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Iran Used Dubai Route To Smuggle Chinese Military Tech: Report
The company arranged the shipment of nearly 1.8 tonnes of Chinese-made satellite antenna equipment from Shanghai to Iran via Dubai in late 2025.
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Want Your Name on Earth's Landscape? Here's How You Can Do It Under NASA's Initiative
The "Your Name in Landsat" tool is one of several initiatives launched by NASA on Earth Day 2026.
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ISRO Fast-Tracks India's Space Station Plans, 80 Satellites In Pipeline
India is making rapid progress towards establishing its own space station while simultaneously advancing the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, ISRO Programme Director Imtiyaz Ahmed said on Monday.
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Gujarat Exchanges Letter of Intent With Starlink for High-Speed Internet Connectivity
The Gujarat government on Monday signed a Letter of Intent with Starlink to work together on providing high-speed satellite internet across the state. The agreement, exchanged in Gandhinagar with SpaceX subsidiary Satellite Communications Private Limited, aims to connect remote, border, and underserved areas where telecom networks are weak, as part...
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US Declassifies Cold War-Era 'JUMPSEAT' Spy Satellite Programme
The US has declassified details of the Cold War-era JUMPSEAT spy satellite programme, revealing how the spacecraft played a key role in monitoring Soviet military activity from space between 1971 and 2006.
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PSLV-C62 Failure Marks India’s First Space Launch Setback of 2026
India experienced its first space launch failure of 2026 on January 12 when the PSLV-C62 mission malfunctioned during its third stage. A technical anomaly caused the rocket to deviate from its intended trajectory, preventing it from reaching orbital velocity. As a result, the EOS-N1 Earth observation satellite and 15 smaller companion satellites re...
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ISRO Plans Third Launch Pad at Sriharikota in Four Years to Support Heavier Satellites
ISRO is developing a third launchpad at its Sriharikota spaceport to support heavier satellites and next-generation launch vehicles. The facility is expected to be commissioned within four years and will strengthen India’s ability to handle future crewed and uncrewed missions. The expansion reflects ISRO’s long-term plans to scale up launch cap...
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Gazans Pull Iron Bars From Rubble To Construct Tents, Scratch Out A Living
In November, the UN Development Programme said that the war in Gaza had generated 61 million tonnes of rubble, citing estimates based on satellite imagery.
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How ISRO Is Touching Lives: Parliament To Debate Space Programmes Today
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), once a modest initiative launched from a church in a fishing village in Thumba, Kerala, has now become a global symbol of frugal innovation and technological excellence.
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Ariane 6 Launches Metop-SGA1 Weather Satellite into Polar Orbit
Europe’s heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket completed its third successful launch on Aug. 12, 2025, lifting off from Kourou, French Guiana at 8:37 p.m. EDT. The mission carried Metop-SGA1, an 8,900-pound next-generation polar-orbiting weather satellite operated by EUMETSAT. Placed into an 800 km polar orbit 64 minutes after liftoff, Metop-SGA1 will deliv...
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ISRO To Launch 6,500 Kg Communication Satellite Built By US
After marking a humble beginning in the Indian space programme with a tiny rocket supplied by the United States, ISRO would launch a 6,500 kg communication satellite built by the US in the next couple of months, V Narayanan said.
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"Try Basic Web Search": Jyotiraditya Scindia Jabs Mallikarjun Kharge Over Digital India
The minister said that at present when the world looks at India as a global leader in telecom, 5G, and satellite connectivity, it is the PM Modi government that made it possible.
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Satellite Images Support Trump's Iran Nuke Sites "Obliterated" Claims
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed the American military has caused 'total obliteration' at three Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, setting the country's atomic programme back by "decades".
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Cold War-Era Soviet Spacecraft Expected To Crash Back To Earth In May 2025
A 50-year-old Soviet-era spacecraft, Kosmos 482, is set to crash back to Earth in May 2025, with its fate uncertain, sparking concerns about potential damage or impact.
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NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Moon Probe Struggles with Power and Signal Loss
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer, launched on 26 February, has lost communication and is running low on power. The spacecraft, meant to detect water ice on the moon, has been unable to perform key trajectory corrections. Ground controllers are using the Deep Space Network and observatories to assess its position, but recovery remains uncertain. The missi...
