Focus: Asia-Pacific

Thaicom and We Are IT (WIT) Philippines, a satellite broadband service provider in the Philippines, have signed a multi-year capacity wholesale agreement aimed at providing connectivity for the rollout of […]

China launched its fourth Long March-11 (LM-11) rocket on Thursday, carrying multiple small satellites into orbit. The launch took place from a mobile launch platform at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch […]

Arianespace has announced the delay of flight VA243 tasked to carry the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) GSAT-11 satellite into orbit. The delay is caused by additional technical checks needed […]

Inmarsat has signed a contract with China Transport Telecommunication Information Group Company Limited (CTTIC) to build a local SwiftBroadband-Safety (SB-S) satellite communication operation platform in China. In addition, Inmarsat, CTTIC […]

Historically, traditional space has not been able to such as India and China due to various restrictions that fall within the ambit of several political, economic, social, and technological barriers. […]

NanoRacks is partnering with Altec and Thales Alenia Space to pursue further opportunities at the International Space Station (ISS). To do this, NanoRacks will be staffing its first formal European-based […]

Comtech Systems, a subsidiary of Comtech Telecommunications, has announced some key new business in Asia. The company, which is part of Comtech’s Government Solutions segment, has received orders of approximately […]

Thuraya has unveiled its first satellite smartphone during its partner conference in Dubai. The Thuraya X5-Touch runs on the Android operating system and has a 5.2-inch High Definition touchscreen. It targets […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully orbited its IRNSS 1I satellite from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota today, forging ahead with its planned schedule of launches despite […]

AsiaSat announced an expansion and renewal agreement with Speedcast to use multiple C- and Ku-band transponders on the new AsiaSat 9 satellite. This upgrade will enhance Speedcast’s managed network services […]

Arianespace conducted its third flight of the year this Thursday, lofting two telecommunications satellites, DSN 1/Superbird 8 for Sky Perfect JSAT, and Hylas 4 for Avanti Communications. The mission was […]

Rocket Lab has confirmed it will open a 14-day launch window this month to conduct the company’s first fully commercial launch. The mission, named “It’s Business Time,” includes manifested payloads […]

Although the relationship between North Korea and South Korea has seen relative improvements in recent months, a new satellite launch could ruin upcoming talks between the country and the U.S. […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) confirmed over the weekend that it has lost communications with the recently orbited GSAT 6A communications satellite. ISRO launched the satellite on March 29 […]

NW of Tahiti – it managed to miss the 'spacecraft graveyard' which is further south! pic.twitter.com/Sj4e42O7Dc — Jonathan McDowell (@planet4589) April 2, 2018 China’s first human space station, Tiangong 1, […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully orbited the country’s new communications satellite, GSAT 6A, this morning from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota. This is the fifth successful […]

Boeing’s HorizonX ventures arm has joined a $15 million funding round for Australian nanosatellite startup Myriota. Blue Sky Venture Capital and Main Sequence Ventures, both Australian firms, led the funding […]

Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT) has selected SSL to build its next Direct-to-Home (DTH) TV satellite, which the operator will use distribute Ultra-High Definition (Ultra-HD) video for the 2020 Tokyo […]

Kuang-Chi Science and NanoRacks announced a partnership to cooperate on Kuang-Chi’s near-space helium spacecraft, the Traveler. The partnership will focus on the development of the Traveler program outside of China, […]

An undisclosed nation in Asia has selected Harris Corporation as the prime systems integrator to modernize and upgrade its military communications network, extending the company’s role as the country’s incumbent […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) and Television New Zealand (TVNZ) have collaborated to deliver live coverage of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games via the AsiaSat 5 satellite. According to […]

SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation has signed an agreement with Blue Origin for the future use of its New Glenn launch vehicle currently under development. The rocket, named after John Glenn, […]

Inmarsat has partnered with Airservices Australia to initiate satellite voice (SatVoice) communications evaluations for air traffic services in Australia in areas beyond the reach of traditional Very High Frequency (VHF) […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) announced that Channel NewsAsia has upgraded the quality of its regional broadcast distribution from Standard Definition (SD) to a full 24-hour High Definition (HD) channel, delivered […]

Fleet Space Technologies has announced a collaborative working partnership with Reekoh, a platform for Internet of Things (IOT) data and Application Programming Interface (API) management. The partnership will see the […]

KVH Industries announced that its satellite capacity partner SKY Perfect JSAT has agreed to invest $4.5 million in KVH as part of the two companies’ ongoing commitment to deliver next-generation […]

On Feb. 28, Japan successfully launched a new optical reconnaissance satellite from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture. The spacecraft (the details of which are highly classified) will join a […]

Thaicom has announced the introduction of Nava, the company’s new maritime service platform for ship and offshore operators. With the launch of Nava, Thaicom is able to support the maritime […]

As part of its plan to launch more than 60 satellites over the next five years, the India Space Research Organization (ISRO) announced it will launch the first spacecraft, Gsat […]

SES announced that Palau Telecoms, which has leveraged SES Networks’ fleet since 2014, will be extending its contract until 2020 and increasing the amount of Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) connectivity […]