satellites

As satellites and space junk proliferate, U.S. to revise rules

With Earth's orbit growing more crowded with satellites, a U.S. government agency on Friday said… Read More

Dozens of satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX mistaken as UFOs

Many residents in different parts of the United States (US) have mistaken the low-flying satellites… Read More

Russian rocket blows up in earth’s orbit, debris may hit other satellites

Russian rocket used to launch a scientific satellite into space has broken apart after nine… Read More

China state agency successfully launches rocket for commercial use

Smart Dragon-1 rocket, which weighs 23 tonnes, successfully delivered three satellites into orbit Read More

SpaceX gets nod to put 12,000 satellites in orbit

WASHINGTON: SpaceX got the green light this week from US authorities to put a constellation… Read More

Launch of satellites for Pakistan reinforces close Pak-China relations: Researcher

BEIJING: The launch of satellites for Pakistan showed close ties between China and Pakistan, and… Read More

How a pair of satellites will ‘weigh’ water on Earth

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will hoist into orbit the spacecraft known as GRACE-FO to… Read More

Russia launches 73 satellites into orbit

An imaging satellite and 72 micro-satellites were launched into orbit Friday from the Baikonur cosmodrome… Read More

Europe’s Ariane 5 launches two satellites into space

KOUROU: Europe's Ariane 5 rocket launcher successfully sent two telecoms satellites, one for a US-based… Read More

Iridium launches timing, location service as GPS back-up

WASHINGTON: U.S. firm Iridium Communications Inc on Monday said its Satellite Time and Location (STL)… Read More

Severe solar storm may disrupt power, satellites

MIAMI: A pair of solar eruptions over the weekend have unleashed a severe geomagnetic storm that could… Read More

NASA launches satellites to track 'magnetosphere'

WASHINGTON: Four identical satellites which will study the interactions between solar winds and the Earth's… Read More