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 […]

First introduced in 2019, the all-electric Spacebus Neo platform offers satellite operators proper launch conditions. Eutelsat Konnect is the very first to use Thales Alenia Space’s new platform and is all set to launch in 2020. Moreover, the satellite will be carrying Ka-band high throughput payload for better broadband communication. ESA and the French PIA […]

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has successfully launched its new spy satellite RISAT-2BR1 and nine foreign satellites in the country today. According to ISRO, the rocket PSLV-C48 (PSLV-C48) will fly with RISAT-2 BR1. RISAT-2BR1 is a radar imaging surveillance satellite. The weight of this satellite is 628 kg. According to experts, this satellite is […]

Rocket Lab announced in August to debut its reusable rocket business, and the company has now launched the Electron rocket in a memorable way. In addition to testing its first-stage rocket reuse technology. the maiden flight has launched seven satellites, including a small Japanese spacecraft designed to create artificial meteor showers. This mission was originally […]