- Spotlights new satellites in development and unveils its latest geospatial solutions for space operations and environmental monitoring
Singapore, 2 February 2026 – ST Engineering today announced the next phase of its space programme at the Space Summit@Singapore Airshow 2026, comprising the design and development of satellites in Singapore for the next few years and new geospatial solutions integrated with advanced technologies, contributing new milestones in Singapore’s space industry.
New satellites developed in Singapore for diverse missions
ST Engineering is working towards delivery of NEBULA, Singapore’s first pathfinder demonstrator for advanced inter-satellite laser communications, in the second half of 2026. NEBULA will be used to test gigabit per second data transfer capabilities that will form the critical foundation for ultra-fast space networks supporting global broadband coverage, Earth observation and secure data exchange.
Four new Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites that make up the NeuSAR-2 Constellation will be launched by 2030, with the first satellite scheduled to be in orbit in 2027. When fully operational in near equatorial Low Earth Orbit, the NeuSAR-2 Constellation will provide high-revisit coverage across the equatorial region, delivering high-resolution imaging to support missions such as environmental monitoring and disaster response planning.
ST Engineering will also commence research and development to build POLARIS, a new optical imaging satellite for real-time Earth observation with next-generation capabilities such as onboard AI processing.
Low Jin Phang, Chief Operating Officer for Defence & Public Security, and President for Digital Systems, ST Engineering, said, “Our space programme is founded on proven engineering excellence and technical innovation, enabling us to develop more advanced SAR and optical imaging satellites in Singapore for a wide range of missions. In addition, our innovative satellite systems and geospatial solutions unveiled today at Space Summit 2026 leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to solve real-world problems for customers worldwide.”
