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- World
UN announces satellite-based system to detect emissions
Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt): As part of global efforts to slow climate change by tackling methane, the UN on Friday announced a new satellite-based system to detect emissions of the climate warming…
- Science
India’s defunct surveillance satellite RISAT-2 hits Indian Ocean near Jakarta
Chennai: India’s defunct Radar Imaging Satellite-2 (RISAT-2) re-entered the earth atmosphere on October 30 in an uncontrolled manner and hit the Indian Ocean near Jakarta, said Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The…
- Science
From Rohini to LVM3, ISRO’s changing policy for rocket names
Chennai: From names like Rohini for its sounding rockets, the Indian space agency has come to name its heavy-lift rocket with three alphabets and a number – such as LVM3. The Indian…
- India
Much more rides on India’s Bahubali rocket than 36 OneWeb satellites
Chennai: Indian space agency officials are confident that their ‘Bahubali’ rocket will complete its historic mission without any hitch on Sunday. India’s heavy lift rocket the about 640 ton Geosynchronous Satellite Launch…
- Technology
SpaceX’s satellite internet service is coming to planes
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has announced that its satellite internet service Starlink will soon be available on select airplanes with the official launch of Starlink Aviation next year. According to The…
- Science
Satellite operators need to clear space junk in 5 years: US FCC
Washington: The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has adopted new rules requiring satellite operators in low-Earth orbit to dispose of their satellites within five years of completing their missions. The new rules…
- Technology
Apple using Qualcomm modem for satellite SOS in iPhone 14 series
San Francisco: Apple is reportedly using Qualcomm modem and its own technology to provide satellite communications Emergency SOS feature on new iPhone 14 series. The Emergency SOS feature in iPhone 14 series…
- Technology
How private 5G, satellite internet services can cost dearly to companies
New Delhi: As players like Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Hughes Communications India (along with ISRO) and Amazon ramp up efforts to provide affordable internet services via low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, the business model…
- Technology
The iPhone 14, 14 Pro to feature satellite SOS for off-grid emergencies
Cupertino (California) [US], September 8 (ANI): Apple is incorporating a limited type of satellite communication into new iPhones, allowing users to send an SOS even when they are disconnected from the internet,…
- Business
Hyderabad startup Skyroot Aerospace raises $51mn to boost small satellite launches
Hyderabad: In what is being seen as the largest funding round ever in the Indian space-tech sector, Skyroot Aerospace, a Hyderabad-based startup has successfully raised US$51 million (Rs 403 crore). The company…
- World
Satellite imagery shows flood damage at North Korea’s nuke test site
Seoul: Recent satellite imagery suggest that work to repair North Korea’s main nuclear test site in Punggye-ri may have been suspended due to flood damage, a US monitor said. The satellite imagery,…
- Technology
Tesla cars to soon connect to 2nd Gen Starlink satellites
San Francisco: Your Tesla car will soon connect to the upcoming second-generation Starlink internet satellites, as the Elon Musk-run company installs Starlink antennas at some charging stations in the US. A Twitter…
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SSLV failure dashes Schoolgirls Satellite dreams?
For Indian space scientists, ‘the failure of the first flight of a newly developed launch vehicle is becoming a norm’. It is strange but true. The failure of the Small Satellite Launch…
- India
SSLV suffers ‘data loss’ at terminal stage: ISRO
Sriharikota: ISRO Chairman S Somanath on Sunday informed the space agency’s maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) suffered “data loss” at the terminal stage, although three stages “performed and separated,” and said…