Asia Pacific Space Community Council
5 March 2026 – SES announced that it has added new Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite capacity to its network, with the latest pair of O3b mPOWER satellites (launched in July 2025) now delivering commercial service and expanding high-throughput, low-latency connectivity across global markets. To date, SES launched 10 out of 13 O3b mPOWER satellites.…
4 March 2026 – Gilat Satellite Networks announced that it received a multi-million dollar order from a leading In-Flight Connectivity (IFC) Integrator for Gilat Wavestream’s AeroStream Ka-band Wideband amplifiers to support the deployment of connectivity solutions on commercial aviation aircraft. Deliveries are expected over the next 24 months. Gilat Wavestream’s AeroStream Ka Transceiver is designed…
3 March 2026 – GMV has been awarded a contract by the UK Space Agency (UKSA) to develop advanced algorithmic capabilities for space launch monitoring, supporting the analytical requirements of the UK National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC). The activity focuses on the development and demonstration of data processing algorithms designed to detect, identify, and characterise…
3 March 2026 – Astroscale France, the French subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), today announced its participation in ECO-Tethers, a new system study under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) FIRST! Technologies in Sustainability for Future Space Transportation programme. Led by PERSEI Space as prime contractor, and delivered in collaboration with Thales Alenia Space Italy…
2 March 2026 – Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a technology company in Defense, National Security and Global Markets, today announced that its OpenSpace Platform has been deployed as a key part of SSC Space Go, a new service from SSC Space that delivers seamless data access for small satellites in Low Earth Orbit…
26 February 2026 – SES and Africa Mobile Network (AMN) have expanded connectivity infrastructure across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), now supporting more than 1,100 base stations and increasing population coverage by 27%, bringing mobile network access within reach for more people, many in rural communities. There is a clear demand for connectivity across…
26 February 2026 – ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, is partnering with leading Mexican connectivity service provider AiTelecom to deploy its next-generation Intuition satellite ground system that will enable the delivery of high-performance connectivity across Mexico. Delivered through the flexible and scalable Intuition Unbound Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) model, this will enable faster…
26 February 2026 – Gilat Satellite Networks announced the successful demonstration of 3GPP-compliant 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity over a Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite. The demonstration validated the delivery of end-to-end high performance standardized 5G NTN services over existing GEO satellite infrastructure, representing a significant step toward seamless terrestrial–non-terrestrial network integration. More specifically, the…
26 February 2026 – Operator Hellas Sat, the French Space Agency (CNES), Thales Alenia Space and Safran have signed a framework cooperation agreement to develop a next-generation optical communications system to be hosted on the future Hellas Sat 5 geostationary telecommunications satellite and the associated Optical ground station to be deployed in Cyprus. This partnership…
24 February 2026 – The Netherlands Space Operations Centre, a branch of the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force, will incorporate GMV technology to strengthen its Space Domain Awareness systems. Specifically, the center will integrate Ecosstm® software, GMV’s advanced solution for Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) control centers, Space Domain Awareness (SDA), and Space Traffic…