Focus: Asia-Pacific

Astroscale, a Singapore-based company developing a space debris removal service, secured $50 million of new Series D round funding to clean Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The group of investors was...

The first attempt to launch a rocket into space by the Chinese company dubbed “China’s SpaceX” by state-owned media has failed, while China successfully sent an ocean-observing satellite into space....

Rohde & Schwarz successfully tested the interoperability of LTE-V connected vehicles with the R&S CMW500 wideband radio communication tester using embedded Huawei Balong 765 IC chipsets for terminals. LTE-V is a...

The government of Papua New Guinea (PNG), through its implementing agency, DataCo, with the assistance of the Australian government, chose SES Networks to provide the broadband network for the 26th Asia-Pacific...

MicroDragon, a miniaturized satellite developed by Vietnamese engineers, is scheduled to be launched in December with the assistance of Japan. The launch was announced on October 18 by the Vietnam...

Arianespace launched a heavy-lift Ariane 5 rocket carrying BepiColombo – Europe’s first mission to Mercury, organized in cooperation with Japan – on its way toward the solar system’s smallest and...

China launched twin BeiDou-3 navigation satellites on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province at 12:23 p.m. today. The satellites entered their planned orbit after...

Rocket Lab unveiled a new production facility in Auckland, New Zealand, that is designed for rapid, mass production of the Electron rocket. Adding to Rocket Lab’s existing production facility and headquarters...

Intelsat is extending its maritime solution offerings in China. APT Mobile Satcom (APSATCOM) will become Intelsat‘s first maritime solution partner to offer, in China, IntelsatOne Flex for Maritime services. This...

Orbcomm is making its satellite services and solutions available in China, targeted the heavy equipment, transportation and logistics, and maritime industries. A Chinese telecommunications operator recently received the authorization for...