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Iran Used Dubai Route To Smuggle Chinese Military Tech: Report
The company arranged the shipment of nearly 1.8 tonnes of Chinese-made satellite antenna equipment from Shanghai to Iran via Dubai in late 2025.
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Want Your Name on Earth's Landscape? Here's How You Can Do It Under NASA's Initiative
The "Your Name in Landsat" tool is one of several initiatives launched by NASA on Earth Day 2026.
-
ISRO Fast-Tracks India's Space Station Plans, 80 Satellites In Pipeline
India is making rapid progress towards establishing its own space station while simultaneously advancing the Gaganyaan human spaceflight mission, ISRO Programme Director Imtiyaz Ahmed said on Monday.
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Gujarat Exchanges Letter of Intent With Starlink for High-Speed Internet Connectivity
The Gujarat government on Monday signed a Letter of Intent with Starlink to work together on providing high-speed satellite internet across the state. The agreement, exchanged in Gandhinagar with SpaceX subsidiary Satellite Communications Private Limited, aims to connect remote, border, and underserved areas where telecom networks are weak, as part...
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US Declassifies Cold War-Era 'JUMPSEAT' Spy Satellite Programme
The US has declassified details of the Cold War-era JUMPSEAT spy satellite programme, revealing how the spacecraft played a key role in monitoring Soviet military activity from space between 1971 and 2006.
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PSLV-C62 Failure Marks India’s First Space Launch Setback of 2026
India experienced its first space launch failure of 2026 on January 12 when the PSLV-C62 mission malfunctioned during its third stage. A technical anomaly caused the rocket to deviate from its intended trajectory, preventing it from reaching orbital velocity. As a result, the EOS-N1 Earth observation satellite and 15 smaller companion satellites re...
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ISRO Plans Third Launch Pad at Sriharikota in Four Years to Support Heavier Satellites
ISRO is developing a third launchpad at its Sriharikota spaceport to support heavier satellites and next-generation launch vehicles. The facility is expected to be commissioned within four years and will strengthen India’s ability to handle future crewed and uncrewed missions. The expansion reflects ISRO’s long-term plans to scale up launch cap...
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Gazans Pull Iron Bars From Rubble To Construct Tents, Scratch Out A Living
In November, the UN Development Programme said that the war in Gaza had generated 61 million tonnes of rubble, citing estimates based on satellite imagery.
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How ISRO Is Touching Lives: Parliament To Debate Space Programmes Today
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), once a modest initiative launched from a church in a fishing village in Thumba, Kerala, has now become a global symbol of frugal innovation and technological excellence.
-
Ariane 6 Launches Metop-SGA1 Weather Satellite into Polar Orbit
Europe’s heavy-lift Ariane 6 rocket completed its third successful launch on Aug. 12, 2025, lifting off from Kourou, French Guiana at 8:37 p.m. EDT. The mission carried Metop-SGA1, an 8,900-pound next-generation polar-orbiting weather satellite operated by EUMETSAT. Placed into an 800 km polar orbit 64 minutes after liftoff, Metop-SGA1 will deliv...
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ISRO To Launch 6,500 Kg Communication Satellite Built By US
After marking a humble beginning in the Indian space programme with a tiny rocket supplied by the United States, ISRO would launch a 6,500 kg communication satellite built by the US in the next couple of months, V Narayanan said.
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"Try Basic Web Search": Jyotiraditya Scindia Jabs Mallikarjun Kharge Over Digital India
The minister said that at present when the world looks at India as a global leader in telecom, 5G, and satellite connectivity, it is the PM Modi government that made it possible.
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Satellite Images Support Trump's Iran Nuke Sites "Obliterated" Claims
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed the American military has caused 'total obliteration' at three Iranian nuclear sites, including Fordow, Natanz, and Esfahan, setting the country's atomic programme back by "decades".
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Cold War-Era Soviet Spacecraft Expected To Crash Back To Earth In May 2025
A 50-year-old Soviet-era spacecraft, Kosmos 482, is set to crash back to Earth in May 2025, with its fate uncertain, sparking concerns about potential damage or impact.
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NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer Moon Probe Struggles with Power and Signal Loss
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer, launched on 26 February, has lost communication and is running low on power. The spacecraft, meant to detect water ice on the moon, has been unable to perform key trajectory corrections. Ground controllers are using the Deep Space Network and observatories to assess its position, but recovery remains uncertain. The missi...
