On 25 September 2023, Mr. David Lomastro, Consul General of Belgium in Hong Kong, and Mr. Didier Denayer, Business Development & Technology Consul of Belgium, paid a visit to HKATG/ASPACE and its equipment and facilities, as well as had a friendly meeting with Mr. Sun Fengquan, Co-chairman and CEO of HKATG/ASPACE.
Mr. David Lomastro and Mr. Didier Denayer visited the Hong Kong Satellite TT&C Center, Hong Kong Satellite Data Application Center, and ASPACE Hong Kong Satellite Manufacturing Center and were highly impressed by the equipment scale and advanced technology of HKATG/ASPACE. They shared their perception that international collaboration is necessary for nations and the world to promote the space industry and hope that Belgium and HKATG/ASPACE could collaborate in the space industry. The Consulate General of Belgium in Hong Kong is willing to bridge and actively promote exchanges and cooperation between Belgian space enterprises and HKATG/ASPACE.
On April 28, Amazon launched the first batch of 27 Kuiper Internet satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S.A. These satellites are the first of 3,236 satellites that Amazon plans to send to low Earth orbit for Project Kuiper.
On April 27 at 23:54, China successfully launched the Tianlian-2 05 satellite from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center using a Long March-3B carrier rocket. The satellite entered its designated orbit smoothly, and the launch mission was a complete success.
TAIYUAN, April 19, China launched six satellites—Shiyan-27 01 to 06—aboard a Long March 6A rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. All satellites entered their planned orbits, marking the mission’s full success.