Asia Pacific

Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES) President Jean-Yves Le Gall and Dr. K. Sivan, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), signed an agreement on 6 March 2019 in Bengaluru to implement the short-term plan for the French-Indian programme to develop a maritime surveillance system. This signature follows on from the broader agreement signed last March during President Emmanuel Macron’s state visit to India.

SES has announced that its newest satellite, SES-12, is now ready to serve its video, fixed data, mobility and government customers across Asia-Pacific and the Middle East.

Sky and Space Global, Ltd. (SAS) has announced that it has signed a trial agreement with Nigerian mobile telecommunications provider, MTN Nigeria.

Sky and Space Global, Ltd. (SAS) has announced that it has signed a reseller Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cendrawasih Teknologi Nusantara (CTN).

The Joint Force Space Component Command (JFSCC) hosted a Combined Space Operation Coalition Summit with more than 120 defence personnel from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States at Vandenberg AFB, California, 19-22 February 2019.

France’s Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Innovation Frédérique Vidal and China’s Minister for Science and Technology Wang Zhigang hosted the 14th French-Chinese joint science and technology committee in Beijing on 25 February 2019.

Sky and Space Global Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has received signed binding commitments to raise $12 million via a two-tranche share placement to sophisticated and professional investors (Placement) at $0.03 per share. Settlement of the signed binding commitments received is conditional on lodgement of a Prospectus.

The Australian Space Agency and iconic Goonhilly Earth Station have formed a strategic partnership that will see the creation of new opportunities in UK and Australian space industries and the wider world.

A revolutionary and world-first approach to space imaging led by Western Sydney University's International Centre for Neuromorphic Systems (ICNS) will be demonstrated for the first time publicly at this year's Avalon Airshow.

Airbus and Japanese telecommunications satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT have signed a cooperation agreement for the design preparation of the EDRS-D node.