https://spacewatch.global/tag/nec/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:04:58 +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/nec/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2026/02/seraphim-exceeds-100m-target-for-latest-early-stage-spacetech-venture-fund/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 07:00:28 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=71548 Seraphim has successfully closed its latest oversubscribed early-stage venture fund, exceeding its previous $100 million target. Key investors include the British Business Bank (BBB), the National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF). alongside new strategic corporate backers such as Arabsat, join existing partners Eutelsat, NEC, and SKY Perfect JSAT. With this latest close, Seraphim further reinforces its position as one of the world’s leading SpaceTech-focused investment group, now managing more than $550 million in assets under management across its private and public active funds. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/race-is-on-to-supply-high-resolution-earth-observation-satellites-to-vietnam/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 06:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16741 Earth observation satellite manufacturers from France, Israel, Japan, Russia, and the United States are vying to build a high-resolution imaging satellite for Vietnam, according to French online publication Intelligence Online.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/vietnam-hosts-33rd-committee-on-earth-observation-satellites-in-hanoi/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 06:00:09 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16745 The Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) hosted the plenary of the 33rd Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) in Hanoi on 15 October 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/vietnam-formally-orders-eo-lotusat-1-from-japans-nec-and-sumitomo-corp/ Tue, 22 Oct 2019 05:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16556 The Vietnamese government has finally made the formal order for its LotuSat-1 Earth observation satellite from Japanese satellite manufacturer NEC and Sumitomo Corp. The order was made in Tokyo on Friday, 18 October 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/japans-new-space-sector-buoyed-up-but-is-it-meeting-market-needs/ Tue, 23 Oct 2018 05:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10947 The Japanese New Space sector has never had it so good, though no one denies that there is much more to do. Investments are up, a robust ecosystem is emerging, and the Japanese government and large trading houses are now supportive of the sector: significant progress when compared to just a few years ago, according to a special report in the Financial Times.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/vietnams-lotusat-1-expected-to-be-launched-in-2019/ Mon, 22 Oct 2018 05:00:31 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10924 Vietnamese and Japanese officials revealed last week that they expect the Vietnamese radar Earth observation satellite, LOTUSat-1, to be launched sometime in 2019 after years of regulatory and diplomatic delays.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2017/12/lockheed-martin-nec-enhance-satellites-space-travel-artificial-intelligence/ Wed, 20 Dec 2017 05:00:23 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=6693 This content is for members only. Visit the site and log in/register to read.]]>