Following the activity at the UK’s first horizontal launch site during G7 – including the Prime Minister’s visit to the hangar at Cornwall Airport Newquay, which hosted Virgin Orbit’s replica […]
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A Trio Of Regulatory Approvals For Iridium® SATCOM In Japan For Aircraft, Ships + Vehicles
Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM) has announced that Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) has approved regulatory amendments necessary to allow for Japanese adoption of Iridium Certus® broadband, […]
China Moves Another Imaging Satellite To Orbit
On July 29, 2021, Beijing time, China’s Long March 2D carrier rocket successfully launched their Tianhui-1 04 satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, which then successfully entered its scheduled […]
A Group Of Yaogan-30 Satellites Launched By China From The Xichang Satellite Launch Center
China successfully launched a new remote-sensing satellite group from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China’s Sichuan Province at 8:19 a.m. on Monday, July 19 (Beijing Time). The satellites […]
MoU For On-Orbit Servicing Signed Between Astroscale, Mitsubishi + Government Of Japan
Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”) has announced that Astroscale Japan Inc. (“Astroscale Japan”) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (“Mitsubishi Heavy Industries”) to cooperate on […]
Pixxel Establishes Their First Smallsat Launch For September
The Hindustan Times is reporting that, after six-month delay, an Indian start-up firm has now targeted their satellite launch for October. The EO satellite developed by the Indian start-up Pixxel […]
Multi-Spectral Optical Payload To Be Supplied By Officina Stellare To ISI For The Defense + Intelligence Sector
Officina Stellare has signed a new contract for a total of approximately 1 million euros with ISI – ImageSat International for an innovative, multi-spectral, optical payload intended for very high […]
U.S. Space Radar Could Be Installed In the U.K.
From the U.K’s Guardian publication is a published article that discusses an American space force plan that is being considered to develop a global monitoring system that is able to […]
Taiwan’s Developing Interest In LEO Satellites
Taiwan is stepping up its efforts to tap into the global aerospace market, with a focus on developing a specific kind of satellite, Minister of Science and Technology, Wu Tsung-tsong, […]
Agreement Signed By Intersputnik + RSCC For Orbit + Frequency Resource Cooperation
On July 14, 2021, the Intersputnik International Organization of Space Communications (Intersputnik) and Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) signed an Agreement on cooperation in using frequency assignments in GEO and […]