U.S.-based New Space launch provider Firefly has announced that it has signed a Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with the UK small satellite manufacturer Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) to launch six satellites between 2020 and 2022.
Read More »SES-12 Successfully Launched To Serve Middle East And Asia-Pacific Markets
SES announced that it has successfully launched SES-12 to serve the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions, increasing the capacity to provide connectivity for mobile, video, fixed data and government customers.
Read More »Zimbabwe To Create National Geo-Spatial And Space Agency
The Zimbabwe government has announced that it intends to create a national space agency that will be called the National Geo-Spatial and Space Agency (NGSSA).
Read More »Iran Space Agency Says All Satellite Projects Funded Through To 2019
The head of the Iran Space Agency (ISA), Morteza Barari, announced on 3 June 2018 that all current Iranian satellite projects are funded until the end of the Iranian fiscal year ending 21 March 2019.
Read More »Myanmar Signs With Intelsat for Nationwide Satellite Telecommunications Infrastructure Solutions
Intelsat will provide satellite communications support to Myanmar to bolster the Southeast Asian country’s telecommunications infrastructure and increase its mobile telephone network capacity.
Read More »IAI and Honeywell Team Up to Prevent GPS Jamming
Satellite-based navigation and timing plays an intrinsic role in modern communications, intelligence collection and electronic warfare systems. Yet, surprisingly, the deployment of measures that can protect these assets against incidents of attack such as jamming is not carried out. This leaves these critical systems vulnerable and exposed to attack by even low-power jammers, leading to disruption and potentially dangerous situations.
Read More »India Calls for Rules-Based Order in Space in Indo-Pacific Region, Bolsters Space Cooperation In SE Asia
India has solidified its space cooperation relationships in Southeast Asia, and called for rules-based order throughout the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) – to include space – during visits to Indonesia, Singapore, and Malaysia by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this past week.
Read More »Thailand’s mu Space Appoints New Executives As Part Of ASEAN Market Expansion Strategy
Thai New Space satellite communications company mu Space has announced the appointment of new executives in key positions to significantly expand its business into new markets.
Read More »UAE’s Yahsat Announces Al Yah-3 Is Now Operational
After a troubled launch earlier this year, Yahsat's Al Yah-3 communications satellite is now operational, and it is ready to propel the UAE-based company into new markets.
Read More »Luxembourg’s Kleos Space Readies for Australian Stock Exchange Listing
Luxembourg-based Kleos Space, a private satellite intelligence-gathering space technology operator that will launch and operate its first earth observation satellite system by mid-2019, is completing the administrative details in order to be ready for its impending listing on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) with the change of its legal name.
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