Asia Pacific Space Community Council
12 March 2025 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc. announced its selection by Airbus Constellation Satellites to provide high efficiency, space grade solar panels for 100 OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites for Eutelsat Group. OneWeb satellites are designed to provide high-speed, low-latency global internet access to remote and underserved areas. Rocket Lab will provide 200…
12 March 2025 – Telespazio and ABS (Agility Beyond Space) are expanding their partnership to introduce new managed C-band service solutions for the Brazilian corporate market. This latest initiative leverages Telespazio’s ground infrastructure and ABS’s satellite capacity to deliver high-performance, customized connectivity solutions tailored to enterprise needs. In 2024, the partnership had secured several strategic…
12 March 2025 – Eutelsat Group and Türksat announce a new multi-million-dollar, multi-year agreement between for Ka band services on Eutelsat’s KONNECT VHTS satellite. Under the agreement, Türksat will leverage multiple beams over Europe to provide services to airlines. Türksat is one of the world’s leading satellite operators, delivering multiple satellite connectivity solutions over its…
11 March 2025 – Space42, the UAE based AI-powered SpaceTech company with global reach, and Viasat, Inc. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore ecosystem partnership options for developing a 5G Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) initiative. This collaboration between Space42 and Viasat is a major step towards expanding global satellite connectivity, enabling both companies to…
10 March 2025 – ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, today unveiled Intuition Unbound, the satellite industry’s first ground segment implementation offered in a consumption-based model. With Intuition Unbound, ST Engineering iDirect is helping its customers reduce the cost of market entry and accelerate time to revenue while meeting the need for…
10 March 2025 – SES and Lynk Global have announced a strategic partnership to address the high-growth direct-to-device (D2D) segment. As part of the agreement, SES will provide Series B funding for Lynk Global’s D2D constellation and provide a suite of integrated services that will enhance Lynk Global’s capabilities. SES will also become a strategic…
10 March 2025 – Asia’s largest satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation (SKY Perfect JSAT) and Thales Alenia Space have announced the signing of a contract to build geostationary communications satellite “JSAT-32”. Operating in the Ku and Ka frequency bands, JSAT-32 will provide coverage over Japan and its surrounding seas, with newly added spot beams…
6 March 2025 – The first commercial flight of Ariane 6, operated by Arianespace, placed the CSO-3 Earth observation satellite in orbit for the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) and the French space agency (CNES) for the French Air and Space Force’s Space Command (CDE). CSO-3 is the third CSO (Composante Spatiale Optique – Optical…
5 March 2025 – Astroscale Limited, the UK subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. (“Astroscale”), the market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability, has today announced the successful completion of a study aimed at developing capabilities to refurbish and upgrade satellites for commercial use. As part of the European Space Agency’s ‘Systems Studies for…
5 March 2025 – Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES), an EchoStar Company, today announced the revolutionary Hughes Fusion Simultaneous Multi-Orbit In-Flight Connectivity Solution is coming to Delta Air Lines for select new delivery A350 and A321neo aircraft. This adds to the already awarded 400+ Delta ERJ, CRJ, and Boeing 717 aircraft. This innovative industry-first solution…