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...
India launches Cartosat-2F and 30 other satellites
Today, at 9.29 a.m IST (+5:30 GMT), India’s space agency ISRO launched its Cartosat-2F satellite, along with 30 other co-passenger satellites, in its first launch of 2018.
The launch took place at...
China Launches Shijian-13, Continuing Trend of Launch Successes
China National Space Administration’s communications satellite, Shijian-13, was successfully launched aboard a Long March 3B (Chang Zheng 3B) rocket at 7.03 p.m local time.
It appears the launch was a public one,...
Japan’s Tsubame records lowest ever satellite altitude
Tsubame, an Earth Observation satellite developed by Japan's space agency JAXA, has been registered by the Guinness World Records as having achieved the “lowest altitude by an Earth observation satellite in...
Indonesia’s space agency LAPAN to cooperate with ISRO & JAXA
During the 24th Asia-Pacific Regional Space Agency Forum (APRSAF) held in Bengaluru, India, Indonesia’s space agency LAPAN agreed to cooperate with India’s space agency ISRO, and Japan’s space agency JAXA.
In conjunction...
Thaicom migrates Thaicom-5 customers
Thailand's biggest satellite operator, Thaicom, has migrated its Thaicom-5 satellite customers to other satellites (Thaicom-6 and Thaicom-8) after being unable to resolve technical anomalies with Thaicom-5.
Thaicom has stated it has been...
China launches Venezuelan remote sensing satellite VRSS-2
China has just launched VRSS-2, also known as Antonio José de Sucre, Venezuela's second remote sensing satellite. The launch took place at approximately 12 p.m. Beijing time (GMT+8) from the Jiuquan...
Diwata 2 coming alive: How a satellite is deployed, located, and tested
Have you ever wondered how a satellite is tested and brought into an operational state once it has been launched and deployed?
Well, wonder no more because we’ve been along to the...
5 Australian space startups to watch
With a lively Newspace industry and numerous space startups, it is no wonder that Australians are currently lobbying for their government to set up its own space agency. This year, the...
AST Launches Real-Time Application Control for Satellite Communications
The AST Group, a provider of satellite communications services and solutions, today announced the launch of INTEGRA Control, which it claims offers "the first real-time application control for satellite communications"; and...
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