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ISRO’s rocket to take OneWeb’s 36 satellites to orbit in March
Chennai: The second lot of 36-satellites belonging to the UK-based Network Access Associated Ltd (OneWeb) will be launched by an Indian rocket sometime in March 2023, it is learnt. “The OneWeb satellites…
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NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully enters lunar orbit
Washington: The US space agency on Saturday successfully performed a burn to insert Orion spacecraft under the Artemis I Moon mission into lunar orbit and Orion will fly about 40,000 miles (64,400…
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In historic flight, Indian rocket puts ‘OneWeb’ satellites into orbit
Sriharikota: In a historic maiden commercial flight, an Indian heavy-lift rocket GSLV MkIII – renamed for this mission as LVM3 M2, successfully orbited satellites of UK-based OneWeb. The 43.5 metre tall and…
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Space sector moving towards constellation of satellites
Chennai: The global space sector is moving away from geo-statellites and towards the constellation of small satellites in low earth orbit, a senior official of Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre…
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Spacecraft changed asteroid’s orbit after smashing into it: NASA
Washington: The US space agency has confirmed that when its spacecraft smashed into an asteroid last month, it altered its orbit by 32 minutes, calling it a “watershed moment” for planetary defense.…
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SpaceX launches 53 Starlink satellites into orbit
San Francisco: Billionaire Elon Musk’s space venture SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites — the sixth launch for the programme in July alone, and the company’s 33rd launch of 2022. The…
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India successfully places three Singaporean satellites in orbit
Sriharikota [Andhra Pradesh]: India on Thursday evening successfully placed into orbit three Singaporean satellites in a text book style. This is the second successful rocket and satellite launch mission from here in…
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SpaceX launches Egyptian communications satellite into orbit
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s SpaceX has successfully launched a satellite into orbit that will be operated by the Egyptian company Nilesat, in its 23rd rocket launch and landing of 2022. A two-stage…
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Moon’s orbit proposed as gravitational wave detector: Research
Barcelona: A new research has proposed using the variations in distance between the Earth and the Moon, which can be measured with a precision of less than a centimetre, as a new…
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Dish TV India introduces ‘Orbit’
New Delhi: In an endeavour to enable consumers to have a seamless TV & online viewing experience. The Dish TV India Limited, world’s largest single-country DTH Company today announced the roll-out of ‘Orbit’.…
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Musk aims to add 30,000 more internet satellites in orbit
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s SPACEX reportedly wants to add 30,000 Starlink broadband satellites to the 12,000 it already plans to put into orbit. The firm already has permission from the US Federal…
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Chandrayaan-2 to be inserted into lunar orbit on Tuesday
Chennai: India’s second spacecraft to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, will be inserted into the lunar orbit on Tuesday morning, the Indian space agency said.According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), by firing Chandrayaan-2…
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Chandrayaan-2 orbit successfully raised for fifth time
Chennai: The Indian space agency on Tuesday successfully raised Chandrayaan-2’s orbit for fifth time at 3.04 p.m. According to Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), the orbit of Chandrayaan-2 was raised to an…
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3 US firms chosen to help NASA land US astronauts on Moon
Washington: The US space agency has awarded a total of $254 million to three companies to land their machines on the lunar surface, paving the way for NASA astronauts to land on…
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