Asia Pacific Space Community Council
20 February 2026 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation announces that Tri-Sat Constellation Co., Ltd. (“Tri-Sat Constellation”) – Special Purpose Company jointly established by SKY Perfect JSAT, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. – have executed a contract with the Ministry of Defense (MOD) on February 19, 2026 for the “Satellite Constellation Project” (the…
18 February 2026 – Loft announced it has signed a contract with the SmartSat Cooperative Research Centre (SmartSat CRC) to deploy a wildfire detection application to Loft’s on-orbit satellites. The project will serve as a high-tech demonstration of near real-time, software-based wildfire detection from low Earth orbit. This mission is designed to validate the software’s…
17 February 2026 – Gilat Satellite Networks, a worldwide leader in satellite networking technology, solutions, and services, announced today that its defense division, Gilat Defense, has been awarded a contract valued $9 million by Israel’s Ministry of Defense for the delivery and integration of satellite communication systems and services. The order includes next generation defense…
17 February 2026 – The Spanish Air and Space Force, on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, and technology multinational GMV have signed an agreement to install a Focusear system antenna at Morón Air Base in Seville, dedicated to satellite tracking. Through this agreement, the Space Operations and Surveillance Center (COVE) of the Space Command…
16 February 2026 – Eutelsat announce the renewal of multiple capacity agreements with Viewsat, reinforcing a long-standing partnership and a shared focus on supporting the continued development of the broadcast market in Egypt and the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Through this renewed collaboration at the 7/8° West video hotspot, Eutelsat and…
12 February 2026 – On February 12, 2026, with the first Ariane 64, the most powerful version of Ariane 6 equipped with four boosters, Arianespace placed into orbit 32 satellites for Amazon Leo. Amazon Leo is Amazon’s Low Earth Orbit satellite network, whose mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers beyond the reach…