Asia Pacific Space Community Council
10 October 2025 – Rocket Lab announced it has signed a direct contract for two dedicated Electron launches with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) – signifying the criticality of Electron to international space agencies requiring responsive launch and dedicated access to space. Launching from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand, the two…
8 October 2025 – Viasat announced it has been selected for a prime contract award by the U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command (USSF SSC) for the Protected Tactical SATCOM-Global (PTS-G) program. Viasat is one of five awardees to receive an initial Delivery Order 1 (DO1) contract under what is a large Indefinite Delivery…
7 October 2025 – Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales and Leonardo, has today inaugurated its Space Smart Factory in Rome with a ceremony attended by Italian President Sergio Mattarella. The factory – one of Europe’s largest intelligent, digital, reconfigurable manufacturing facilities – is located at the Tecnopolo Tiburtino high-tech innovation hub in…
7 October 2025 – Hughes Network Systems, LLC (Hughes) announced a strategic relationship with Celona, a pioneer in private 5G networks, to launch a fully managed private wireless network solution. The new offering is designed to meet the rising demand for secure, mobile, and high-performance wireless connectivity that powers digital transformation and automation across industrial…
1 October 2025 – Thales Alenia Space has signed a contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) concerning SAGA (Secure And cryptoGrAphic) mission. The contract covers the system definition and preliminary design of a fully European end-to-end Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) system for governmental use. ESA’s SAGA Mission, first introduced during the 2019 edition of…
1 October 2025 – Eutelsat and Tusass, Greenland’s national provider of telecommunications services, has signed a strategic multi-year agreement to bring Eutelsat’s OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity to Greenland. The expanded partnership will enable the delivery of secure and resilient communications across the country’s vast and remote territory. Through this partnership, Tusass will leverage…
1 October 2025 – Vantor has rebranded from Maxar Intelligence and unveiled Tensorglobe, an AI-powered spatial intelligence platform. The rebrand represents the culmination of the company’s multi-year journey to productize its core operational technology and transform from a satellite imagery provider into an end-to-end spatial intelligence company. The name Vantor speaks to how the company…