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...
China Grants Egypt US$71m to Further Egypt’s SATII Satellite Programme
China and Egypt have signed a deal in which China will grant Egypt US$71 million to conduct feasibility studies for the next stage of the Egyptian satellite project, SATII, as well...
Modi, Netanyahu sign space cooperation agreements between ISRO and ISA
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have signed seven agreements, four of which are space-related, during an historic meeting at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.
Marking...
IPSTAR International To Use Hughes’ System To Improve Satellite Internet Across India
IPSTAR International, a subsidiary of satellite operator Thaicom, has announced that it will use Hughes Network System’s JUPITER System in order to extend satellite broadband throughout India and increase speeds by...
2nd batch of Chinese researchers to live in Yuegong-1 for a world record of...
Four more Chinese researchers, Liu Guanghui, Yi Zhihao, Chu Zhengpei and Wang Wei, have voluntarily entered China’s moon-simulation lab, known as Yuegong-1 or the Lunar Palace, and will remain confined there...
Singapore Space Firm To Send Experiment to the International Space Station
Singapore-based space startup Bhattacharya Space Enterprises (BSE) announced that it has facilitated the deployment of Singapore’s first high school experiment to the International Space Station (ISS).
Come 1st June 2017, a...
India’s National Remote Sensing Centre Releases Upgraded Disaster Management Portal
India’s National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), an arm of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), has released its National Database for Emergency Management (NDEM), Version 3.0.
Commissioned by the Ministry of Home...
Heads of JAXA and ESA Announce Strengthening of Ties
During European Space Agency (ESA) Director General Jan Woerner’s first visit to Japan on 15-16 May 2017, he met with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) President Dr Naoki Okumura to discuss...
SES Announces Partnership with Patrakom and Onboarding of Palau Telecoms as a Customer
SES and Patrakom, a provider of telecommunications and network solutions in Indonesia, announced a partnership to provide seamless, high-speed connectivity to passenger vessels and oil barges traversing domestic routes in Indonesia.
As...
Successful Launches from Russia and China
Yesterday, 20 April, was a very eventful day.
The day began with the launch of Roscosmos’ Soyuz MS-04 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, at 1.13pm Baikonur time (07:13 UTC). The Soyuz carried cosmonaut Fyodor...
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