Bangabandhu-1 successfully launched via SpaceX’s Falcon 9
On Friday, May 11th at 4:14 p.m. EDT, SpaceX successfully launched Bangabandhu Satellite-1 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, according to SpaceX's press release. Following stage...
The first China-France Oceanography Satellite to be launched in 2018
A marine remote sensing satellite, the first satellite developed jointly by China and France, will be launched in the second half of 2018 with China's Long March launch vehicle, announced the...
ISRO, Glavkosmos meet to discuss Russian satellite propulsion bid
In late August 2017, Roscosmos’ commercial arm Glavkosmos met with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to discuss a Russian satellite propulsion system for ISRO, along with possible areas of cooperation.
Led...
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...
Thales Alenia & Airbus on small satellites
The Singapore Space Symposium, held at the National University of Singapore (NUS) on 27 September 2017, saw presentations by Thales Alenia and Airbus on the future of small satellites.
During the symposium,...
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...
Malaysian govt & defense agencies to use Hughes JUPITER system
Hughes Network Systems today announced that it has been selected by Mutiara Smart Sdn Bhd to deploy the JUPITER System and bring enterprise-grade, managed network services to Malaysian government and defense...
New Zealand invests $3m into space research projects, $26m into MethaneSAT
New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) has set up a Str Catalyst: Strategic Space Fund, which has recently invested NZ$500,000 (approximately US$300,000) into each of six space research...
AsiaSat 9 will be launched on 28 September by a Proton-M
AsiaSat, one of Asia’s largest satellite operators, has announced that it will launch AsiaSat 9 via a Proton-M on 28 September 2017 at Baikonur.
AsiaSat 9 will be the 10th satellite launched...
Myanmar’s only international telecoms summit will be held on 19-20 September 2017
Myanmar Connect 2017, which dubs itself “the only executive summit to unite Myanmar with the international telecoms market”, will be held from 19-20 September this year at the country’s capital city...
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