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Space Systems Loral (SSL), a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, will build Ovzon’s first GEO satellite, Ovzon-3, that will significantly increase the performance and coverage area of its existing service. The company delivers an end-to-end mobile broadband solution that covers locations where traditional telecom services lack …
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December 19, 2018
Sweden’s Ovzon Selects SSL For First GEO Mobile Broadband Satellite
Space Systems Loral (SSL), a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, will build Ovzon’s first GEO satellit…
December 19, 2018
Finland’s ICEYE Receives €10 Million Capital Loan From Business Finland To Initiate Internet Of Locations
ICEYE, the Finnish Earth observation company attempting to create the world’s largest synthetic aper…
December 19, 2018
UAE’s Yahsat And Hughes Launch Satellite Broadband Joint Venture
Following their announcement of a satellite broadband joint venture in September 2018, the UAE’…
December 19, 2018
Japanese New Space: Axelspace To Launch GRUS-1 By End Of 2018; Partners With JSAT & KSAT For Ground Infrastructure
Axelspace has announced that the launch of the GRUS-1 satellite is scheduled for 27 December 2018, t…
December 19, 2018
#SpaceWatchGL Op’Ed: The Role Of Satellites In Future Smart Cities – The Case of Thailand
By James Yenbamroong The rapid growth of people migrating to cities to live, study or work is set to…
December 18, 2018
China And France’s CNES Discuss Climate Science And Space Cooperation
The President of the Centre national d’études spatiales (CNES), the French national space agen…
December 18, 2018
Rocket Lab Successfully Launches ELaNa NASA Satellites From New Zealand
U.S. small satellite launch company Rocket Lab has launched its third orbital mission of 2018, succe…
December 18, 2018
ASX-Listed Sky And Space Global Expands Commercial Coverage With Globe TeleServices Reseller MoU
London-based and Australian Stock Exchange-listed S-band satellite operator, Sky and Space Global (S…
December 18, 2018
Singapore’s Astroscale Enters Data Sharing Agreement With ESA
Astroscale UK Ltd., part of Astroscale Pte. Ltd., the market-leader in developing a space debris rem…
December 18, 2018
French Military Space: CSO-1 Military Reconnaissance Satellite To Be Launched By Arianespace Soyuz-2 SLV
On Tuesday, 18 December 2018, and Arianespace Soyuz launch vehicle will lift off for the 20th time f…
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Sweden’s Ovzon Selects SSL For First GEO Mobile Broadband Satellite
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Finland’s ICEYE Receives €10 Million Capital Loan From Business Finland To Initiate Internet Of Locations
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China And France’s CNES Discuss Climate Science And Space Cooperation
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Singapore’s Astroscale Enters Data Sharing Agreement With ESA
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UAE’s Yahsat And Hughes Launch Satellite Broadband Joint Venture
Following their announcement of a satellite broadband joint venture in September 2018, the UAE’s Yahsat and U.S. company Hughes Network Systems have officially launched the JV – called YahClick (powered by Hughes) – across the Middle East, Africa, and Southwest Asia with immediate effect. This …
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Virgin Galactic Achieves Spaceflight Success, With Help From UAE Investment
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#SpaceWatchGL Interview: Dr. Mohammed Al Ahbabi Of The UAE Space Agency
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Turkey’s President Erdogan Establishes National Space Agency
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Uzbekistan And India To Cooperate On Satellite Communications And Space Research
The Government of India headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the agreement on cooperation in space research for peaceful purposes with Uzbekistan, according to a Trend News Agency report citing local Uzbek media. The agreement was signed between the two countries on 1 …
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Azerbaijan Mulling New Earth Observation Satellite; Georgia Discusses Access To AzerSky-1
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Azerbaijan’s Azerspace-2 To Be Operational In Early 2019; Azercosmos Posts Azerspace-1 Revenues
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Russia’s Space Crisis: Roscosmos “Spends Billions On Space But Kopecks” On Engineering Talent
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Japanese New Space: Axelspace To Launch GRUS-1 By End Of 2018; Partners With JSAT & KSAT For Ground Infrastructure
Axelspace has announced that the launch of the GRUS-1 satellite is scheduled for 27 December 2018, the first satellite of a future constellation. SKY Perfect JSAT and KSAT will in partnership provide ground station services for GRUS satellite by using SKY Perfect JSAT’s owned and …
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#SpaceWatchGL Op’Ed: The Role Of Satellites In Future Smart Cities – The Case of Thailand
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China And France’s CNES Discuss Climate Science And Space Cooperation
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Rocket Lab Successfully Launches ELaNa NASA Satellites From New Zealand
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Eutelsat’s Konnect Africa Launches Satellite Broadband In Democratic Republic Of Congo
Konnect Africa, an initiative of the satellite operator Eutelsat dedicated to satellite broadband on the African continent, announced on 28 November 2018 the launch of its Internet access offers throughout the Congolese territory. The ICT Development Index published annually by the International Telecommunication Union to …
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South Africa’s MzansiSat Looking To Build MzansiSat-1 For Low-Cost Satellite Broadband
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African Telecom Providers Select Hughes’ Jupiter System For Satellite Connectivity
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Arabsat And Sweden’s Forsway To Offer Satellite Broadband In Africa
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Sweden’s Ovzon Selects SSL For First GEO Mobile Broadband Satellite
Space Systems Loral (SSL), a subsidiary of Maxar Technologies, will build Ovzon’s first GEO satellite, Ovzon-3, that will significantly increase the performance and coverage area of its existing service. The company delivers an end-to-end mobile broadband solution that covers locations where traditional telecom services lack …
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Finland’s ICEYE Receives €10 Million Capital Loan From Business Finland To Initiate Internet Of Locations
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UAE’s Yahsat And Hughes Launch Satellite Broadband Joint Venture
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Japanese New Space: Axelspace To Launch GRUS-1 By End Of 2018; Partners With JSAT & KSAT For Ground Infrastructure
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#SpaceWatchGL Interview: Dr. Scott Pace Of The U.S. National Space Council, Part II
The United States National Space Council was re-established by President Donald J. Trump in 2017 after ceasing operations in 1993. The Council works to develop a strategy for national space activities and also to foster co-operation with other countries and space agencies in order to …
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Roscosmos Announces Marathon IoT Constellation Amidst Brewing Financial Scandal And Security Row
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South Korea’s KT Sat Examining Blockchain, IoT, As Part Of Market Reevaluation
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Ethiopia Mulls Creating Space, Cyber Commands As Part of Defence Reforms
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