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The UAE Space Agency has sent a high level delegation to UNISPACE +50, a symposium and special high-level meeting of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), currently being held in Vienna from 18-22 June 2018. The event is a highlight of …
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June 21, 2018
Avanti Collaborates With NuRAN Wireless On Connectivity For African And Southeast Asian Rural Areas
NuRAN Wireless and Avanti have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to market and distribute a…
June 21, 2018
Thailand’s Mu Space Secures Orbital Slot For Satellite Coverage Of Southeast Asia
Thailand’s mu Space has announced that it has secured an orbital slot and spectrum for its proposed …
June 21, 2018
Dmitry Rogozin Appointed New Head of Roscosmos
by Dmitry Oliferovich, Editor SpaceWatch Russia&CIS Last month ex-deputy prime minister of Russi…
June 20, 2018
UAE Space Agency To Focus On Development Goals At UNISPACE +50
The UAE Space Agency has sent a high level delegation to UNISPACE +50, a symposium and special high-…
June 20, 2018
Australia’s Fleet Space Announces Launches With ISRO And SpaceX
Australian New Space company Fleet Space Technologies has announced that the Indian Space Research O…
June 20, 2018
Mauritius Seeks Indian Cooperation To Become Civilian Satellite Launch Centre
In a move that appears to have surprised the Indian government, the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius…
June 19, 2018
Australia’s Sky & Space Global Signs MOU With International Air Traffic Automation Systems
Sky and Space Global, the European-Israeli New Space satellite communications company that is regist…
June 19, 2018
Hong Kong’s AsiaSat Urges Mobile Operators To Protect Satellite Services From 5G Interference
Hong Kong’s AsiaSat has voiced its deep concern over the Communications Authority’s (CA) decis…
June 19, 2018
Côte D’Ivoire’s Aerospace Sector To Be Developed By Airbus
Airbus Defence and Space and the Government of the Côte d’Ivoire have signed a Memorandum of U…
June 19, 2018
Leslie Kovacs Joins Firefly Aerospace As Vice President For Business Development
Firefly Aerospace, the New Space launch company that aims to serve the small to medium-sized satelli…
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Dmitry Rogozin Appointed New Head of Roscosmos
by Dmitry Oliferovich, Editor SpaceWatch Russia&CIS Last month ex-deputy prime minister of Russia Dmitry Rogozin was appointed Director General the Roscosmos Corporation by Vladimir Putin, replacing Igor Komarov, who had headed the agency since 2015. Mr. Rogozin has overseen Russia’s space industry since 2011. He …
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Angola Hopes Two Times Does The Trick With Russia For Angosat-2
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Firefly Aerospace Opens New R&D Center In Ukraine
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Orbital ATK And Ukrainian Yuzhnoye Design Office Cooperation Continues With Antares Rocket Launch
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Thailand’s Mu Space Secures Orbital Slot For Satellite Coverage Of Southeast Asia
Thailand’s mu Space has announced that it has secured an orbital slot and spectrum for its proposed communications satellite, planned for launch in 2020 by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. The mu Space satellite is expected to provide satellite broadband throughout Southeast Asia. Mu Space Corp …
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Australia’s Fleet Space Announces Launches With ISRO And SpaceX
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Mauritius Seeks Indian Cooperation To Become Civilian Satellite Launch Centre
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Australia’s Sky & Space Global Signs MOU With International Air Traffic Automation Systems
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Avanti Collaborates With NuRAN Wireless On Connectivity For African And Southeast Asian Rural Areas
NuRAN Wireless and Avanti have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to market and distribute a combined 2G RAN product alongside Avanti’s Ka-band satellite backhaul solution. Reaching rural communities presents a huge challenge for mobile operators, yet these pockets of population are in great need …
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Côte D’Ivoire’s Aerospace Sector To Be Developed By Airbus
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Angola Hopes Two Times Does The Trick With Russia For Angosat-2
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Airbus Defence And Space Showcases Its Military Satellite Portfolio To South Africa
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Avanti Collaborates With NuRAN Wireless On Connectivity For African And Southeast Asian Rural Areas
NuRAN Wireless and Avanti have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to market and distribute a combined 2G RAN product alongside Avanti’s Ka-band satellite backhaul solution. Reaching rural communities presents a huge challenge for mobile operators, yet these pockets of population are in great need …
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Thailand’s Mu Space Secures Orbital Slot For Satellite Coverage Of Southeast Asia
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Dmitry Rogozin Appointed New Head of Roscosmos
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UAE Space Agency To Focus On Development Goals At UNISPACE +50
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#SpaceWatchGL Interviews: Dr. Noah Raford of Dubai Future Foundation
Dubai is clearly leading global innovation. The city has recently played host to the High Level Forum, the World Government Summit and the World Economic Forum providing examples of Dubai’s forward thinking and ambitious attitude. The UAE is fast becoming a hub for space and …
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Angola Hopes Two Times Does The Trick With Russia For Angosat-2
After the failure of Angosat-1 shortly after its launch late last year, Angola is again partnering with Russia to build and launch Angosat-2 by 2020. Angola’s first communications satellite, Angosat-1, failed shortly after reaching orbit. It was launched in December 2017 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on board a …
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18 June
Rocket Lab Signs Agreement With Spaceflight For Three Electron Launches In 2018-2019
Rocket Lab, the U.S.-headquartered small satellite launch provider that launches its rockets from New Zealand, has just announced its partnership with satellite rideshare and mission management provider Spaceflight for three satellite launches through 2018 and into 2019. The first mission, scheduled for the end of 2018, will launch a BlackSky Earth observation microsatellite …
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18 June
Thailand Set To Order THEOS-II Earth Observation Satellite From Airbus
Thailand’s head of the National Council for Peace and Order, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, is expected to make a U.S.$215 million order for the Thailand Earth Observation Satellite (THEOS)-II with French satellite manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space during a visit to France on 25 June 2018, according to a diplomatic source …
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18 June
Japan Seeks To Cut MHI H-3 Launch Costs By Half To Compete With SpaceX, Others
Acknowledging competition from companies like SpaceX, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) aim to ensure that its next-generation space launch vehicle, the H-3, will cut launch costs by half compared to its current workhorse, the H-2. The 39th H-IIA vehicle was launched Tuesday afternoon, …
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17 June
#SpaceWatchGL Op’Ed: Space And The Sustainable Development Goals
By Krystal Wilson, Director of Space Applications Programs, Secure World Foundation In September 2015, more than 150 world leaders met at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit to adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Building on the successes of the original eight Millennium Development Goals(MDGs), this new agenda officially came into …
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