Interview: Singapore/UK Infinite Orbits on satellite life extension & tracking space objects
Infinite Orbits is a Singapore/UK-based in-space satellite servicing company. Founded in early 2017, the company is focusing on life extension and bring into use services for Geostationary Communication Satellite (GEO COMS)...
Infostellar signs agreement with Azercosmos to use Azerbaijani ground station
Azerbaijani satellite operator Azercosmos and Japanese Newspace company Infostellar, which offers Ground-Segment-as-a-Service, have signed an agreement that will enable Infostellar customers access to their satellite constellations from the Azercosmos Ground Station...
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...
JAXA Launches Mitsubishi’s H-2A Carrying Japanese Military Satellite
At approximately 9.20 a.m. today, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched its Mitsubishi H-2A rocket from the Tanegashima launchpad, carrying a Japanese military satellite, IGS Radar-5 into orbit.
The launch, which...
Thaicom signs MoU with Huawei and Starcor for OTT broadcasting in Thailand
Thailand’s largest satellite operator, Thaicom, announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese giant Huawei and Chinese end-to-end Over-the-Top (OTT) solutions provider Starcor.
The MoU aims to...
Japan develops metal mesh for onboard deployable reflectors
Japan's space agency JAXA, along with Japanese companies Taiyo Wire Cloth, NGK Insulators, Technosolver Corporation, and Koyo Materica Corporation, have jointly developed a metal mesh for onboard deployable reflectors, achieving a...
Japan demos world’s 1st instance of quantum communication with a microsatellite
With all the hype around China’s quantum teleportation breakthrough, the world scarcely noticed that around the same time, Japan achieved a similar feat with a microsatellite.
Japan’s National Institute of Information and...
mu Space Corp awarded license to operate satellite service
mu Space Corp has become Thailand’s first space technology startup to operate a satellite service after the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission awarded a license for the company, according to the...
Taking stock of major trends in the satellite industry
This year, many worried that pressure from rival connections would be the cause of much change in the satellite industry, leading to a palpable sense of uncertainty. Although the so-called demise...
Philippine Microsatellite Diwata-1’s First Year in Space
The first Philippines-made microsatellite, Diwata-1, has now been orbiting Earth for one year, having been launched on March 23 2016.
Diwata-1, named after the Tagalog word for “deity” or “spirit” derived from...