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Morocco’s Mohammed VI-B high-resolution Earth observation satellite is expected to be launched on an Arianespace launch vehicle from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana on 20 November 2018, on board an Arianespace Vega satellite launch vehicle, with the mission dubbed by Arianespace as Vega …
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November 16, 2018
Morocco’s Mohammed VI-B Imaging Satellite Launch Expected 20 November 2018
Morocco’s Mohammed VI-B high-resolution Earth observation satellite is expected to be launched…
November 16, 2018
South Africa’s MzansiSat Looking To Build MzansiSat-1 For Low-Cost Satellite Broadband
MzansiSat, a New Space satellite broadband company located in Stellenbosch, South Africa, is looking…
November 16, 2018
Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation Members Celebrate Tenth Anniversary
As part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation (APS…
November 16, 2018
Australia’s Myriota Teams Up With AIMS For Ocean Sensor Project
Australian New Space start-up Myriota, which focuses on providing satellite connectivity for the Int…
November 15, 2018
UAE’s Thuraya Set To Release X5-Touch Satellite Smartphone
Thuraya Telecommunications Company, a subsidiary of the Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yah…
November 15, 2018
IEC Telecom, Yahsat, and Thuraya Pitch Satellite Solutions To Oil & Gas Industry
IEC Telecom and two of its long-standing strategic partners, UAE’s Yahsat and its subsidiary T…
November 15, 2018
DigitalGlobe Completes Geoscape Mapping Of Australia For PSMA Australia
DigitalGlobe, a Maxar Technologies subsidiary company, announced on 9 November 2018 that it has mapp…
November 15, 2018
Future Space Wars: China’s PLAAF Intends To Extend Its Reach Into Space
The Chinese Air Force – officially called the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) ̵…
November 14, 2018
African Telecom Providers Select Hughes’ Jupiter System For Satellite Connectivity
Hughes Network Systems LLC, a leading company in broadband satellite networks and services, announce…
November 14, 2018
Arabsat And Sweden’s Forsway To Offer Satellite Broadband In Africa
Arabsat, one of the world’s leading satellite operators, and Forsway Scandinavia AB, a global specia…
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Morocco’s Mohammed VI-B Imaging Satellite Launch Expected 20 November 2018
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UAE’s Thuraya Set To Release X5-Touch Satellite Smartphone
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IEC Telecom, Yahsat, and Thuraya Pitch Satellite Solutions To Oil & Gas Industry
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Israel’s Gilat Reports Strong Profitability In Q3 2018, Raises Objectives For 2018 Operating Profit And EBITDA
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Russia To Set Up SSA Observatories Along Arctic Ocean Coast
Russian scientists, with the support of the Russian government, intend to place a number of ground-based observatories in the Nenets Autonomous Region on Russia’s Northwest Arctic Ocean coast for the purposes of providing space situational awareness (SSA) of satellites and space debris in Polar orbits …
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Kazakhstan To Launch Two Satellites On Board SpaceX Vandenberg Launch
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China and Russia Sign Agreement For BeiDou And GLONASS GNSS Cooperation
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Moscow To Deny OneWeb Satellite Broadband Access To Russia To Preserve Internet Sovereignty
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Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation Members Celebrate Tenth Anniversary
As part of the 10th anniversary celebrations of the Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation (APSCO), China intends to promote satellite imagery sharing with other member states for applications such as urban planning, disaster monitoring and assessment, as well as resource management and surveying. “We will construct …
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Australia’s Myriota Teams Up With AIMS For Ocean Sensor Project
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DigitalGlobe Completes Geoscape Mapping Of Australia For PSMA Australia
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Future Space Wars: China’s PLAAF Intends To Extend Its Reach Into Space
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South Africa’s MzansiSat Looking To Build MzansiSat-1 For Low-Cost Satellite Broadband
MzansiSat, a New Space satellite broadband company located in Stellenbosch, South Africa, is looking to launch and operate its own Geostationary orbit communications satellite, to be called MzansiSat-1, by 2022 in order to provide low-cost satellite broadband Internet across Africa in what its Chief Operating …
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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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Nielsen Study Puts EUTELSAT In Pole Position For West African Satellite Television
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Morocco’s Mohammed VI-B Imaging Satellite Launch Expected 20 November 2018
Morocco’s Mohammed VI-B high-resolution Earth observation satellite is expected to be launched on an Arianespace launch vehicle from the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana on 20 November 2018, on board an Arianespace Vega satellite launch vehicle, with the mission dubbed by Arianespace as Vega …
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South Africa’s MzansiSat Looking To Build MzansiSat-1 For Low-Cost Satellite Broadband
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Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organisation Members Celebrate Tenth Anniversary
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Australia’s Myriota Teams Up With AIMS For Ocean Sensor Project
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Ethiopia Mulls Creating Space, Cyber Commands As Part of Defence Reforms
As part of significant defence reforms being proposed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia is considering the creation of a Cyber Security and Space Force, that if implemented, will operate under the command of the Ethiopian military. The proposed reforms also call for the creation …
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China’s CETC Claims Breakthrough In Quantum Radar Development
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Moscow To Deny OneWeb Satellite Broadband Access To Russia To Preserve Internet Sovereignty
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India’s Military To Create Defence Space And Cyber Agencies As Part of Reforms
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Nielsen Study Puts EUTELSAT In Pole Position For West African Satellite Television
A far-reaching in-depth study, led by Nielsen, of television reception throughout Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, has positioned Eutelsat as satellite market leader within these countries. The face-to-face interviews were conducted with 3,000 households in Nigeria, 2,000 in Cameroun and 2,000 in Ivory Coast, representative of the population of the …
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Euroconsult Forecasts 3,300 Satellites Worth $284 Billion Over Next Decade
According to the 21st edition of its report Satellites to be Built and Launched over the Next 10 Years, Euroconsult anticipates that 3,330 satellites with a mass over 50 kg will be launched on average each year by 2027 for government agencies and commercial organizations worldwide. This is a threefold …
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Bangladesh’s Bangabandhu-1 Communications Satellite Now Operational
Bangladesh has been given full control of its Bangabandhu-1 communications satellite after a handover ceremony where the satellite’s French manufacturer, Thales Alenia Space, provided the ‘Transfer of Title’ documents to Bangladeshi officials. “The achievement and pride is more important than what financial gains we can derive from the satellite,” said …
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Intelsat And Mozambique Vodacom To Provide Mobile Connectivity In Mozambique
Intelsat S.A., operator of the world’s first Globalized Network and leader in integrated satellite solutions, has announced that Vodacom Mozambique has signed an agreement for a satellite solution that will provide 3G services that uniquely satisfy the growing data demand generated by the tourism sector. Under a multi-year agreement with …
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Israel’s Gilat Reports Strong Profitability In Q3 2018, Raises Objectives For 2018 Operating Profit And EBITDA
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd., a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions and services, reported on 12 November 2018 its results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2018. Key Financial Highlights: Revenues for Q3 2018 were U.S.$62.8 million, compared with U.S.$69.9 million in Q3 2017. Continued strong profitability: Q3 …
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