https://spacewatch.global/tag/russia-and-cis/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Thu, 06 Feb 2020 06:00:40 +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/russia-and-cis/ 32 32 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/uks-oneweb-signs-mou-with-kazakhstans-astana-international-finance-centre-to-expand-connectivity/ Wed, 29 Jan 2020 06:00:41 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18913 OneWeb, the global communications company, whose goal is to connect everyone everywhere, has announced that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC), the largest financial hub in Central Asia, to accelerate broadband connectivity in Kazakhstan.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/russia-kazakhstan-and-uae-to-proceed-with-modernization-of-gagarins-start-launch-facility-at-baikonur/ Thu, 23 Jan 2020 06:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18744 Russia, Kazakhstan, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are set to proceed with a trilateral agreement to modernise the 'Gagarin's Start' launch complex at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, according to a 16 January 2020 report in Azerbaijan's Trend News Agency citing Russian and Kazakh sources.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/kazakh-parliament-approves-baikonur-cosmodrome-amendments-with-russia-land-return/ Thu, 09 Jan 2020 06:00:04 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18380 https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/azerbaijans-azercosmos-reports-40-6-million-revenues-in-2019-space-talks-with-russia-in-january-2020/ Tue, 07 Jan 2020 06:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18321 AzerCosmos, the Azerbaijani satellite operator, reported revenues of U.S.$40.6 million for the period of January to November 2019, a 69 percent increase over the same period in 2018, when the company generated revenues of just U.S.$25.6 million.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/azerbaijans-azercosmos-inks-deals-with-digiturk-and-vodafone-for-satellite-services-in-turkey/ Fri, 03 Jan 2020 06:00:34 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18307 Azercosmos, Turkey's leading digital broadcasting platform Digiturk, and mobile phone operator Vodafone signed cooperation agreements on 27 December 2019. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/ukraines-yuzhnoye-reportedly-looking-to-build-four-types-of-mayak-heavy-lift-launch-vehicle/ Fri, 03 Jan 2020 06:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18311 Ukrainian and Russian press are reporting that Ukrainian aerospace giant and design office Yuzhnoye is planning to build four variants of its Mayak heavy lift space launch vehicle, subject to Western investment.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/01/azerbaijans-azercosmos-to-provide-dtt-services-to-tanzania-via-azam-tv/ Thu, 02 Jan 2020 06:00:18 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=18304 Azercosmos signed an agreement with the digital satellite services provider Azam TV on 24 December 2019 for the provision of Digital Terrestrial Transmission (DTT) services to the country of Tanzania.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/russia-proposes-to-jointly-build-sar-earth-observation-satellites-with-belarus/ Fri, 20 Dec 2019 06:00:55 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17860 The President of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Aleksandr Sergeyev, has stated that Russia intends to build a group of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Earth observation satellites with assistance from the space and satellite industry of Belarus, according to Belarusian news agency BELTA.]]> 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/2019/12/russias-rscc-and-azerbaijans-azercosmos-sign-satcom-sharing-agreement/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 06:00:54 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17652 Azerbaijan’s state space corporation, AzerCosmos OJSC, and the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC – also known as the Russian Satellite Communications Federal State Unitary Enterprise), inked a cooperative agreement in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, on 5 December 2019.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/12/iran-seeks-satellite-research-and-manufacturing-cooperation-with-azerbaijan/ Thu, 12 Dec 2019 06:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=17690 The Iranian government has expressed its wish to enter into a cooperative arrangement with its neighbour Azerbaijan for satellite research and development as well as satellite manufacturing, according to Azerbaijani and Iranian press reports.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/uks-surrey-satellite-ships-elsa-d-target-satellite-to-japans-astroscale/ Tue, 12 Nov 2019 06:00:47 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16952 Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has shipped a 16kg Target satellite for Astroscale's End-of-Life Services by Astroscale demonstration (ELSA-d) mission to Tokyo, where it will be bolted to the Chaser satellite for environmental testing ahead of launch in 2020.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/russias-glavkosmos-to-assist-india-with-gaganyaan-life-support-and-thermal-control-systems/ Fri, 08 Nov 2019 06:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16855 Glavkosmos, a subsidiary company of Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos, has signed an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to provide life support and spacecraft thermal technologies for the Indian Gaganyaan human spaceflight programme.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/russia-and-turkey-negotiate-space-cooperation-agreement-to-include-turkish-astronaut-training/ Thu, 07 Nov 2019 06:00:25 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16814 https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/china-promotes-greater-use-of-beidou-gnss-in-central-asia/ Thu, 07 Nov 2019 06:00:10 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16852 The Chinese government has started an initiative to promote greater use of its BeiDou global navigation satellite system (GNSS) in Central Asian countries for applications such as precision farming, transportation, and disaster relief and management.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/11/turkey-mulling-space-launch-cooperation-with-kazakhstan-out-of-baikonur-cosmodrome/ Wed, 06 Nov 2019 06:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16811 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/2019/11/russias-glavkosmos-offers-to-build-second-bangladeshi-communications-satellite/ Fri, 01 Nov 2019 06:00:13 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16760 Glavkosmos, the Russian launch services and satellite company, has expressed an interest in building and launching Bangladesh’s second communications satellite, Bangabandhu-2, according to several Bangladeshi press reports.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/10/kazakhstan-and-belarus-extend-space-cooperation-agreement-to-include-exchange-of-satellite-imagery/ Tue, 29 Oct 2019 06:00:20 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=16686 Kazakhstan and Belarus have extended their 2017 space cooperation agreement, and have committed to exchanging satellite imagery with each other.]]>