Asia Pacific Space Community Council
10 July 2025 – Neo Space Group (NSG), a PIF company and Saudi Arabia’s leading commercial space services provider, announced today that the company has completed its previously announced acquisition of UP42 GmbH, the leading Earth Observation (EO) platform previously owned by Airbus Defence and Space GmbH. Following the initial announcement in December 2024, UP42…
9 July 2025 – Tototheo Global, a leading provider of advanced connectivity and technology solutions for the maritime and enterprise sectors, has announced the expansion of its long-standing partnership with global content and connectivity service provider SES. Under a new four-year agreement, Tototheo will enhance its capacity to deliver scalable, high-speed VSAT services worldwide by…
9 July 2025 – Airbus Defence and Space has been selected as prime contractor for the development and manufacture of two new PAZ-2 radar satellites, securing continuity of the current Earth observation PAZ satellite, in service since 2018. The programme, led by Hisdesat for the Spanish Ministry of Defence, represents a key milestone for the…
8 July 2025 – MEASAT Global Berhad (“MEASAT”) – Malaysia’s premier spacetech solutions provider has secured the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre’s (“IN-SPACe”) authorisation on June 30, 2025, to offer its satellite services in India through NewSpace India Limited (“NSIL”). With IN-SPACe’s authorisation, MEASAT is now able to offer space-based communications and broadcasting…
8 July 2025 – Maxar Intelligence, the leading provider of secure, precise geospatial insights, today announced three new multi-year strategic contracts totaling $204.7 million that will help accelerate sovereign defense and intelligence capabilities and space leadership across the Middle East and Africa (MEA). The contracts, which expand on Maxar’s two decades-long leadership in the region,…
8 July 2025, Seoul, Korea — The Asia-Pacific Space Community Council (APSCC) is pleased to announce the reappointment of Terry Bleakley as President of the organization for a second consecutive term. Terry will continue to serve as President through 2027, following a successful first term that began in 2023. Under Terry’s leadership, APSCC has entered…
2 July 2025 – The European Space Agency (ESA) and its partners have confirmed the successful launch of the Airbus-built Sentinel-4, a cutting-edge air quality monitoring instrument hosted on the third generation Meteosat (MTG-S1) weather satellite. The launch proceeded as planned and marks a significant advancement in Europe’s Earth observation capabilities. Sentinel-4, developed in Germany…
1 July 2025 – National Telecom Public Company Limited (NT) has provided support for OneWeb low earth orbit satellite internet services to the Relief and Community Health Bureau of the Thai Red Cross Society during the National Crisis Management Exercise (C-MEX 25) held on June 26-27, 2025, in Satun Province, Thailand. NT received authorization from…
1 July 2025 – Eutelsat Group and Swiss broadcasting corporation SSR SRG are pleased to announce the multi-year renewal of their capacity agreement at Eutelsat’s leading HOTBIRD video neighbourhood, cementing a partnership spanning over 30 years. This new multi-year agreement assures the broadcast continuity of SSR SSG Group’s High-Definition television channels and radio stations to…
30 June 2025 – Thales Alenia Space has been selected by the French space agency CNES, as part of the space component of the France 2030 program launched by the French government, to develop a very-high-throughput laser communications demonstrator. Called SOLiS – for Service Optique de Liaisons Spatiales Sécurisées (secure optical space link service) –…