Asia Pacific Space Community Council
24 October 2024 – GMV has been awarded a contract by the European Space Agency (ESA) to lead the CyberCUBE mission, a key initiative under ESA’s Cybersecurity Operations Centre (CSOC) Cyber Evolutions program. The GMV-led consortium, which includes GMV’s teams in Romania (prime contractor) and Spain, along with Alén Space, a pioneering company in New…
24 October 2024 – Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” LINE) and Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat company, are pleased to announce that “K” LINE will conduct a trial of Inmarsat Maritime’s new bonded network service NexusWave on “K” LINE’s fleet. NexusWave seamlessly integrates multiple high-speed networks in real time to enable high-speed, always-on ship-to-shore communications, thereby…
23 October 2024 – Telesat and Intellian, a leading provider of feature-rich, future-proof satellite communications solutions, today announced a contract award for Intellian to design, supply, install, and integrate 127 Gateway Antenna Systems at Landing Stations for the Telesat Lightspeed Low Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. Intellian’s 4-meter Gateway Antenna System has been meticulously engineered to…
22 October 2024 – OKI, Japan’s leading information and telecommunication manufacturer, received an order to produce units for satellites developed by Astroscale Japan Inc., a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc., a market leader in satellite servicing and long-term orbital sustainability across all orbits. After evaluating evaluation samples and test samples, OKI will deliver the units…
21 October 2024 – Intelsat reported today that the anomaly previously disclosed on October 19 has resulted in the total loss of the Intelsat 33e satellite. We are coordinating with the satellite manufacturer, Boeing, and government agencies to analyze data and observations. A Failure Review Board has been convened to complete a comprehensive analysis of…
21 October 2024 – AERKOMM Inc., a pioneering U.S.-based satellite communication technology company, is excited to announce the signing of a Distribution Partner Agreement (DPA) with Eutelsat Group to leverage its OneWeb Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services. The agreement, concluded in late September 2024, grants AERKOMM Inc.’s subsidiary, AERKOMM Japan, the distribution rights for LEO…
20 October 2024 – Eutelsat Group is pleased to announce the successful launch and deployment of 20 satellites into low Earth orbit (LEO), further strengthening the OneWeb constellation. The satellites were launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 which lifted off at 10:13 pm PT (local) on October 19 from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at…
17 October 2024 – Intelsat has unveiled a new satellite cellular backhaul service platform, located at the Open Access Datacenter (WIOCC) in Lagos, Nigeria, marking a major milestone in our efforts to enhance Nigeria and Africa’s connectivity infrastructure. Intelsat CellBackhaul Nigeria, a fully managed cellular backhaul service, will support mobile network operators (MNOs) and internet…
16 October 2024 – Airbus Defence and Space is announcing plans to adapt the Division’s organisation and workforce in light of a continued complex business environment, especially in the Space Systems segment where significant financial charges were recorded in 2023 and 2024. Intended measures will include creating a more effective and efficient organisational structure for…
16 October 2024 – Thales Alenia Space has signed a 107-Million-Euro contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) for the supply of 6 additional radar-based satellites dedicated to the Italian Earth observation constellation, IRIDE. This second batch of satellites, as the previous batch of six, will rely on the innovative and scalable NIMBUS (New Italian…