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Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) today launched Indias best-ever high-resolution earth imaging satellite, HysIS. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Chinese rocket startup fails to put satellite into orbit

OneSpace's rocket was carrying the Lingque-1B earth-observing satellite developed by Beijing-based ZeroG Lab.

28 March 2019 9:48 AM IST

Space junk (Photo: AFP)

Space junk spreads, Europe's satellites flying blind

For now, the threat from thousands of dead satellites that continue to circle the planet is manageable.

2 March 2019 9:39 AM IST

By doing so and that too in just three minutes -- India had entered the elite club of space countries USA, China and Russia, The Prime Minister said. The satellite was orbiting at an altitude of 300 kilometres. (Photo: AFP | Representational Image)

Germany eyes slice of lucrative space market

Firms likely to benefit from any future spending rise in Germany include Airbus and Bremen-based OHB.

29 April 2019 10:09 AM IST

By doing so and that too in just three minutes -- India had entered the elite club of space countries USA, China and Russia, The Prime Minister said. The satellite was orbiting at an altitude of 300 kilometres. (Photo: AFP | Representational Image)

China's rocket start-ups go small in age of 'shoebox' satellites

Demand for nanosatellites as small as a shoebox is expected to explode in the next few years.

27 April 2019 9:45 AM IST

India used an indigenously developed ballistic missile interceptor to destroy one of its own satellites at a height of 300 km, in a test aimed at boosting its defences in space. (Photo: File)

India's ASAT Debris expected to burn up in atmosphere says Pentagon

Shanahan said last week he believed India had avoided a similar scenario by testing at a lower altitude.

5 April 2019 8:41 AM IST

The PSLV was launched at 9.27 am on April 01, and after reaching an altitude of 749 km, around 17 minutes into flight, the 436Kg EMISAT satellite was ejected. (Representational image)

Watch: ISRO successfully injects EMISAT satellite, 28 others being...

PSLV was launched with India's EMISAT defence satellite, along with 28 other satellites from around the world.

1 April 2019 10:01 AM IST

Musk aims to make rockets as reusable as commercial aeroplanes, bringing down the cost of spaceflight and boosting efficiency. (Photo: SpaceX)

SpaceX postpones Starlink satellite launch for 'about a week'

The Falcon 9 rocket and its satellite cargo were originally set to blast off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

17 May 2019 9:26 AM IST

There were speculations that the satellite was Nahid-1. Jahromis tweet claimed that the satellite was intact. (Photo: Twitter | @azarijahromi)

Iran gets back at Trump's taunt of failed Iranian satellite launch

Trump, on Saturday, had posted a picture of what looked like a failed launch of an Iranian satellite.

1 Sept 2019 6:19 PM IST

OneWeb has offered the Russian government the option of buying a 12.5-percent stake in the company.

US satellite service offers to sell minority stake to Russia

Russia is an important market for OneWeb's project because it has many remote areas where high-speed broadband is not...

26 Dec 2018 10:29 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 launches first US national security space mission

The Falcon 9 rocket carrying a $500 million GPS satellite by Lockheed Martin Corp lifted off from Cape Canaveral.

24 Dec 2018 11:15 AM IST

The tiny satellites are called CubeSats , and will collect data on phenomena such as radiation belts or on autonomous movement in space for a group of universities and the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

New Zealand's Rocket Lab shoots 13 tiny cube satellites into orbit

Sunday's launch was the second commercial launch for the New Zealand firm.

17 Dec 2018 8:54 AM IST

Evidence of more massive accretion onto the Earth than previously thought after the Moons formation. (Photo: Pixabay)

China launches satellite to explore dark side of moon: Xinhua

China aims to catch up with Russia and the United States to become a major space power by 2030.

21 May 2018 8:31 AM IST