Arianespace will carry out a Launch Readiness Review (LRR) at the Guiana Space Centre on 3 December 2018 of the Ariane 5 satellite launch vehicle that will loft the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) GSAT-11 communications satellite and the Korean Aerospace Research Institute's GEO-KOMPSAT-2A meteorological satellite, and so authorize the start of operations for the final launch countdown.
Read More »Amazon Web Services Introduces Ground Station As-A-Service Concept
Amazon Web Services (AWS), a pioneer in cloud computing that has revolutionized entire economic sectors around the world, has entered the space and satellite market with the introduction of its Ground Station concept that is, in essence, a ground station as-a-service product for the global market.
Read More »SpaceWatch.Global Launches SpaceWatch Europe On 1 December 2018
SpaceWatch.Global is proud to announce that SpaceWatch Europe starts official publication as of 1 December 2018.
Read More »Australian New Space: Sky And Space Global Signs Latin American Distribution Deal With GlobalSat
Australian narrowband satellite communications New Space company, Sky and Space Global, has signed a distribution agreement with Latin American mobile satellite services (MSS) provider GlobalSat Group LLC to provide machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) coverage in South America.
Read More »South Korea Successfully Tests KSLV-II Rocket Engine In Suborbital Flight
South Korea successfully conducted its rocket engine test for the Korean Space Launch Vehicle-II (KSLV-II) on 28 November 2018 in a suborbital launch, clearing the way for the development of its own satellite launch vehicle.
Read More »Thailand’s Thaicom Wins ASEAN Corporate Governance Award For Second Time
Thaicom Public Company Limited, led by Prasert Bunsumpun, Chairman of the Board of Directors, received the Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) Corporate Governance Awards for the Top 50 ASEAN publicly listed companies category for the second consecutive time.
Read More »Roscosmos Announces Marathon IoT Constellation Amidst Brewing Financial Scandal And Security Row
The Russian state space corporation, Roscosmos, has announced its intention to build a constellation of satellites called Marathon to serve the expanding Internet of Things (IoT) market, as part of its Sphere satellite system.
Read More »Arctic Space: Shetland Space Centre And Faroese Telecom Join Forces For Satellite Broadband
Shetland Space Centre (SSC) has joined forces with telecom experts in the neighbouring Faroe Islands, forming a unique international partnership to drive forward space industry developments in the two island groups and beyond.
Read More »South Korea’s KT Sat Examining Blockchain, IoT, As Part Of Market Reevaluation
KT Sat, South Korea’s only commercial satellite communications company, has announced that it has created a working group to examine the integration of emerging technologies into its commercial offerings, to include blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Read More »China’s New Space Race: Chengdu GuoXing Aerospace Technology To Launch Third AI-Powered Satellite In December 2018
Chinese New Space company Chengdu GuoXing Aerospace Technology Co. Ltd., also known as ADA Space, is building satellites powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI); the company has already launched two and is preparing for a third launch in early December 2018.
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