Tag: Asia Pacific
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Rocket Lab Launches South Korean Disaster-Monitoring Satellite After Delay
Rocket Lab successfully launched a South Korean Earth-observation satellite from New Zealand on Thursday, placing a disaster-monitoring spacecraft into low Earth orbit about six weeks later than originally planned. A 59-foot Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab’s launch site on the Māhia Peninsula at 8:21 p.m. EST (0121 GMT on Friday), carrying the “Bridging…
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Australia’s HEO Buys Satellite Already in Orbit to Fast-Track Sovereign Space Capability
Australian non-Earth imaging startup HEO has acquired an operational satellite from Argentina-based Earth observation company Satellogic, opting for an in-orbit purchase rather than building and launching a new spacecraft to establish sovereign imaging capability. The satellite, formerly known as NewSat-34 and now renamed Continuum-1, will immediately expand HEO’s non-Earth imaging (NEI) capacity, enabling applications such…
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Gilat Wins $11 Million Asia-Pacific Contract for SkyEdge Mobility Platform
Gilat Satellite Networks said it has secured an $11 million contract from an unnamed satellite operator in the Asia Pacific region to supply its SkyEdge platform, supporting advanced mobility services over very high throughput satellites (VHTS). The company said the SkyEdge platform was selected for its performance in high-capacity networks, flexibility across multiple service profiles…