India’s ISRO launches 2 commercial small satellites manufactured by SSTL
Yesterday, at 10:08pm IST (UTC+5:30), India’s space agency ISRO launched two commercial small satellites (smallsats) manufactured by UK-based Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL). The launch took place from ISRO’s only orbital...
NewSpace company Kineis to launch Europe’s first IoT nanosatellite constellation
Kineis, a new space company based in France, is planning on launching the first European Internet of Things (IoT) nanosatellite constellation of 20 nanosatellites by the year 2021. Through this, the...
Intelsat’s perspectives on the market landscape and C-band in Asia
2018 has been an eventful year for Intelsat – the launch of Intelsat 38 aboard Arianespace’s Ariane 5 launch vehicle was delayed due to the setback with co-passenger GSAT-11, and the...
CubeSats from Malaysia, Bhutan & the Philippines deployed from the ISS
On 10 August 2018, Japan’s space agency JAXA deployed three CubeSats from the International Space Station (ISS), using the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD).
These Cubesats belong to Malaysia, Bhutan and...
Addvalue partners with Open Cosmos, reports growth in profits
Singapore-listed Addvalue Technologies, a satellite communications service provider, has just announced a partnership with space mission provider Open Cosmos to provide continuous communication and “data-burst as-a-service” to constellation-based remote sensing and...
Dispose or extend? What to do with dead satellites?
China is developing a space-tug which will be used in orbit to assist with the safe disposal of satellites after their fuel has run out, according to Chinese news agency Xinhua.
The...
SpaceX launches Indonesian communications satellite Merah Putih
Today, at 1:28 a.m. EDT, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 launched the geostationary communications satellite Merah Putih, also known as Telkom-4, for Indonesia’s largest telecommunications service provider Telkom Indonesia.
The satellite, built by SSL,...
NorthTelecom announces strategic partnership with KNS
Dubai-based satellite service provider NorthTelecom has announced a strategic partnership with KNS, a South Korean satellite antenna systems manufacturer.
The partnership will leverage KNS’ marine antenna capabilities to boost NorthTelecom’s bid to...
KSAT forms a new small satellite business unit
Kongsberg Satellite Services (KSAT), a Norway-based provider of spacecraft communications services, announced that it has created a new business unit fully dedicated to ground station services for the New Space sector,...
China launches Gaofen-11 high-resolution optical satellite
On 31 July 2018, at 11am Beijing time (GMT+8), China launched Gaofen-11 (GF-11), a high-resolution optical satellite for earth observation of China and the Belt and Road countries. The launch took...
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