Asia
APT Satellite revenue down as competitors multiply
APT Satellite reported a 14% revenue drop in 2019 as regional competitors with new satellites started taking market share.
Measat to join Asia’s HTS stampede with spacecraft in 2021
Malaysian fleet operator Measat will soon join the increasingly crowded club of companies with high-throughput satellites in the Asia Pacific.
Thaicom weighs life-extension options for pioneering IPstar satellite
Thaicom is considering ways to prolong the life of IPstar, its pioneering high-throughput satellite currently projected to run out of fuel in 2022.
Thai startup mu Space seeks builder for satellite bound for leased orbit
The request for proposal, released June 25, is for the construction of satellite mu Space says it will launch in 2021 on Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.
Who’s afraid of ViaSat-3? Some Asian operators say it won’t work there
Asian satellite fleet operators are divided over whether U.S.-based ViaSat Inc.’s terabit-per-second ViaSat-3 satellite or anything like it is viable in Asia, and whether Western fleet owners’ rush into mobility markets is a smart move.
Asian Satellite Fleet Operators Bemoan Slowing Demand, Government Competition
Asian satellite fleet operators on Oct. 27 said their market faces the dual challenge of a slow-growing demand for traditional satellite applications and a still-growing number of national operators whose governments care about flags in space and not about market economics.
Kacific Aims To Start Ka-band Payload Production This Year
A company that has secured customer commitments from South Pacific island nations for a Ka-band satellite broadband delivery project expects to use those preorders to complete a third round of financing and start production of two Ka-band payloads this year.
