Satellite

Kenya to launch its first operational satellite next week 

The Kenya Space Agency (KSA) will launch the satellite on 11 April aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California

Satellite constellations multiply on profit hopes, geopolitics

When firms floated the idea of expanding access to high-speed internet through satellite constellations in low Earth orbit (LEO), analysts expected only two or three companies would succeed

Explained: How the Hubble Space Telescope, famous for its stunning images, is under threat

Private companies are launching thousands of satellites that are photobombing the iconic telescope — producing long bright streaks and curves of light that can be impossible to remove. And the problem is only getting worse

Turkey, Syria earthquake: How satellites can aid in rescue operations

Satellite data enables humanitarian aid to better deliver water and food by mapping the condition of roads, bridges, buildings, and — most crucially — identifying populations trying to escape potential aftershocks

ISRO achieves another breakthrough, launches Oceansat-3, 8 other satellites into orbit

ISRO launched the PSLV C54/EOS06, also known as Oceansat-3, with a PSLV-XL rocket. Along with the OceanSat-3, 8 nano satellites were also launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh

Russia scheduled to launch Iranian satellite amid Ukraine war concerns

Iran's 'Khayyam' satellite is scheduled to take off from the Moscow-operated Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, three weeks after Russian President Vladimir Putin met Iran's Ebrahim Raisi and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran

Indian Army conducts five-day exercise to test satellites

The exercise named "Skylight" was conducted from 25 to 29 July. The Army is utilising the services of a number of satellites belonging to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

South Korea launches its first spacecraft to the moon

The $180 million mission features a boxy, solar-powered satellite designed to skim just 62 miles above the lunar surface. Scientists expect to collect geologic and other data for at least a year from this low polar orbit

Starlink could soon provide satellite internet connectivity to 10 rural Lok Sabha constituencies

Starlink's services will compete with that of Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea in broadband and it will be a direct competitor to Bharti Group-backed OneWeb.

ISRO is thinking of developing next-gen astronomy satellite to follow up on its AstroSat mission

According to ISRO officials, data from AstroSat is widely utilised for the study of various fields of astronomy, from galactic to extra-galactic and from users from all over the world.