China launches 2 Beidou-3M navigation satellites
Today, at 7:18 a.m. Beijing time (GMT+8), China successfully launched two satellites that will be part of its BeiDou-3 navigation constellation. The launch took place using a Long March 3B launch...
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,...
LAPAN & Telkom Indonesia to finalize Technology Transfer agreement
Indonesia's space agency LAPAN is in the process of finalizing a technology transfer agreement with P.T. Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Telkom), the large telecommunications company in the country. Under the agreement, Telkom will...
Indonesian fishing vessels rescued under UK-Indonesia satcomm partnership scheme
A number of Indonesian fishing vessels have been rescued thanks to their participation in a pilot project between the Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries (KKP), the UK Space Agency,...
Arianespace launches India’s GSAT-11 and South Korea’s GEO-KOMPSAT-2A
On Tuesday, 4 December, Arianespace launched GSAT-11 for India’s space agency ISRO, and GEO-KOMPSAT-2A for South Korea’s space agency KARI, successfully deploying both satellites into Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO).
The launch took...
Indonesia’s $550m SATRIA satellite in focus
Indonesia is readying its Very High Throughput Satellite SATRIA for launch in 2023. The satellite will provide broadband internet service (to include free WiFi access) to more than 149,400 unserved public...
India launches GSAT-6A using improved GSLV Mark II
Update, 1 April 2018: ISRO has lost contact with the GSAT-6A, with the following statement being released on the website:
"After the successful long duration firings, when the satellite was on course...
Singapore company Addvalue partners with Inmarsat for 24/7 LEO communications
Addvalue Technologies, a Singapore-based company, has signed an official agreement with Inmarsat to offer the world’s first on-demand commercial communications service for Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites.
Known as the Inter-Satellite Data...
Saber Astronautics secures a US$1.4m contract with Australia’s Department of Defence
Australia’s Department of Defence has awarded space engineering company Saber Astronautics a Defence Innovation Hub contract for an intelligent data fusion network to process a large number of space objects.
The...
Earth observation consortium EO-ALERT endorses Addvalue’s IDRS
Addvalue Innovation, a Singapore-listed mobile satellite communication company, received the endorsement of its Inter-satellite Data Relay Service (IDRS) from EO-ALERT, a European Union’s Horizon 2020 funded consortium working on a real-time...
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