Telkom-1 services fully restored after satellite failure
Yesterday, Telkom Indonesia announced that it has restored 100% of services disrupted due to the failure of its Telkom-1 satellite on 25 August.
The service recovery was completed at midnight on Monday,...
mu Space issues proposal request to build a satellite covering Asia-Pacific
mu Space Corp, a Thailand-based company with plans to operate its own geostationary telecommunication satellites, has approved the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a manufacturer to build the...
China to launch BSUSat-1, Belarusian State University’s first satellite
On February 7, China and Belarus signed an agreement for the launch of the Belarusian State University's BSUSat-1. The satellite is scheduled to be launched in October 2018.
The agreement took place...
Space saving measures: Addressing the debris problem
Earlier this month, the Space Security Index (SSI) 2017, an international research project headed by Canadian NGO Project Ploughshares, was released.
This is the 14th edition of the annual, covering the period...
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...
Key takeaways from SIA’s 2017 State of the Satellite Industry Report
The Satellite Industry Association, a U.S.-based trade association for the satellite industry, has released its 2017 State of the Satellite Industry Report.
Based on studies by consulting firm Bryce Space and Technology,...
China launches first two BeiDou satellites of 2017
Yesterday, 5 Nov 2017, at 19:45 Beijing time (GMT+8), China successfully launched its first two BeiDou navigation satellites of 2017. This took place at Xichang Satellite Launch Center using the three-stage...
China launches LKW-3 earth observation satellite
On 13 January 2018, China launched LKW-3, the third satellite in a series known simply as "Land Survey Satellite". The launch took place at 3:10p.m. Beijing time (GMT+8) using a Long...
Gilat awarded projects in Japan, China
Israel’s Gilat Satellite Networks has been awarded projects by Japan’s SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (JSAT), as well as China Satcom.
The multi-million dollar JSAT project, announced last week, will support JSAT’s growth...
Launch Announcement: JAXA’s Michibiki-2 Satellite to Launch on 1 June 2017
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. have just announced that they will launch the Michibiki-2 satellite on 1 June 2017, at approximately 9.20am JST (Japan Standard Time),...