11 December 2024 – Astroscale Japan Inc., a subsidiary of Astroscale Holdings Inc. has announced that its commercial debris inspection demonstration satellite, Active Debris Removal by Astroscale-Japan (ADRAS-J), successfully approached a large piece of space debris – a rocket upper stage – to approximately 15 meters. This is the closest approach ever achieved by a…

10 December 2024 – ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, has released and is testing a new technology that enables tracking and switching between Geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) and Non-Geosynchronous Earth orbit (NGSO) satellites. An industry-first for seamless transitions between orbits, the breakthrough technology features a single tracking algorithm that provides operators…

6 December 2024 – Thaicom Public Company Limited announced that on 5 December 2024, its 100% own subsidiary IPSTAR (India) Private Limited (IPSTAR India) has obtained an authorization to provide satellite services over THAICOM satellites in India from the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorization Center, or IN-SPACe, an autonomous nodal agency under Department of…

5 December 2024 – On December 5, the European Space Agency (ESA) Proba-3 mission was successfully launched from the Indian Space Research Organisation’s (ISRO) Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. The mission consists of two satellites, the Coronographer and the Occulter, which will fly at a distance of 150 meters. The main aim is…

5 December 2024 – On December 5, 2024 (Kourou time), Vega C successfully placed on a Sun-synchronous orbit Sentinel-1C, a Copernicus satellite for the European Commission within the scope of a contract signed with the European Space Agency (ESA). This mission will provide crucial environmental data about our planet, while also carrying out Arianespace’s commitment…

4 December 2024 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation and Crypto Garage, Inc. have reached a basic agreement to co-create web3 business and services targeting the creator economy market. For nearly 30 years, SKY Perfect JSAT has operated Japan’s largest Multi-channel Pay TV broadcasting platform, “SKY PerfecTV!”, and the on-demand video streaming platform, “SPOOX ,” offering…

3 December 2024 – Neo Space Group (NSG), a Public Investment Fund-owned company and Saudi Arabia’s leading commercial space services provider, has announced today that the company has entered into a definitive agreement with Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus) to acquire its UP42 business, a next-generation earth observation digital platform, subject to the satisfaction of…

27 November 2024 – Thales Alenia Space is pleased to unveil the Carb-Chaser project. This innovative program is based on a constellation of new-generation satellites specially designed to detect and measure human-induced carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions, in particular from industrial sites. Carb-Chaser’s compact architecture will combine efficiency and cost control to meet the needs of…

26 November 2024 – Kacific Broadband Satellites Group (Kacific) has introduced SatPack, a breakthrough communications solution designed for rapid deployment in the most challenging environments across the Asia-Pacific. Building on the success of the award-winning CommsBox and recently released CommsBox Ultra, Kacific reaffirms its leadership in satellite innovation with a solution that combines affordability, portability,…

25 November 2024 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation has launched the “Universal NTN Innovation Lab” (“NTN Lab”), an environment equipped for technical testing of Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) within its Yokohama Satellite Control Center (YSCC) as of November 1st, 2024. The NTN Lab will serve as a testing hub for the realization of the “Universal NTN”,…

22 November 2024 – Thaicom announced that the relocation of the THAICOM-9A Satellite to the 50.5 degrees East orbital position has been completed. The satellite arrived at this position today (November 22, 2024). The relocation of the satellite is part of Thaicom’s vital mission to secure the right to use the 50.5 degrees East orbital…

21 November 2024 – Fleet Space Technologies, Australia’s leading space exploration company, announced the successful demonstration of two-way voice and data (TVAD) satellite communications for the Australian Defence Force in support of the ASCEND2LEO program. Developed as part of an AUD$6.4 million contract with Defence, Fleet Space’s TVAD demonstration showcased a full duplex satellite communications…

20 November 2024 – C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., a leading global provider of commercial grade mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, announced today that it has developed several mobility mount accessories for the family of Hughes manufactured ESA terminals. These newly designed hardware adapters provide the Eutelsat OneWeb compatible Hughes manufactured ESA terminals a universal mount…

20 November 2024 – Intellian Technologies Inc., a leading global provider of resilient multi-constellation satellite user terminals and communications solutions, has announced the opening of its new GMDSS Development Center in Busan, South Korea. This center is dedicated to advancing Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS) solutions, including the development of GMDSS VHF and…

18 November 2024 – Leading Belgian technology services provider neXat has been appointed to a European Union consortium set up to provide infrastructure to support greater satellite communications capacity for governments across the continent. The European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) awarded GMV the contract to lead a consortium that will provide the…

18 November 2024 – SKY Perfect JSAT Corporation is advancing the development towards “Universal NTN” — an innovative Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) that will enable optimal connectivity anytime, anywhere, by integrating multiple communication infrastructures, including geostationary (GEO) satellites, non-geostationary (non-GEO) satellites, and high-altitude platforms (HAPS). Since 2021, SKY Perfect JSAT has been working toward this pioneering…

14 November 2024 – Comtech Telecommunications Corp., a global technology leader, announced today that the U.S. Navy Information Warfare Systems Command awarded the Company a sole source contract for Comtech’s U.S. sovereign software-defined SLM-5650B satellite communications (“SATCOM”) modems, upgrade kits, firmware options and technical support. The contract has a four-year period of performance and is…