China has agreed to grant U.S.$72 million for the EgyptSat-2 Earth observation satellite programme under a contract signed on 21 January 2019.
Read More »Egypt Receives Second ITU Extension For Military Satellite Due To Launch Delay
The Egyptian government has received a second extension from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to fill its orbital slot with a military communications satellite in an unprecedented and likely controversial decision by the international organisation, according to reporting in Space Intel Report.
Read More »Syria Seeks To Build Satellite, Establish A Space Programme
The Syrian Minister of Communications and Technology, Iyad Khatib, has stated the need for Syria to develop a space programme and launch its first satellite into orbit, the ministry said on 11 December 2018, according to Russian news outlet Sputnik International.
Read More »UK’s SSTL Releases First NovaSAR-1 Radar Imagery
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) has released the first Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images taken from orbit by NovaSAR-1, a technology demonstration mission launched into a 580km sun-synchronous orbit on 16 September 2018.
Read More »Middle East Space And Satellite News Roundup For November 2018
It has been a busy few weeks in the Middle Eastern satellite and space sector, with developments and activities taking place from Morocco to Iran, and all points in between. The following is a roundup of the regional space and satellite news that was not previously covered in-depth by SpaceWatch.MiddleEast.
Read More »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.
Read More »Ethiopia To Build And Launch Remote Sensing Satellite With Chinese Help
Ethiopian scientists and engineers are building a small Earth observation satellite in cooperation with and with funding from China, which will be launched from China in 2019, according to a report in The East African newspaper. This announcement is the culmination of much effort to bring Ethiopian space ambitions to reality.
Read More »Belarus State University’s BSUSat-1 Successfully Launched From China
Belarus State University's BSUSat-1 was successfully launched by a Chinese Long March 2C satellite launch vehicle on Monday, 29 October 2018, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in Northwest China.
Read More »EgyptSat-A EO Satellite To Be Launched By Russia In December 2018
Russia will launch the EgyptSat-A Earth observation satellite on a Soyuz-2.1B space launch vehicle on 27 December 2018, according to Russian press reports.
Read More »Egypt’s EgyptSat-A Reconnaissance Satellite Set To Be Launched From Russia In November 2018
The EgyptSat-A, also known as MisrSat-A, high-resolution Earth observation satellite is due to be launched by Russia in November 2018, just as the threat to Egypt's borders and unrest in the Sinai Peninsula is becoming more acute.
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