Focus: Asia-Pacific

Hughes Deploys Wi-Fi Hotspots Across Russia
Hughes Network Systems deployed 1,300 satellite-enabled Community Wi-Fi Hotspots across Russia by longtime service provider customers AltegroSky Group of Companies and KB Iskra. With an average of 250 people having access...
Connectivity
Photo: Hughes Network Systems
Australia Launches SmartSat CRC
Australia revealed its biggest investment in space R&D in the country’s history, with the launch of a multi-billion smart satellite research hub led by the University of South Australia. The Co-operative...
Government/Military
Photo: Government of South Australia.
ISRO Successfully Launches PSLV-QL
The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C45) from Satish Dhawan Space Center (SDSC) SHAR in Sriharikota, India at 9:27 IST on Apr. 1....
Launch
ISRO's PSLV-C45 rocket lifting off. Photo: ISRO
OneSpace Satellite Fails to Reach Orbit
A rocket developed by OneSpace failed to reach orbit after lifting off from a state launch facility in northwestern China, state media reported on Thursday, the second failed orbital launch...
Launch
Photo: OneSpace
ALE Brings NewSpace Closer to People
In 2001, the night sky was lit up by an extraordinary meteor shower. The Leonid meteors were so prolific that this shower became the most active in more than three...
Technology
Photo: ALE
Rocket Lab DARPA Launch Delayed
Rocket Lab has scrubbed today’s launch, which would have been its second commercial lift-off. The company posted shortly before the targeted 12:36 p.m. launch time, “The team has identified a...
Launch
Photo: Rocket Lab
Phase Four and Sunrise Bring Electric Propulsion to Japan
Phase Four, producers of electric radio frequency (RF) thrusters for in-space propulsion, created a new agreement with Japan-based Sunrise. Sunrise specializes in aerospace technology, including satellite hardware and launch. As part...
Launch
Phase Four's Maxwell propulsion solution. Photo: Phase Four