satellites
- Science
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…
- Science
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…
- Technology
Amazon’s Project Kuiper plans to launch prototype satellites in early 2023
San Francisco: Tech giant Amazon’s satellite broadband programme — Project Kuiper — will launch two prototype satellites on an upcoming United Launch Alliance (ULA) mission to test system performance in space in…
- Science
South Korea to shun Russian rockets, to go with Musk’s SpaceX
Seoul: South Korea has decided to cancel plans to launch satellites using Russian rockets later this year amid the international community’s sanctions on Russia’s space programme over the Ukrainian war, a government…
- Science
Stargazers capture Jupiter, its 4 moons in rare closest date with Earth
New Delhi: Stargazers across the world were left mesmerised when they caught the closest glimpse of the giant gas planet with its four moons — some lucky souls saw it with just…
- Science
NASA to address orbital debris, greatest challenge of our era
Washington: The US space agency has announced to fund three studies to understand the growing problem of space junk to analyse the economic, social and policy issues associated with space sustainability. Bhavya…
- Technology
SpaceX launches 51 more Starlink satellites in its 40th mission
San Francisco: Elon Musk-run SpaceX on Monday said it has successfully deployed 51 more Starlink satellites in space, completing its 40th mission so far this year. The Falcon 9 rocket launched 51…
- Science
SpaceX launches 54 Starlink satellites, lands rocket at sea
San Francisco: Elon Musk-owned SpaceX has launched 54 more of its Starlink broadband satellites in orbit and landed a rocket on a ship at sea on Saturday night. According to space.com, a…
- Science
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…
- Middle East
Iran plans to launch more satellites in 2022
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) plans to launch more satellites in 2022, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force, has announced. “We will put new satellites in orbit with…
- Science
SpaceX sends 46 Starlink satellites into space, sets new record
San Francisco: Setting a new record in the process, tech billionaire Elon Musk-run SpaceX has made it through its second attempt to launch 46 Starlink satellites into Earth’s orbit successfully. On the…
- Science
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…
- Technology
Elon Musk teases next-gen Starlink satellites
San Francisco: Tech billionaire Elon Musk has shared a slideshow from a recent SpaceX all-hands meeting, revealing the company’s current priorities, sources of pride, and the first official renders of a few…
- Science
Rise in satellites threatening orbital space around Earth: Scientists
New Delhi: The rapid growth of the anthropogenic space object population, including satellite mega-constellations’ that are placed in low Earth orbit to deliver broadband internet and other services, are increasingly threatening the…