https://spacewatch.global/tag/geo-informatics-and-space-technology-development-agency-gistda/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:17:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://spacewatch.global/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/SpaceWatchGlobal-Sign-90x90.png https://spacewatch.global/tag/geo-informatics-and-space-technology-development-agency-gistda/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/01/space-summit-2026-to-convene-global-leaders-in-singapore-to-address-the-growing-space-economy/ Wed, 07 Jan 2026 07:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=70188 From February 2-3 this year, Space Summit 2026 will convene international industry leaders and space chiefs at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, towards defining the next era of orbital commerce as commercial space technology gathers momentum. Against the backdrop of rapid satellite constellation growth, Space Summit 2026 will focus on the business models, investment frameworks and partnership structures necessary to scale activity across the space value chain.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/thai-engineers-visit-uks-sstl-for-theos-2-technology-transfer/ Thu, 30 May 2019 05:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14375 UK's Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) welcomed Customer Engineers from Thailand's Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA) to its premises in Guildford, UK, to participate in the THEOS-2 SmallSAT Earth Observation project.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/spacewatchgl-feature-southeast-asian-space-programmes-capabilities-challenges-and-collaborations/ Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:00:02 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13008 By Nandini Sarma - In many parts of the world, space technology is being used to improve people’s lives. Apart from their uses for everyday services like weather forecasting, long-distance communications, and GPS systems, the manifold applications of space technology assist in many other ways. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/arianespace-to-launch-thailands-theos-2-and-south-koreas-kompsat-7-in-2021/ Mon, 01 Oct 2018 05:00:00 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10614 Arianespace has announced that it will launch THEOS-II, the very-high-resolution Earth observation optical satellite for Thailand, and KOMPSAT-7 for the Korean Aerspace Research Institute (KARI), in two separate launches on the new Arianespace Vega-C launch vehicle in 2021.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/thailands-air-force-taps-dutch-nanosatellite-maker-isis-for-eo-cubesat/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:00:46 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10327 The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has signed a contract with Dutch New Space satellite manufacturer and integrator Innovative Solutions in Space B.V. (ISIS) on 7 September 2018 for an Earth observation CubeSat, and ground segment, that will be launched on board an Arianespace Vega satellite launch vehicle in the third quarter of 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/russias-glavkosmos-shows-off-space-technology-wares-in-thailand/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 05:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10273 Russia’s space agency Roscosmos, through its international commercial arm Glavkosmos, is partnering with Thai company C&C Advanced Technology (C&C) to promote Russian space-related technology in Thailand, according to a report in SpaceTech Asia.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/07/thailands-mu-space-lofts-payload-on-blue-origins-new-shepard-test-launch/ Mon, 23 Jul 2018 05:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9550 Thailand’s mu Space contributed part of the payload lofted by Blue Origin’s New Shepard Reusable Launch Vehicle in a successful test of the launch vehicle last week in the U.S. The six-kilogram payload, sent by mu Space, included experiments and technologies provided by mu Space as well as by Thai universities and space agencies.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/07/planet-to-provide-earth-monitoring-services-to-thailands-gistda/ Fri, 13 Jul 2018 05:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9434 Planet is set to provide its imagery and analysis to Thailand under an agreement with the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA), an agency under Thailand's Ministry of Science and Technology. The company will provide the organisation with Planet Basemaps over the country on a quarterly basis which will provide the government with up-to-date and cloud-free imagery that can be used by various ministries such as agriculture, rural development and water.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/thailands-theos-2-will-be-built-by-airbus/ Fri, 29 Jun 2018 05:00:49 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9217 In order to accelerate its priorities, the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency of Thailand (GISTDA) has selected Airbus as partner for its next-generation national geo-information system.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/thailand-set-to-order-theos-ii-earth-observation-satellite-from-airbus/ Mon, 18 Jun 2018 04:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9043 Thailand’s head of the National Council for Peace and Order, General Prayut Chan-o-cha, is expected to make a U.S.$215 million order for the Thailand Earth Observation Satellite (THEOS)-II with French satellite manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space during a visit to France on 25 June 2018, according to a diplomatic source in Bangkok who spoke to Agence France-Presse.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/02/thailand-build-space-situational-awareness-satellite/ Wed, 07 Feb 2018 05:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7365 This content is for members only. 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