Washington: – Space Safari Unit, a part of the US Space Force, launched a military satellite named Odyssey. Sources informed that Odyssey is from the surveillance satellite category and will identify and monitor the threats in space. This is the first instance of the US Space Force launching an independent satellite into space. Odyssey satellite […]
Washington: General John William Raymond, the head of the US Space Force, warned, ‘Space is also becoming a battlefield, just like air, land and sea. The technology is rapidly evolving in the field, and the missiles possessed by China and Russia pose a threat to US satellites in space.’ US military officials and analysts have […]
Sriharikota: – ISRO launched Amazonia-1 of Brazil and other 18 satellites on Sunday. These included 5 satellites developed by students. The ‘Sindhu Netra’ satellite developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was also among the launched satellites. This satellite will enable monitoring of the movements of warships and cargo ships in the Indian […]
Bengaluru: – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has opened the doors of its Satellite Centre for private operators for the first time. In the 70 years of ISRO history, two satellites developed by a private company will be tested at the ISRO Satellite Centre, in Bengaluru. Till now, ISRO was collaborating with private players only […]
New Delhi: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is working on the development of a Pseudo-satellite. The satellite, operating at a very high altitude in the earth’s atmosphere, is known as the atmospheric satellite or high-altitude aircraft. This satellite can be airborne at the height of 70,000 feet for two to three months and can send information. […]
Sriharikota: – Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched CMS-01 communication satellite on Thursday. This is the second ISRO mission during the Coronavirus period. This satellite will replace the GSAT-2 communication satellite launched 11 years ago. This will strengthen the telecommunications further. This satellite will play an essential role in making the C-band services available in […]
New Delhi: Model of the ‘Mission Shakti’ missile, which demonstrated the Indian defence might, by striking a satellite in the space, was inaugurated on Monday. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the model at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Bhavan, in New Delhi. This system is being looked at as the symbol of Indian […]
New Delhi: ISRO launched the Earth Observation Satellite (EOS-01) which will augment the surveillance capabilities of the Armed Forces. Ten satellites were launched by ISRO on Saturday using the PSLV C-49 launch rocket. These include nine foreign satellites. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the scientists at ISRO for the achievement. On Saturday, the satellites were […]
Bengaluru: ISRO Chief and Secretary in the space department, K Sivan, indicated that foreign companies could get permission to invest in the Indian space sector and to build their own satellite launchpads and ground stations. An announcement in this regard had been made a few months ago, and it was declared that the Indian space […]
New Delhi: – Internet services will be provided directly from the ISRO’s satellites to the villages at the border, Naxal-affected regions and the villages in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Gram Panchayats of five thousand villages from 15 states will be provided with this facility. The project will be activated under the ‘Bharat Net’ program, […]