Angkasa-X: Revolutionizing Leo Satellites to Cut Through The Digital Divide

Top 10 Satellite Solutions Companies in APAC - 2022

The present satellite industry is constantly under pressure to evolve, adapt, and overcome obstacles. Suppliers face a considerable challenge in reducing component size, weight, price, and time-to-market without sacrificing safety and security. With rising demand for digital transformation and increasing consumer expectations, these stringent regulations have put tremendous pressure on suppliers to improve company operations and procedures.

In over half a century, the satellite industry has produced significant breakthroughs in efficiency in tandem with substantial performance improvements in different sectors like defense, IT and telecommunications systems. As a result, these benefits allow companies to speed up the process and explore additional possibilities assisting in resolving quality concerns.

Satellite technology now available in the market suggests that several decades of continuous innovation are driving growth, and the need for effective wireless interconnection via terrestrial wireless and satellite communications will grow as world national economies become more global.

However, technology will not be the only factor influencing the satellite industry with constant changes in demands in civilian and defense-related markets; companies need to meet the needs and arrive at a solution. The ever-decreasing cost of putting satellites into orbit and the growing number of applications for the data they can provide are significant drivers of increased activity in this field.

To help organizations and leaders select the best vendors and advance their business initiatives, Aerospace and Defense Review APAC editorial board has assessed and shortlisted Satellite Solution companies that are at the forefront of providing cutting-edge technology solutions. These companies offer robust products coupled with innovative strategies that are distinctively prominent in the field.

We present to you Aerospace and Defense Review’s “Top 10 Satellite Solutions Providers in APAC - 2022.”

    Top Satellite Solutions Companies in APAC

  • Angkasa-X is a technological, social inclusion company striving to provide internet connectivity and usher in a sustainable future for humankind. The company partners with various organizations for research and development, intellectual property (IP) creation, components sourcing and testing, and assembly and manufacturing of state-of-the-art Low-Earth-Orbit (LEO) satellites—to offer satellite-based internet service to the rural areas in the APAC region. Resultantly, the Angkasa-X team extends a dedicated satellite infrastructure through various Satellite as a Service (SaaS) models for the telcos and helps them cater to end consumers’ internet needs in the APAC region.

    Read the success story from Angkasa-X

    Driving the ASEAN Space Economy to New Heights

    www.angkasax-innovation.com

  • Commsat is a Beijing based private satellite technology company founded by Xie Tao. The company offers Satellite-as-a-Service to enterprises and governments. This service comprises of Low Earth Orbit satellite manufacturing and in-orbit delivery, LEO constellation design and building, satellite terminal applications and industry solutions, as well as space science education systems. The company caters to various sectors such as transportation, emergency, energy and agriculture. By the end of 2021, the company plans to establish its satellite manufacturing factory estimates to have a production capacity of 100 satellites per year

    www.commsat.cn

  • Founded in 2000, Orbita Aerospace Science & Technology has evolved into a leading-edge company specializing in the design and development of commercial hyperspectral satellite constellations. ORBITA has been a public listed company on Shenzhen Stock Exchange since Feb 11, 2010. With head office located in Zhuhai, ORBITA has become a leader in designing high-reliability System-on-a-Chip/System-in-a-Package (SOC/SIP) chips and radiation-hardened AI processors. In addition, the company provides the end-user with low cost and more efficient data service from advanced, remote sensing micro-satellite constellation

    www.myorbita.net

  • Polar Star Space is solving problems on the ground using hyperspectral remote sensing. Founded in 2017, Polar Star Space is an innovative startup aiming to solve 'problems on the ground' using hyperspectral remote sensing. The company's novelty—that combines microsatellite, drone, and smartphone-integrated spectroscope technologies— makes it easy to acquire field data pertaining to agriculture, fishery, energy, and disaster prevention. They have been working in collaboration with Hokkaido University and the Tohoku University Group to explore the opportunities for spectral analysis.

    polarstarspace.com

  • CCT

    CCT

    China1 Communications Technology Co., Ltd hereinafter referred to as CCT Group or CCT Technology is a national high-tech enterprise focusing on the R&D and applications of the high-frequency spectrum; CCT is a global leading mobile broadband network integrated service provider. Based on abundant satellite resources, impeccable ground system, multiple communication terminals, and complete network management, CCT is committed to building the Space, Sky, Ground, Sea Global Satellite Communication Network. The company provides mobile broadband access, satellite video, 3G/4G, Wi-Fi, VPN special network, satellite radio system, and other integrated services for customers that come from different industries, and adopts advanced satellite products to assure high quality and reliable service for every client.

  • Gilmour Space Technologies

    Gilmour Space Technologies

    GILMOUR SPACE TECHNOLOGIES is a venture-backed rocket company in Queensland, Australia that is developing new launch vehicles powered by lower-cost hybrid propulsion technologies. They recognize that launch is the bottleneck, and that launch costs and availability are two of the biggest hurdles for smallsat customers who are developing, testing, and deploying New Space technologies. Their Eris orbital rocket will offer more affordable, reliable, and dedicated launches into Low Earth Orbits (LEO) from 2022. They specialize in Hybrid rockets, Small payload launch services, Small launch vehicles, small sats to LEO, sounding rockets, and In-space propulsion.

  • Hanwha Systems

    Hanwha Systems

    Hanwha Systems is the representative company of the ROK ranging with world-class companies in various business areas based on avionics and space, security and safety, and information systems service. Furthermore, it is positioned as the representative avionics, defense, and ICT specialty company of the nation as the member company of Hanwha Group possessing 320 or more global business bases. Hanwha Systems maintain strong reliability and partnership with numerous global customers and is recognized as a global partner. They provide various service solutions based on ICT technology such as advanced sensors and networks.

  • Orion Satellite Systems

    Orion Satellite Systems

    At Orion, they strive to be the best satellite provider in Australia & New Zealand. Orion is a division of IPA Group also known as IPSTAR Australia, specializing in satellite services and different types of satellite communication. From beginning to end, every project they work on is delivered by Orion staff and products, resulting in a quick and seamless process. As part of the IPA Group, and through the global Thaicom network, they have over 3.5 billion dollars of assets in space, showing their commitment to being the foremost provider of satellite services in the Southern Hemisphere.

  • Saber Astronautics

    Saber Astronautics

    Saber Astronautics is a high-impact space engineering company operating in Australia and in the USA. They provide next-generation spaceflight operations services and software, including space mission design and space operations services for launch vehicles, spacecraft, and payloads from inception to deorbit. Founded in 2008, Saber Astronautics now operates multiple mission control centers, laboratories, and hubs: The Responsive Space Operations Centre (RSOC) and laboratory in Boulder Colorado; The Responsive Space Operations Centre (RSOC) in Adelaide; Space research and development laboratory in Sydney; The Wolfpack Space Hub (spaceflight incubator) in Sydney; Saber's US DoD integration team in Colorado Springs.

  • Sattelogic

    Sattelogic

    Satellogic is a leading provider of high-resolution satellite imagery to governments and commercial customers worldwide. They are a publicly-traded company listed on Nasdaq Stock Exchange (SATL). Their low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation, platform, and product teams work together to deliver geospatial intelligence at the right cost. Satellogic’s satellite engineers, operators, and product specialists are on a mission to deliver a fundamentally better picture of the planet and the many forces that reshape it every day. With a cost-effective, vertically integrated business model, Satellogic is disrupting the industry to make this possible and more affordable to decision-makers worldwide.