https://spacewatch.global/tag/technology-transfer/ AN INDEPENDENT PERSPECTIVE ON SPACE Tue, 09 Jun 2020 05:00:07 +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/technology-transfer/ 32 32 https://spacewatch.global/2020/06/serbia-and-china-sign-space-technology-cooperation-agreement/ Tue, 09 Jun 2020 05:00:07 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=23298 Serbia and China signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on space technology cooperation on 5 June 2020. The MoU includes a provision for the joint development of a Sino-Serbian satellite.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/05/myanmar-to-build-two-earth-observation-satellites-with-japanese-assistance/ Thu, 14 May 2020 05:00:50 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=22509 Myanmar is to build and launch a small Earth observation satellite by 2021 with the assistance of Japan.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2020/03/bahrains-nssa-issues-request-for-tender-for-3u-cubesat-mou-with-roscosmos-approved/ Thu, 05 Mar 2020 06:00:43 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=20248 Bahrain's National Space Science Agency (NSSA) issued a Request for Tenders on 18 February 2020 for a 3U CubeSat, a basic ground station, and the satellite's launch. The closing date for the submission of tenders is 25 March 2020.]]> 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/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/2019/05/myanmar-government-and-japans-hokkaido-university-discuss-building-earth-observation-satellite/ Thu, 16 May 2019 05:00:45 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=14127 Representatives of Japan's Hokkaido University recently visited Myanmar to discuss the possibility of building a small Earth observation satellite with counterparts at the Myanmar Aerospace Engineering University, according to an English-language report in the Myanmar press.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2019/03/senegal-and-france-to-cooperate-in-developing-space-cluster/ Mon, 25 Mar 2019 06:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=13188 According to Joseph Ibeh of Space in Africa, the Government of Senegal is set to grow the nation’s capability in the development of small satellites and space applications following a recommendation resulting from national consultations on the future of higher education in the prominent West African country.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/12/south-korea-taps-thales-alenia-space-for-sar-reconnaissance-satellite-support/ Fri, 07 Dec 2018 06:00:58 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11803 Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has announced that it has signed two contracts with Korea, one with Aerospace Industries, LTD. ]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/space-silk-road-china-and-myanmar-create-joint-satellite-laboratory/ Mon, 26 Nov 2018 06:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11537 China and Myanmar held their first science and technology cooperation meeting in Yangon, where they established a joint radar and satellite communications laboratory as part of the nascent China-Myanmar Economic Corridor, a part of the Chinese-led Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/pakistan-and-china-enhance-space-science-and-technology-cooperation/ Fri, 23 Nov 2018 06:00:03 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11496 During his recent visit to China, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Chinese counterparts signed a number of agreements that commit both countries to space, science, and technology cooperation.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/11/ethiopia-to-build-and-launch-remote-sensing-satellite-with-chinese-help/ Mon, 05 Nov 2018 06:00:56 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=11123 Ethiopian scientists and engineers are building a small Earth observation satellite in cooperation with and with funding from China, which will be launched from China in 2019, according to a report in The East African newspaper. This announcement is the culmination of much effort to bring Ethiopian space ambitions to reality.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/vietnams-microdragon-launches-by-end-of-2018-to-chair-ceos-for-2019/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 05:00:24 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10990 Vietnam is set to have its MicroDragon Earth observation satellite launched from Japan in December 2018, while it also prepares to take the chair of the Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) in January 2019, further cementing Vietnam’s status as a major space power in Southeast Asia.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/russia-may-resume-rokot-2-launches-in-2021-with-russian-made-control-systems/ Tue, 23 Oct 2018 05:00:21 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10953 Russian launch provider Eurokot has suggested that its Rokot-2 light launcher could resume service in 2021 now that the launch vehicle uses Russian-made control systems. The last Rokot-2 launch occurred in April 2018 using the last launcher that used Ukrainian-made control systems.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/south-korea-postpones-kslv-ii-engine-test-due-to-fuel-pressurization-problem/ Mon, 22 Oct 2018 05:00:57 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10936 The Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has announced that it is postponing the planned engine test of its Korean Space Launch Vehicle-II (KSLV-II) rocket engine after a pre-test check found a problem with the engine's propellant pressurization system.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/10/spacewatchgl-oped-pan-arab-space-cooperation-for-economic-development-and-fighting-climate-change/ Sun, 07 Oct 2018 08:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10712 The benefits of space to the Middle East and North Africa region are undeniable, yet there is no single representative body to champion the sector. The near total inexistence of coordination or even collaboration has resulted in calls for the creation of a Pan-Arab Space Agency, to operate and coordinate programs in a comparable manner to the European Space Agency (ESA).]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/turkeys-100-day-space-plan-undermined-by-collapse-of-lira-and-erdogans-defiance/ Wed, 22 Aug 2018 05:00:29 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=10037 Amidst a worsening economic crisis, largely self-inflicted by the unorthodox economic policies of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and deteriorating relations with its longstanding ally the United States, Turkey has rolled out a 100-day action plan to initiate its space ambitions.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/pakistans-suparco-takes-control-of-prss-1-and-paktes-1a-from-china/ Fri, 17 Aug 2018 05:00:17 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9944 Pakistan has taken over control of its Pakistan Remote Sensing Satellite (PRSS)-1 and the PakTES-1A experimental satellite from Chinese operators just over a month after the two satellites were launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in China.]]> https://spacewatch.global/2018/08/vietnam-partners-with-airbus-defence-and-space-on-satellite-research/ Wed, 08 Aug 2018 05:00:22 +0000 https://spacewatch.global/?p=9811 Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Airbus Defence and Space that allows both parties to cooperate on space and satellite areas of interest, according to a report published in SpaceTechAsia.com.]]> 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/2018/04/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.]]>