Asia Pacific Space Community Council
July 12, 2022 – Virgin Atlantic has selected Viasat’s industry-leading in-flight connectivity (IFC) solution for its new Airbus A330-900 aircraft. Viasat’s IFC system can enable high quality, full video streaming, browsing, messaging, social media scrolling and more to every connected device on the aircraft, operating with a level of connectivity made possible through the Company’s…
July 12, 2022 – ST Engineering iDirect announced today that Malaysian satellite operator MEASAT, is significantly expanding its iDirect Evolution-based satellite network to deliver a plethora of services to enterprises and communities located in rural and ultra-rural areas across Malaysia. MEASAT-3d, launched on June 22, 2022, will provide C, Ku and Ka-band HTS capacity so…
July 11, 2022 – Ericsson, Thales, and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. are planning to take 5G out of this world and across a network of Earth-orbiting satellites. After having each conducted detailed research, which included multiple studies and simulations, the parties plan to enter smartphone-use-case-focused testing and validation of 5G non-terrestrial networks (5G NTN). The result…
July 8, 2022 – MEASAT Satellite Systems Sdn. Bhd. announced the following appointments: Ganendra Selvaraj: Chief Commercial Officer and Jeevan Rao: Associate Vice President – Network Engineering & Operations. Ganendra first joined MEASAT in 2004 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Kansas. With close to 20 years of…
July 5, 2022 – hiSky Ltd has completed compatibility testing of its Smartellite™ terminals with the highly sophisticated, award-winning and high-speed Global Xpress (GX) network from Inmarsat. The move marks the first step in a long-term partnership between the two companies, utilising Inmarsat’s geostationary (GEO) Ka-band capabilities to provide a low-cost, high-value offering to hiSky’s…
July 5, 2022 – Airbus US Space & Defense, Inc., has been contracted to provide 42 satellite platforms as well as assembly, integration, and test (AIT), launch, and space vehicle commissioning support services to Northrop Grumman to satisfy the US Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer prototype constellation (T1TL) award. The Transport Layer…
July 4, 2022 – OneWeb has received approval from Brazil’s telecommunications regulator for a satellite Landing Rights license in the country. Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Anatel) has granted a 15-year license for OneWeb’s cutting-edge satellite technology to address the connectivity needs of thousands of Brazilian and international businesses. This license will also enable OneWeb to…
June 30, 2022 – Relativity Space has signed a multi-year, multi-launch Launch Services Agreement (LSA) with OneWeb. Under the agreement, Relativity will launch OneWeb’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites on Terran R, the first fully reusable and entirely 3D printed rocket, starting in 2025. These launches will support OneWeb’s deployment of its Gen 2 satellite…
June 30, 2022 – Globalstar announces that SPOT Gen4 satellite messengers will be deployed by Thailand Marine Department to provide safety and security for all travellers on and around the island of Phuket. Phuket and surrounding islands typically welcome 20,000 visitors daily. As part of a major government programme to revitalise tourism, it is envisaged…
June 29, 2022 – SES announced today that the SES-22 satellite was successfully launched into space onboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX’s Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, United States. The first of SES’s C-band satellites dedicated to freeing up the lower 300 MHz of C-band spectrum…