China successfully launched on Tuesday a solid-propellant carrier rocket from a ship in the Yellow Sea, sending nine satellites into orbit in the second such sea-based launch mission, the official media reported. The Long March 11-HY2, the 10th member of the Long March 11 family blasted off at 9:22 am from the Debo 3, a […]
The Space internet helmed by Musk’s ‘Starlink Project’ is almost here, and the netizens found out that the maximum download speed could exceed 60M, lower than what Musk had first expected it to be. In just a year, SpaceX had launched over 60 Starlink satellites into space. Elon Musk had started on this project with […]
South Korea on Tuesday said it has won US consent to use solid fuel for space launch vehicles, a move that experts say would enable Seoul to launch its first surveillance satellites and accumulate technology to build more powerful missiles. Solid fuel offers greater mobility for missiles and rockets, and reduces launch preparation time. But […]
Israel’s Defence Ministry announced the successful launch of a new spy satellite early on Monday. It said the Ofek 16 reconnaissance satellite was launched at 4 a.m. from central Israel into space. It described the Ofek as an electro-optical reconnaissance satellite with advanced capabilities. Shortly after the launch, it said the Ofek already was transmitting […]
The Sentinel-5 satellite of the Copernicus programme, developed by ESA observed a drop in sulphur dioxide content by 40% in India following the lockdown due to Covid-19. India, which comes next to China, is one of the largest hubs of coal mine based industry and had been a significant contributor to such anthropogenic pollution. Earlier, […]
In a historic mission, SpaceX has launched 58 satellites into orbit on June 13, 2020. The satellites are aboard a Falcon 9 rocket, and the launch took place from Cape Canaveral in Florid in the US. The mission was scheduled to take place on June 12, however, for some difficulties, it was pushed back to […]
Pune-based Vetaspace Technology is working on launching a set of over 35 satellites to build 5G network connections across India. Subsequently, the company will launch a beta version of the said satellites in September; the actual mission of launching 35 satellites will take place a year from now, in 2021. To achieve their herculean goal, […]
China launched three satellites for the Chuangxin-5 (CX-5) constellation, under the name Yaogan Weixing-30 Group-6. The mission of these satellites is to “conduct electromagnetic probes and other experiments.” However, analysts have a reason to believe that this class of satellites is the military class used for signal intelligence missions or imaging activities. The Chuangxin-5 satellites […]
A satellite that American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) students are helping to develop, build and test is planned for launch on a Soyuz-2 rocket from Russia in June 2020, said Dr. Abdul-Halim Jallad, Director and Assistant Professor, Center of Information, Communication and Networking Education and Innovation (ICONET). The MeznSat Nano-satellite is designed to […]
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is in all plans to launch mega GSAT-20 satellite which will provide the high-speed internet of 100 Gbps or more to India’s rural and remote areas. We are hopeful that with this new satellite launch rural India will soon have better broadband capability. GSAT stands for ‘Geosynchronous Satellites’ and GSAT-20 […]
On Thursday Arianespace successfully launched a dual-satellite Ariane 5 mission from French Guiana. India’s First Satellite Of 2020 GSAT-30 will provide DTH television services, Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) and e-governance applications. The satellite will also be used for bulk data transfer for a host of emerging telecommunication applications. Onboard the workhorse rocket were two […]
