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TESS Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (Photo: NASA)

Arianespace launches Morocco's second earth observation satellite

Arianespace is majority-owned by a joint venture of Airbus and Safran.

22 Nov 2018 10:18 AM IST

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket transporting the Tess satellite lifts off from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Fla.(Photo: AP)

SpaceX, TeleSat Canada bids get US nod to expand satellite internet

SpaceX previously won approval to deploy 4,425 satellites.

16 Nov 2018 10:23 AM IST

The satellites, coded 30th and 31st in the BDS, entered the orbit more than three hours after the launch.

Portugal to build satellite launch pad, lab with China

The micro satellites to be designed there will connect with land- and ocean-based sensors to collect data.

7 Nov 2018 12:23 PM IST

The change in ozone levels above Antarctica from the beginning to the end of southern winter early July to mid-September was computed daily from MLS measurements every year from 2005 to 2016.

NASA sees first direct proof of Ozone hole recovery

Measurements show that the decline in chlorine has resulted in about 20 per cent less ozone depletion during the...

9 Jan 2018 4:20 PM IST

The booster also carried 18 micro satellites built in Canada, Germany, Japan, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States. (Photo: AP)

Russia says satellite launch failure due to programming error

Russian space agency Roscosmos said that it had lost contact with the newly-launched weather satellite.

1 Jan 2018 8:36 PM IST

The Falcons first stage was used to launch a satellite for Taiwan last August and was recovered by landing it on a drone ship in the Pacific. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX launches Spanish satellite, 2 others from California

The rocket's primary payload was a satellite named PAZ for Spanish satellite operator Hisdesat.

23 Feb 2018 8:22 AM IST

FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai presents his dissent during a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) hearing at the FCC in Washington. (Photo: AP)

SpaceX gets US regulator to back satellite internet plan

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai proposed the approval of an application by SpaceX to provide broadband services using satellites...

15 Feb 2018 8:35 AM IST

Of the 3 inches (7.5 centimeters) of sea level rise in the past quarter century, about 55 percent is from warmer water expanding, and the rest is from melting ice. (Photo: AP)

Satellites show warming is accelerating sea level rise

The research, based on 25 years of satellite data, shows that pace has quickened, mainly from the melting of massive ice...

13 Feb 2018 9:23 AM IST

The IMAGE spacecraft undergoing launch preparations in early 2000. Credits: NASA

An amateur astronomer finds 12-year old satellite

The identity of the satellite re-discovered on January 20, 2018, has been confirmed as NASA's IMAGE satellite.

1 Feb 2018 7:50 PM IST

NASAs latest space-bound astrophysics instrument will be carried aloft by a Falcon 9 rocket from the fleet of billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musks private launch service, Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX.

NASA's newest planet-hunting spacecraft set for launch in Florida

A new NASA satellite will detect more Earth-like worlds around stars beyond our solar system.

16 April 2018 4:51 PM IST

That brings opportunities for a vast array of companies, from satellite firms to connectivity providers such as Gogo, Global Eagle, and Panasonic Avionics and software and hardware companies. (Photo: Digital Trends)

'Gold rush' for Wi-Fi on board planes spurs innovation

With satellite technology costs having come down, more airlines are seeking to provide Wi-Fi.

15 April 2018 10:57 AM IST

A recent report by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has noted that the gross revenue of telecom services providers fell 8.1 per cent while the licence fee collected by the government dropped by 16 per cent year-on-year in the quarter ended December 31, 2017.

Broadcasters oppose licence auction proposal

The stakeholders in the discussion criticised the I&B ministry.

13 April 2018 6:51 AM IST