Asia Pacific Space Community Council
October 23, 2022 – OneWeb confirmed the successful deployment of 36 satellites launched by NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC- SHAR) in Sriharikota, India. This launch by ISRO and NSIL is one of the biggest commercial orders by India’s premier space organization, and the first using the LVM3 rocket. This…
20 October 2022, Seoul, Korea – The Asia-Pacific Satellite Communications Council (APSCC) announced the winners of its 17th APSCC Awards at the APSCC 2022 Satellite Conference & Exhibition held in Seoul, Korea. As a collective voice representing the satellite industry of the Asia Pacific region, APSCC has made considerable effort to bring the various entities in…
October 18, 2022 – Kacific is bolstering its offering to both its network of over 480 distributors and their end-users, bringing more competition to the retail market. This investment adds value to Kacific’s offering to distributors and resellers, giving it an advantage as it plans for growth through more satellites. Kacific has been very successful…
October 17, 2022 – OneWeb, the global communications company powered by space, and Panasonic Avionics Corporation (Panasonic Avionics), the leading global supplier of in-flight entertainment and connectivity (IFEC) solutions, have agreed to terms that enable Panasonic Avionics to market, sell, and support OneWeb’s high-speed, low-latency in-flight broadband services to commercial airlines worldwide. Panasonic Avionics will…
October 15, 2022 – Eutelsat Communications announced that EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F satellite was successfully launched into Geostationary Transfer Orbit by American space launch provider SpaceX using a Falcon 9 rocket that lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F is one of two satellites built by manufacturer Airbus Defence and Space. EUTELSAT HOTBIRD 13F…
October 13, 2022 – The Carrier and Wholesale Services (C&WS) division of e& (formerly known as Etisalat Group) today announced its partnership with Microsoft and SES to host the co-located SES O3b mPOWER and Microsoft ground station at Ras Al Khaimah. The first O3b mPOWER ground station in the region will facilitate one-hop connectivity to…
October 12, 2022 – Eutelsat Communications today host a Strategic Update on the proposed combination with OneWeb, announced in July 2022. Eutelsat and key OneWeb shareholders signed a Memorandum of Understanding in July 2022, with a view to combining Eutelsat and OneWeb in an all-share transaction, whereby Eutelsat and OneWeb shareholders will each hold 50%…
October 12, 2022 – IEC Telecom Group has officially announced a new partnership with Intelsat. With digitalisation on the rise, dependency on always-on connectivity is rising. Corporate and private organisations seek to secure continuity of their operations no matter how remote, whether on the pause or the move. IEC Telecom Group through its multiple offices…
October 8, 2022 – Intelsat announced the successful launch of Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34, geosynchronous communications satellites that will ensure service continuity to Intelsat’s North American media customers. The Northrop Grumman-manufactured Galaxy 33 and Galaxy 34 satellites launched aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida at 7:05 p.m.…
October 5, 2022 – SES-20 and SES-21 satellites were successfully launched into space by the United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States, at 5:36 pm local time on Tuesday, October 4. Both C-band satellites will enable SES to continue delivering TV and radio to millions…