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- 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…
- Featured News
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
Satellites no longer usable: ISRO on its failed SSLV mission
Sriharikota: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Sunday said the satellites onboard its maiden Small Satellite Launch Vehicle “are no longer usable” after the SSLV-D1 placed them in an elliptical orbit…
- 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…
- 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…
