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Technology
NASA satellite finds 66 new exoplanets, 2,100 more ‘candidates’
Washington: During its two-year-long primary mission, NASA’s planet-hunter TESS has found 66 new exoplanets, or worlds beyond our solar system, as well as nearly 2,100 candidates astronomers are working to confirm,…
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India
Indian spy satellite passes over Tibet, China mobilises troops
New Delhi: India’s premier intelligence-gathering satellite EMISAT, operated by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has taken a good look at the positions of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army…
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World
US accuses Russia of testing anti-satellite weapon in space
Washington: The United States accused Russia on Thursday of conducting a test of an anti-satellite weapon in space, asserting that it exposed Moscow’s intent to deploy weapons that threaten U.S.…
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Middle East
Iran’s Guard says it launched satellite amid US tensions
Tehran: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Wednesday said it launched a military satellite into orbit amid wider tensions with the US, a successful launch after months of failures. There was…
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Middle East
Iran fails to launch satellite into space
Tehran: Iran has failed to put an indigenous satellite Zafar into Earth’s orbit, state IRINN TV reported. Satellite fails to reach Earth’s orbit The homemade satellite carrier Simorgh could not reach…
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Science
US spy satellite being shadowed by Russian inspector spacecraft
Washington D.C. [USA]: An American spy satellite is apparently being stalked by a Russian satellite in the Earth’s orbit. Space trackers suggest that the Russian device is up to some…
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India
India to launch spy satellite, 9 others on Dec 11
Chennai: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket would launch the country’s latest spy satellite RISAT-2BR1 and nine foreign satellites on December 11, said the Indian space agency. According to the…
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World
Carried out ‘very important test’ at satellite launch site
Seoul: North Korea said on Sunday that it has carried out a “very important test” at its key satellite launching station, its state media reported. Yonhap cited a statement by…
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World
China launches Sudan’s first ever satellite: official
Khartoum: Sudan’s first ever satellite for conducting research in military, economic and space technology has been launched by China, the northeast African country’s ruling body said Tuesday. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who heads Sudan’s sovereign…
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Bangalore News
Bengaluru to be remapped as satellite images show variations
Bengaluru: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike, the Bengaluru civic body has decided to remap the tech hub landscape after latest satellite images from the ISRO exposed chinks in its outdated property…
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Chinese satellite sheds new light on cosmic rays
Beijing: A Chinese satellite, named ‘Monkey King’, has not only searched for the invisible dark matter but also explored the origin of cosmic rays or high energy particles that travel…
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Middle East
Iran denies failure of satellite launch
Tehran: Iran has denied the failure of the launch of a communication satellite on Saturday as alleged by the US. Iran’s Information and Communication Technology Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi…
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India to launch Cartosat-3 satellite in Oct/Nov
Chennai: India will launch its advanced cartography satellite, Cartosat-3, towards the end of October or early November, said K.Sivan, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). “The next launch will be…
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Israel plans to launch satellite to record black holes
Jerusalem: Israel plans to launch into space in 2023 an “innovative” scientific satellite with a unique space telescope that will investigate and record cosmic explosions and black holes, the Weizmann…
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Russia launches Soyuz carrier rocket with 33 satellites
Moscow: Russia successfully launched its Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket on Friday with a hydrometeorological satellite and 32 small satellites, the Russian state space corporation Roscosmos said. The rocket blasted off at…
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Satellite imagery can improve earthquake monitoring
Washington: A new study has found that the satellite imagery gathered from each earthquake provided new information, which improved the analysis of its impact. The satellite imagery provides detailed information…
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Countdown begins for launch of PSLV earth observation satellite: ISRO
Tirumala (Andhra Pradesh): Countdown has begun for the launch of PSLV-C 46 satellite on Wednesday that will be an earth observation satellite with high accurate observations, ISRO Chairman K Sivan…
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ISRO to launch radar imaging satellite on May 22
Chennai: India will launch RISAT-2B, a radar imaging earth observation satellite, using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle-Core Alone (PSLV-CA) variant, on May 22, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said on…
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Nepal’s first ever satellite launched into space
Kathmandu: Nepals first satellite has been launched into space, which will soon start rotating around the Earths orbit to collect information about the countrys topography and Earths magnetic field, officials…
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NASA calls India’s A-SAT test ‘terrible thing’
Washington: NASA has slammed India’s anti-satellite missile (A-SAT) test last week saying it has increased risk to the International Space Station (ISS) and may launch a race of sort among…
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China launches new data relay satellite
Beijing: China sent a new data relay satellite into orbit from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan Province late Sunday night. The Tianlian II-01 satellite was launched at 11.51…
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Indian rocket to fly with defence satellite
Sriharikota: All is set for the lift-off of a new variant of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) from here on Monday, carrying electronic intelligence satellite, Emisat for the Defence…
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Countdown begins for defence satellite Emisat launch
Chennai: The countdown for the Monday morning launch of a new variant of the Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) carrying electronic intelligence satellite, Emisat for the Defence Research…
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A-SAT missile project began two years ago, went into “mission mode” in last six months, says DRDO Chairman
New Delhi: After successfully conducting an A-SAT or anti-satellite missile test yesterday, the Chairman of the DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) revealed in an interview with ANI that the…
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Anti-satellite capability test to avoid future sanctions, says government
New Delhi: With the anti-satellite capability test on Wednesday, India has avoided possible future sanctions on such tests as China and Russia have been pushing for a treaty in this…
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Russian rocket launches Egyptian telecom satellite
Moscow: Russia successfully launched an Egyptian telecommunications satellite on Thursday, the Russian space agency Roskosmos announced. A Soyuz rocket took off with the Egyptsat-A satellite at 1647 GMT from the…
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Sri Lanka’s first satellite set for April launch
Colombo: Sri Lanka will launch its first satellite into space in April, marking its entry into the space age, said an official here on Wednesday. To be named RAAVANA-1, it…
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Indian communication satellite GSAT-31 launched successfully
Chennai: India’s 40th communication satellite GSAT-31 was successfully put into orbit by an Ariane 5 rocket belonging to Arianespace on early Wednesday, said Indian space agency ISRO and Arianespace. According…
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Indian communication satellite to be launched by Ariane rocket
Chennai:Indian communication satellite GSAT-31 will be put into orbit by Arianespace’s Ariane 5 heavy lift rocket on February 5 from its spaceport in French Guiana, the company said in a…
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India successfully launches PSLV-C44 mission
Sriharikota: India has successfully launched its 46th flight of Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C44) carrying Kalamsat, a communication satellite developed by students and India’s military satellite Microsat-R from Satish Dhawan…
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