satellites
- 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…
- Science
SpaceX launches 48 new Starlink satellites into orbit
San Francisco: Elon Musk’s space venture SpaceX has successfully launched 48 new Starlink satellites into orbit. The new batch of satellites was launched on Wednesday aboard a two-stage Falcon 9 rocket, from…
- Science
How trillion-dollar ‘space economy’ is threatened by debris
New Delhi: The space economy is on track to be valued at a trillion dollars by the end of 2030, but assets such as navigation, weather and communication satellites that serve our…
- Technology
SpaceX now has 1,469 Starlink satellites active: Musk
San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that there are now 1,469 Starlink satellites active, with 272 “moving to operational orbits currently. The CEO added, “laser links activate soon”. In…
