Foreign Satellite

The government has notified amendments to the foreign direct investment policy in the space sector to attract offshore investors in satellite manufacturing and satellite launch vehicles segments.

The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it is investigating if the use of Russian and Chinese foreign satellite systems by US mobile phones and other devices poses security threats.

The government has announced that it will allow 100 percent foreign direct investment in the manufacture of satellite systems without official approval, while also easing rules for launch vehicles. Foreign companies can invest in the manufacture of components and systems or sub-systems for satellites up to 100 percent without approval, according to...

According to sources, Sri Lanka was delaying granting permission for the arrival of the vessel due to concerns raised by India. However, there is no official confirmation of the same.

Recently a foreign national was apprehended by the state police near Govindghat police station of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district for using a satellite phone, banned by the Indian government, officials said on Wednesday.

A senior Russian foreign ministry official said that commercial satellites from the United States and its allies could become legitimate targets for Russia if they were involved in the war in Ukraine.

Biden Administration officials are discussing whether the United States should subject some of Elon Musk's ventures to national review including the deal for Twitter and SpaceX's Starlink satellite network, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The government is said to be pushing smartphone manufacturers to include support for NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation), the country's regional navigation satellite system. According to the government, which wants to reduce dependence on foreign systems including the widely used US GPS, NavIC provides more accurate domestic navigation and...

The Indian Space Research Organisation, through its commercial arms, has earned $279 million in foreign exchange by launching satellites for global clients, Union Minister Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Dhruva Space has successfully tested its satellite orbital deployer in an important milestone that has cleared the way for launch of the homegrown space sector startup's satellite missions Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2 onboard PSLV’s C54 mission. Dhruva Space plans to launch indigenously built satellites and intends to be part of every ISRO PSLV commer...

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday said that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed six agreements with four countries for launching foreign satellites during 2021-2023.

India has earned a foreign exchange revenue of approximately USD 35 million and 10 million euros from 2019-21 through the commercial launch of foreign satellites onboard Indian vehicles, the government said today.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Moscow sent the Lebanese government satellite images from the day of last year's deadly Beirut port blast in an effort to help with the investigation.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday dismissed US accusations that Moscow blew up one of its own satellites with a missile strike that created a debris cloud threatening the International Space Station.

A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday carrying 38 foreign satellites after takeoff was twice postponed due to technical issues, Russian space agency Roscosmos said.

The government has notified amendments to the foreign direct investment policy in the space sector to attract offshore investors in satellite manufacturing and satellite launch vehicles segments.

The Federal Communications Commission said Thursday it is investigating if the use of Russian and Chinese foreign satellite systems by US mobile phones and other devices poses security threats.

The government has announced that it will allow 100 percent foreign direct investment in the manufacture of satellite systems without official approval, while also easing rules for launch vehicles. Foreign companies can invest in the manufacture of components and systems or sub-systems for satellites up to 100 percent without approval, according to...

According to sources, Sri Lanka was delaying granting permission for the arrival of the vessel due to concerns raised by India. However, there is no official confirmation of the same.

Recently a foreign national was apprehended by the state police near Govindghat police station of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district for using a satellite phone, banned by the Indian government, officials said on Wednesday.

A senior Russian foreign ministry official said that commercial satellites from the United States and its allies could become legitimate targets for Russia if they were involved in the war in Ukraine.

Biden Administration officials are discussing whether the United States should subject some of Elon Musk's ventures to national review including the deal for Twitter and SpaceX's Starlink satellite network, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.

The government is said to be pushing smartphone manufacturers to include support for NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation), the country's regional navigation satellite system. According to the government, which wants to reduce dependence on foreign systems including the widely used US GPS, NavIC provides more accurate domestic navigation and...

The Indian Space Research Organisation, through its commercial arms, has earned $279 million in foreign exchange by launching satellites for global clients, Union Minister Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.

Dhruva Space has successfully tested its satellite orbital deployer in an important milestone that has cleared the way for launch of the homegrown space sector startup's satellite missions Thybolt-1 and Thybolt-2 onboard PSLV’s C54 mission. Dhruva Space plans to launch indigenously built satellites and intends to be part of every ISRO PSLV commer...

Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday said that the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has signed six agreements with four countries for launching foreign satellites during 2021-2023.

India has earned a foreign exchange revenue of approximately USD 35 million and 10 million euros from 2019-21 through the commercial launch of foreign satellites onboard Indian vehicles, the government said today.

Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday that Moscow sent the Lebanese government satellite images from the day of last year's deadly Beirut port blast in an effort to help with the investigation.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday dismissed US accusations that Moscow blew up one of its own satellites with a missile strike that created a debris cloud threatening the International Space Station.

A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday carrying 38 foreign satellites after takeoff was twice postponed due to technical issues, Russian space agency Roscosmos said.