Asia Pacific Space Community Council
July 20, 2023 – Thales Alenia Space has signed with the European Space Agency (ESA), acting in the name and on behalf of the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) and the European Union represented by the European Commission, more than 300 M€ global amount contracts to design and build with its European consortium…
July 19, 2023 – Wind River®, a global leader in delivering software for mission-critical intelligent systems, today announced that VxWorks® is used in the On-Board Computer (OBC) to command the Astroscale ELSA-M Servicer spacecraft. Astroscale develops innovative solutions to create sustainable space systems and mitigate the growing and hazardous buildup of debris in space. Astroscale’s…
July 18, 2023 – Hughes Network Systems announced that Africa Mobile Networks (AMN), which delivers services for the biggest Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in Africa, has selected the Hughes JUPITER™ System ground platform to backhaul 2G, 3G and 4G cellular network traffic in Madagascar and Nigeria. AMN will deploy Hughes JUPITER gateways and remote terminals…
July 15, 2023 – Malaysia’s Rural Broadband Service Provider has partnered with Parcel365 Sdn Bhd and M2B Services Sdn Bhd (collectively “Parcel365”) to launch the KampungDigital365.com initiative to uplift rural communities through digital economy activities. In the longer term, the KampungDigital365.com initiative promotes the development of rural industries and value-added supply chains, channelling high quality…
July 11, 2023 – Leading space advisory firm, Euroconsult, has announced a major process of evolution for the group and its shareholders, as the company seeks to enable and drive forward its next decade of success via a simplified, fully integrated operational structure. Since its establishment in 1983 Euroconsult has been at the heart of…
July 11, 2023 – Astranis announced that it is partnering with Orbits Corp to bring the Philippines their first-ever dedicated internet satellite. The satellite will provide sufficient bandwidth to connect up to two million people across 5,000 remote and rural communities in the Philippines. Orbits Corp is a satellite services provider and the sister company…
July 5, 2023 – TVRI, an Indonesian public broadcaster, in collaboration with PT Telkom Indonesia and its subsidiary Telkomsat, are announcing a high-definition (HD) channel, TVRI World, delivered to TV homes via SES’s satellites. From 1 May 2023, the English-language TVRI World channel is broadcast across Europe via ASTRA 19.2 degrees East and the Middle…
July 5, 2023 – Telesat announced that the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has validated Telesat’s Phase II certification of accelerated C-band clearing activities in the 3.7 GHz band. With this order, the FCC confirms that Telesat has completed all requirements for relocating customers from the 3700-3820 MHz band in…
July 5, 2023 – On July 5, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. local time, Ariane 5, operated by Arianespace, lifted off flawlessly from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, carrying Heinrich-Hertz-Satellite for the German government and SYRACUSE 4B for the French Ministry of Defence. The Heinrich-Hertz-Mission is the first dedicated German telecommunications satellite-based mission that will…
July 4, 2023 – Thales Alenia Space announces the creation of the Space Business Catalyst, a unique industry accelerator dedicated to the space sector to coincide with the Assises du New Space opening in Paris on July 5. The Space Business Catalyst is a first and is designed to explore, create and secure the conditions…