Asia Pacific Space Community Council
January 2, 2024 – EchoStar Corporation announced today the completion of its acquisition of DISH Network Corporation (“DISH Network”) on December 31, 2023. To complete the acquisition, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar merged with and into DISH Network, with DISH Network surviving the merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar. The transaction combines…
December 21, 2023 – Mangata Networks, a global company offering satellite-enabled connectivity & intelligent edge computing solutions, has signed a partnership with Microsoft aimed at developing an AI-enabled edge cloud product connected via satellite. This partnership represents a long-term commitment between Mangata Networks and Microsoft, marking the beginning of a sustained collaborative journey aimed at…
December 21, 2023 – Axelspace Holdings Corporation announced that the company completed its Series D funding round raising approximately JPY 6.24 billion (equivalent to USD 44.0 million). This brings the cumulative amount of equity financing to approximately JPY 14.3 billion. Axelspace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Axelspace Holdings, will use the new funds to…
December 20, 2023 – Singapore’s launcher startup, Equatorial Space, reveals a new, 12,000 square foot headquarters and production facility in the Tuas area of the island-state at an opening ceremony attended by 40 representatives from Singapore’s government agencies and fellow industry players. The facility features a 40ft-container-accessible production floor, and a 420 square foot avionics…
December 19, 2023 – Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and the Philippines Space Agency (PhilSA) today announced the arrival of PhilSA engineers in Guildford, UK, to commence work on the manufacturing phase of their Medium Resolution Earth Observation Satellite mission. The Multispectral Unit for Land Assessment (MULA) project originally started in December 2020 and was…
December 19, 2023 – Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HUGHES) today introduced new Hughesnet® high-speed satellite internet plans that allow customers to connect, stream and play wherever they live. The plans leverage capacity from the new Hughes JUPITER™ 3 satellite to offer faster speeds and unlimited data, as well as feature low-latency Hughesnet Fusion® and Whole…
December 18, 2023 – Viasat, Inc. is working with Safran Data Systems to jointly bring InRange to market so launch providers and spaceports can relay launch vehicles’ telemetry in flight throughout their trajectory – and without having to rely on ground networks. InRange uses Viasat’s global L-band satellite fleet – which Viasat now operates following…
December 15, 2023 – Thales Alenia Space has selected the UK’s National Satellite Test Facility (NSTF), at RAL Space in Oxfordshire, for the first comprehensive assembly, integration and test campaign of the European Space Agency’s FLEX (Fluorescence Explorer) satellite. FLEX satellite will be used to map the fluorescence of the Earth’s vegetation, which will provide…
December 14, 2023 – Viasat, Inc. announced FreeWave Technologies, an industry Internet of Things solution manufacturer, has joined its ELEVATE program. ELEVATE is a growth program, ecosystem and marketplace for ambitious IoT solution providers, connectivity wholesalers, enablers and OEMs who want to work with Viasat to use its network and footprint to scale. As an…
December 13, 2023 – To advance connectivity technologies, SES has recently undertaken a set of proof-of-concept tests to evaluate the performance of SES’s medium earth orbit (MEO) satellite constellation for the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT). The DICT is the government agency in the Philippines tasked with planning, developing, and promoting the country’s…