Focus: Asia-Pacific

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 […]

Orbital Insight announced it has opened a new sales office in Tokyo, Japan. The office will meet the growing demand for Orbital Insight’s products and services throughout the Asia-Pacific region, […]

Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) announced it has added a new executive member to its team. Lara Kwok, who joined AsiaSat in August 2017 as director of business development and […]

UnicomAirNet has signed a multi-year agreement with Eutelsat Communications to address the fast-growing In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) market in the Asia-Pacific region. As of 2019, UnicomAirNet will lease the remaining capacity […]

South Australian satcom company Myriota will open a $2.72 million Internet of Things (IOT) laboratory in Adelaide to help meet the demand for its technology. The South Australian government’s Future […]

The “Airbnb for satellite antennas” is introducing a new software platform to support the Launch and Early Orbit Phase (LEOP) for amateur Ultra High-Frequency (UHF) satellites. Tokyo-based startup Infostellar’s platform, […]

Northern Sky Research’s (NSR) China Satcom Markets (CSM) report finds a Chinese satellite industry primed to take a larger share of the global satcom market through attractive one-stop-shop offerings, aggressive growth […]

NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected SES to provide 4K High Dynamic Range (HDR) satellite distribution for its production of the 2018 Olympic Winter Games, […]