satellites
- India
India launched 353 foreign satellites since 2014: Govt
New Delhi: India has launched 353 foreign satellites since 2014, earning the country foreign exchange, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Wednesday. He said India earned 187 million euros from European countries…
- Science
ISRO’s rocket to take OneWeb’s 36 satellites to orbit in March
Chennai: The second lot of 36-satellites belonging to the UK-based Network Access Associated Ltd (OneWeb) will be launched by an Indian rocket sometime in March 2023, it is learnt. “The OneWeb satellites…
- Andhra Pradesh
India successfully orbits Indo-French collaborative EOS 6/OCEANSAT, 8 other satellites
Sriharikota: India on Saturday successfully placed into orbit the Indo-French ocean observation satellite EOS 06 and eight other nano satellites with its rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle numbered as PSLV-C54. Announcing the…
- Photos
Photos: PSLVC-54 launch
Sriharikota: PSLV-C54 carrying earth observation satellite along with eight other co-passenger satellites lifts off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022. (PTI Photo/R Senthilkumar) Sriharikota: PSLV-C54 carrying…
- 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…
- India
ISRO enters into commercial launch market by placing 36 ‘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 placed 36 satellites of UK-based OneWeb into orbit. With this,…
- 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…
