Tag: Taiwan
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Taiwan Proposes Shared Satcom Constellation to Counter Starlink
Can Taiwan Build a Coalition to Challenge Starlink’s Dominance? Taiwan’s space agency director has proposed an ambitious multinational satellite constellation to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink network, marking a significant shift in how democratic nations view space-based communications infrastructure. The proposal calls for allied countries to pool resources and share operational costs for a constellation that…
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Ramon.Space Plans Orbital Data Center Prototype Launch With Ingrasys
Ramon.Space is preparing to launch a prototype orbital data center in collaboration with Ingrasys, targeting a first demonstration mission as early as 2026. The initiative marks a new step in the emerging race to deploy computing infrastructure in space, with the companies aiming to build scalable in-orbit data processing capabilities by the end of the…
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Taiwan Space Agency Awards Avio Launch Contract for FORMOSAT Earth Observation Satellites
Taiwan’s space agency has selected Italian launch provider Avio to deploy four Earth observation satellites under its FORMOSAT programme, strengthening international cooperation in satellite launch services and marking a key step in Taiwan’s expanding space ambitions. The Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) confirmed that Avio will be responsible for launching the FORMOSAT-8C and 8D satellites, as…
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A top-secret Chinese spy satellite just launched on a supersized rocket
China’s largest rocket apparently wasn’t big enough to launch the country’s newest spy satellite, so engineers gave the rocket an upgrade. The Long March 5 launcher flew with a payload fairing some 20 feet (6.2 meters) taller than its usual nose cone when it took off on Friday with a Chinese military spy satellite. This…
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Arianespace’s Vega launches 12 satellites on VV23 mission
Arianespace’s lightweight Vega rocket launched on its penultimate flight Sunday, carrying the THEOS-2 Earth-observation satellite for Thailand, Taiwan’s Triton (FORMOSAT-7R) weather satellite, and ten small satellites. Lifoff from the Centre Spatial Guyanais in Kourou, French Guiana came after a scrub 48 hours previously. The launch was only Arianespace’s third mission of 2023. Following the retirement…