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.
Read More »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-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 the space industry calendar and brings together representatives of the international space sector to discuss a wide variety of related topics
Read More »Australia’s Fleet Space Announces Launches With ISRO And SpaceX
Australian New Space company Fleet Space Technologies has announced that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and SpaceX will launch the first of its nanosatellites in the coming months; these nanosatellites will be the foundation for a constellation that will provide connectivity for the Internet of Things (IoT).
Read More »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 has asked New Delhi for its cooperation in establishing a civilian satellite launch centre.
Read More »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 registered on the Australian Stock Exchange, has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with International Air Traffic Automation Systems (IATAS) for the use of its satellite network by the air traffic company.
Read More »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) decision to reallocate the 3.4-3.7 GHz band, the lower C-Band frequency in Hong Kong, from Fixed Satellite Services (FSS) to mobile service (5G) and the subsequent proposal of two exclusion zones as a potential solution.
Read More »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 Understanding (MoU) for the French-headquartered company to help develop an aerospace sector in the African country that was once a French colony.
Read More »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 satellite launch market with its Alpha and Beta rockets and is owned by Ukrainian-American entrepreneur Dr. Max Polyakov, has announced the appointment of Leslie Kovacs as its Vice President for Business Development.
Read More »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 Zenit 3F rocket. Russia’s RSC Energia, a subsidiary of the state-run space industry player Roscosmos, built the satellite.
Read More »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.
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