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- Science
China launches new test satellite
Iuquan: China on Wednesday sent a new satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The Tianxing-1 test satellite was launched by a Kuaizhou-1A carrier rocket at 10:08…
- World
South Korea successfully launches homegrown space rocket
Seoul: South Korea on Tuesday launched its homegrown space rocket Nuri in the second attempt to put satellites into orbit, a critical mission for the country’s space programme. According to the Ministry…
- Middle East
Turkey plans to have 10 satellites in space by 2023
Ankara: Turkey plans to have a total of 10 satellites in space by 2023 as part of its national space programme, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. “This satellite marks another…
- Science
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…
- Technology
Starlink satellite Internet gets approval in 3 more countries
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink, the satellite Internet division of his rocket company SpaceX, has received the green light in the Philippines, Nigeria and Mozambique. In a statement on Friday,…
- Technology
Starlink announces satellite internet for RVs
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s Starlink, the satellite internet division of his rocket company SpaceX, has announced a new product meant specifically for recreational vehicle (RV) dwellers. The company said that…
- Science
ESA satellite escapes collision with Russian space debris
Paris: The European Space Agency’s (ESA) said its Earth-observing Sentinel-1A satellite barely escaped a “high-risk collision” from a 2021 Russian missile test that had generated over 1,500 pieces of trackable orbital debris…
- Technology
Indian startup Pixxel launches ‘Shakuntala’ satellite with Musk’s SpaceX
New Delhi: Spacetech startup Pixxel has successfully launched its first fully-fledged commercial satellite called ‘Shakuntala’ with Elon Musk-run SpaceX’s Falcon-9 rocket. Being Pixxel’s first fully-fledged satellite, ‘Shakuntala’ hosts one of the highest…
- Middle East
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches second satellite: Report
Tehran: Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard launched a second satellite into space, state media reported Monday, just as world powers awaited Tehran’s decision in negotiations over the country’s tattered nuclear deal. State television identified…
- Technology
Russia refuses to launch OneWeb satellites, issues conditional demands
Moscow: Russian space agency has refused to launch UK’s three dozen OneWeb Internet satellites unless its demands are met, in response to international sanctions over its invasion into Ukraine. OneWeb’s 36 satellites…
- India
Countdown for launch of India’s ‘eye in the sky’ satellite begins
Chennai: The Indian space agency on early Sunday morning began the countdown for the Monday morning launch of its PSLV-C52 rocket carrying the country’s radar imaging satellite RISAT-1A renamed as Earth Observation…
- Technology
Satellite images used to track economic activity
New Delhi: An important theme of this years Economic Survey is the use of new forms of data and information for tracking economic activity and development. The Survey looks at the use…
