observation satellite, which will be built by Airbus.
THEOS-2 will be launched in 2021, using either Arianespace’s existing Vega small...
Singapore’s NTU & India’s IIST to collaborate on space research & education
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is collaborating with Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST) in space science and technology, including joint satellite projects. Both parties are also keen to develop...
JAXA & ISRO to embark on Joint Lunar Polar Exploration
Japan’s space agency JAXA and India’s space agency ISRO have signed an Implementation Arrangement (IA) for a Joint Lunar Polar Expedition.
Under the IA, the two agencies will jointly conduct a feasibility...
Thailand’s mu Space Corp to raise US$9.2m in funding
mu Space Corp, a new space startup based in Thailand seeking to provide satellite services, has just announced it is targeting to raise at least 300 million THB (US$9.2 million) in...
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