https://spacewatch.global/tag/indian-ocean/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 31 Oct 2019 06:00:29 +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/indian-ocean/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/eutelsat-orders-eutelsat-10b-satellite-for-inflight-and-maritime-connectivity-services/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 06:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16717 Eutelsat has signed a letter of agreement with Thales Alenia Space for the procurement of EUTELSAT 10B, a new all-electric satellite built on the Spacebus NEO platform.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/08/arianespace-successfully-launches-esa-and-intelsat-payloads/ Thu, 08 Aug 2019 05:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=15513 Arianespace marked another success for global telecommunications with launch of the Intelsat 39 and EDRS-C satellites, which were deployed to geostationary transfer orbit on its latest flight using a workhorse Ariane 5.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/french-and-indian-space-agencies-to-establish-maritime-surveillance-centre-in-india/ Mon, 11 Mar 2019 06:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12979 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/01/indian-government-aims-to-build-leo-and-meo-satellite-communications-constellation/ Mon, 07 Jan 2019 06:00:38 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=12251 The Indian government is considering building a constellation of communications satellite is low-Earth and Medium-Earth orbits (LEO and MEO) in order to provide improved connectivity across the country with reduced latency, as the South Asian country seeks to be the latest entity to build a large constellation of satellites, albeit the first to do so as a government programme.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/india-and-japan-to-hold-first-space-dialogue-in-march-2019/ Wed, 12 Dec 2018 06:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11884 India and Japan have scheduled their first annual bilateral space dialogue in March 2019, where they will discuss cooperation and coordination on a range of civil and national security space issues, ranging from space-based maritime domain awareness and satellite reconnaissance through to the harmonization of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems and space exploration, according to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/tunisia-to-host-second-china-arab-forum-on-beidou-gnss-use/ Tue, 13 Nov 2018 06:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11286 Tunisia will host the second forum on Chinese and Arab country cooperation on the use and adoption of the Chinese global navigation satellite system (GNSS), named BeiDou, in the first half of 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/chinas-new-space-race-landspace-releases-preliminary-zhuque-1-launch-failure-report/ Mon, 05 Nov 2018 06:00:15 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11137 Following the launch failure of LandSpace's Zhuque-1 satellite launch vehicle on 27 October 2018, the Chinese New Space launch company has publicly released its preliminary findings as to why its rocket failed 402 seconds after launch from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/09/jean-yves-le-gall-unveils-details-on-franco-indian-maritime-surveillance-satellites/ Tue, 18 Sep 2018 05:00:06 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10436 Jean-Yves Le Gall, the President of the French national space agency the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES), has revealed details about the proposed Franco-Indian satellite-based maritime surveillance constellation that will provide Paris and New Delhi with maritime domain awareness (MDA) data across the Indian Ocean.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/india-and-france-to-jointly-build-maritime-domain-awareness-satellites-starting-in-2019/ Tue, 28 Aug 2018 05:00:52 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10117 Following the landmark space cooperation agreement signed between India and France, both countries will start work on building joint maritime surveillance satellites in 2019, according to an official from the French national space agency, the Centre national d'études spatiales (CNES).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/07/oman-and-india-to-collaborate-on-space-projects/ Tue, 31 Jul 2018 05:00:11 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9669 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Oman in February 2018 has resulted in the release of a joint statement by Muscat and New Delhi identifying space as one of several sectors in which the two nations could collaborate.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/mauritius-seeks-indian-cooperation-to-become-civilian-satellite-launch-centre/ Wed, 20 Jun 2018 05:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9077 In a move that appears to have surprised the Indian government, the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius has asked New Delhi for its cooperation in establishing a civilian satellite launch centre.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/06/chinas-fengyun-2h-satellite-provide-meteorological-coverage-across-belt-road/ Thu, 07 Jun 2018 05:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8917 The launch of the Chinese meteorological satellite, Fengyun-2H, marks another step in the Chinese-led Space Silk Road, as Beijing dedicates the system to providing weather coverage along Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) territories.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/05/china-creates-belt-road-disaster-monitoring-mechanism-fengyun-satellites/ Fri, 04 May 2018 05:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8562 The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has created a disaster response, mitigation, and monitoring mechanism for countries along its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) using its Fengyun Earth observation meteorological satellites.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/malaysia-seeking-satellites-japan-according-japanese-diplomat/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 05:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8426 In another sign of growing Japanese strategic influence in Southeast Asia, a senior Japanese official has revealed that Malaysia is seeking satellite and other strategic technologies from the Japanese government and industry.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/04/china-opens-beidou-satellite-navigation-centre-tunisia/ Mon, 16 Apr 2018 05:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=8342 China has opened its first overseas centre to promote its Beidou satellite navigation system (BDS) in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia, on 10 April 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/2018-active-year-pakistani-space-chinese-help/ Tue, 27 Mar 2018 05:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7976 Often cast in the shadow of the space activities of its Indian neighbour, Pakistan's space programme is all-too-often ignored. 2018, however, may be the year that Islamabad's space ambitions pass some critical milestones, albeit with help from its other neighbour, China.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/chinese-counterspace-return-great-power-geopolitics-implications-suggested-strategic-responses-india/ Sun, 18 Mar 2018 08:00:59 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7821 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/india-france-sign-wide-ranging-joint-vision-space-cooperation/ Fri, 16 Mar 2018 06:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7812 India and France have announced a broad and strategic space cooperation agreement to guide their developing bilateral strategic partnership. This Joint Vision for Space Cooperation includes both existing and new joint mechanisms, with inter-agency representation led by the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the French National Space Agency (CNES) respectively. The progress and outcomes will be reported to the bilateral Indo-French Strategic Dialogue for review and assessment.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/03/india-france-cooperate-space-based-maritime-domain-awareness-indian-ocean/ Tue, 13 Mar 2018 06:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=7791 This content is for members only. 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