IndiaonFridaylaunched31satellites,includinganearthobservationsatellite,inasinglespacemissionfromthesouthernspaceportofSriharikota.State-ownedIndianSpaceResearch
China will launch four more space probes and satellites before 2021 as part of the country's efforts to develop space science, the State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND) announced on Friday.
Chinawilllaunchfourmorespaceprobesandsatellitesbefore2021aspartofthecountry'seffortstodevelopspacescience,theStateAdministrationofScience,TechnologyandIndustryf
JapanonThursdaylaunchedasatellitetohelpbuildahigh-precisiongeolocationsystemthatwillcomplementtheUS-operatedGPS.AH-IIArocketblastedoffat9:17am(0017GMT)fromtheTa
India has created history by successfully launching 104 satellites on a single mission, overtaking the previous record of 37 satellites launched by Russia in 2014.
Japan on Wednesday launched a next-generation geostationary meteorological satellite "Himawari-9," aiming to further improve meteorological services in the Asia-Pacific region.
China Aerospace Science and Industry Corp, the nation's largest missile developer, plans to build a space-based information network that will provide global coverage.
India's space programme has grown to become a leader in the US$300 billion (S$406.3 billion) global space industry, earning envy for its reliable, low-cost launches and attracting a growing global clientele.
India is drawing a growing global clientele with its reliable, low-cost launches. Last week, an Indian-built rocket, the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), made headlines by launching 20 satellites successfully into space. Most were for foreign customers, including the US, Canada and Indonesia.
India successfully launched 20 satellites on a single rocket in a display of its technological capabilities as the South Asian country touts its low-cost space programme to lure customers frustrated by a global backlog.
China will put into space five new satellites within about five years as part of the country's fast-expanding space science program, a national science chief said on Wednesday.
China launched a new civilian high-resolution mapping satellite on Monday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in Shanxi Province.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said Monday that it is accelerating efforts at the final stage of development for satellites for earth observations, hailing its huge progress in research on developing geostationary satellites.
Two navigation satellites launched by China on Saturday mark another solid step towards building a homegrown positioning system with global coverage, a lead scientist said Sunday.
Singapore's Nanyang Technological University plans to send two more satellites into outer space by the fourth quarter of 2015, it said on Tuesday.
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