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Written by Connor Sattely
March 2025 was a banner month for spacetech VC investment, with a whopping 31 deals receiving USD $435m in funding. This ties March 2025 for the highest-activity month since 2023 (in number of deals).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/12/space-cafe-radio-karman-special-asian-views-with-norilmi-ismail/ Thu, 28 Dec 2023 09:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=52911 In this new episode of Space Café Radio - Karman Special- our Editor in Chief Emma Gatti has interviewed Norilmi Ismail, the founder and CEO of SpaceIn. Norilmi shares her exceptional background as a professor turned entrepreneur in the space industry in Malaysia.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2023/08/space-cafe-radio-from-lima-2023-with-muhamad-nurazmi-abbas/ Thu, 03 Aug 2023 08:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=50311 In this Space Café Radio -  SpaceWatch.Global's Rika Valluri spoke with Muhamad Nurazmi Abbas, the Chief Executive Officer of Gading group, a group of companies are involved in providing services to the Aerospace, Marine, Defence, Energy, Technology, Waste Management, and related markets based out of Malaysia.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2021/07/malaysias-measat-3-satellite-is-in-trouble-reports/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 06:00:01 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=34511&preview=true&preview_id=34511 Malaysia’s Measat-3 satellite is drifting in an uncontrolled orbit in the geostationary arc and believed to be a “total loss”, Advanced Television and other trade media reported. “It might now be a ‘zombie satellite’ and start causing problems for other satellites in its path”, Advanced Television said.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/japan-eyes-space-cooperation-with-malaysia-as-balance-to-chinese-influence-in-se-asia/ Fri, 14 Feb 2020 06:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19358 Japan is eyeing expanded space cooperation with Malaysia in a bid to deepen diplomatic and economic ties with the Southeast Asian country, and as part of an effort to balance against China's powerful influence through such programmes as its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in the region.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/02/azercosmos-reports-70-percent-increase-in-satellite-services-export-revenues-for-2019/ Thu, 06 Feb 2020 06:00:40 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=19157 AzerCosmos, the state space company of Azerbaijan, reports that it generated revenues of U.S.$43.4 million from the export of its satellite communications and Earth observation services in the calendar year of 2019, a 70 percent increase over its exports in 2018.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/indonesia-in-talks-with-russia-to-launch-first-astronaut/ Wed, 08 Jan 2020 06:00:51 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18429 Indonesia is understood to be in talks with Russia’s state space corporation, Roscosmos, about the possibility of Russia training and launching the Southeast Asian country’s first astronaut.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/egypt-opens-astronaut-selection-competition-in-middle-east-human-spaceflight-rush/ Mon, 06 Jan 2020 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18364 The head of the Egyptian Space Agency, Mohammed el-Qousy, announced on 25 December 2019 that the agency will launch a nationwide, six-year long competition to select Egypt's first astronaut.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/turkmenistan-declares-technical-requirements-agreed-for-first-earth-observation-satellite/ Tue, 17 Dec 2019 06:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17835 The government of the Central Asian state of Turkmenistan has announced that it has agreed to the technical requirements for the design, construction, and launch of its first Earth observation satellite, according to press reports in Turkmenistan.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/malaysias-measat-selects-arianespace-for-measat-3d-satcom-launch/ Mon, 25 Nov 2019 06:00:05 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17213 Arianespace and MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), the leading Malaysian satellite operator, has announced the signature of a launch services contract for MEASAT-3D.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/azerbaijans-azercosmos-reports-revenue-increase-of-81-for-first-3q-of-2019/ Wed, 06 Nov 2019 06:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16844 Azerbaijan's state space company, AzerCosmos Open Joint Stock Company (OJSC), posted revenues of U.S.$30.2 million for the period January-September 2019, an increase of 81 per-cent for the same period in 2018, according to Azerbaijani press reports.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/06/thailands-mu-space-corporation-signs-satellite-capacity-and-connectivity-agreements-with-seven-asia-pacific-providers/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 05:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14641 Thai space technology company mu Space announced on 16 June 2019 that it has signed multiple satellite service deals with seven companies from Asia-Pacific.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/05/airbus-to-build-hts-satellite-for-malaysias-measat-hosted-payload-for-south-korean-gnss/ Wed, 08 May 2019 05:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13911 Airbus has been selected by MEASAT Global Berhad (MEASAT), the leading Malaysian operator, to build MEASAT-3D, a new multimission telecommunications satellite to replace capacity and augment its core business in Malaysia, Asia, Middle East, and Africa.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/04/south-korea-to-aid-turkmenistan-in-remote-sensing-satellite-development/ Tue, 23 Apr 2019 05:00:36 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13668 South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Turkmenistan last week as part of a tour of Central Asian republics, and pledged South Korean expertise in helping the country to develop its first remote sensing satellite.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/spacewatchgl-column-chinese-broadcasters-overseas-a-bigger-opportunity-than-meets-the-eye/ Sun, 31 Mar 2019 08:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13271 By Blaine Curcio and Tianyi Lan China’s recently-rising space industry has caught a huge number of headlines and generated much buzz, including several articles written for this column. For good reason, this has taken many headlines. But a different type of space-related industry has seen Chinese presence abroad for some time—that is, the satellite broadcast industry. ]]> 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/2018/12/spacewatchgl-interview-dr-scott-pace-of-the-u-s-national-space-council-part-ii/ Mon, 03 Dec 2018 06:00:37 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11675 The United States National Space Council was re-established by President Donald J. Trump in 2017 after ceasing operations in 1993. The Council works to develop a strategy for national space activities and also to foster co-operation with other countries and space agencies in order to advance the U.S. space agenda and to share information. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/india-successfully-launches-pslv-c43-with-hysis-eo-satellite-and-30-nanosats-from-eight-countries/ Fri, 30 Nov 2018 06:00:27 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11647 The Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) PSLV-C43 lifted off at 0957 hrs (IST) on 29 November 2018 from the First Launch Pad (FLP) at the Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota, and successfully launched India’s Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) and 30 international co-passenger satellites.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/thailands-thaicom-wins-asean-corporate-governance-award-for-second-time/ Wed, 28 Nov 2018 06:00:48 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11594 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.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/telesats-new-telstar-18-vantage-satellite-now-operational-over-asia-pacific/ Tue, 06 Nov 2018 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11158 Telesat has announced that its new Telstar 18 VANTAGE high throughput satellite (HTS) is fully operational at 138 degrees East and has entered commercial service. Telstar 18 VANTAGE was launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on 10 September 2018 and will serve growing demand for mobility, enterprise, and telecom services across the Asia-Pacific region.]]>