The ESA has planned a first-in-class mission in 2027, namely based on a satellite specifically designed to study the breakup of objects reentering Earth’s atmosphere. Mission DRACO stands for Destructive Reentry Assessment Container Object, an important step for the technology development foreseen by the ESA in the limit of the production of space debris. Breaking … Read more
The European Space Agency (ESA) has safely returned to Earth’s atmosphere and completed the first of four satellites in its Cluster mission. This ends a mission that provided valuable space data for 24 years. In January, the satellite’s orbit was adjusted to allow re-entry into uninhabited areas and reduce the risk to people. The remaining … Read more
BEIJING : China’s first low-orbit precipitation measuring satellite, Fengyun-3G (FY-3G), officially entered service on Wednesday, the China Meteorological Administration said. Launched on April 16, 2023, the FY-3G satellite will primarily be used to study precipitation climate and systematically monitor hazardous weather conditions, China Central Television reported. It is capable of providing 3D structural data on … Read more
The satellite, named Queqiao (Magpie Bridge), was carried by a Long March-4C rocket that blasted off at 05:28 from southwest China’s Xichang Satellite Launch Center, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA). About 25 minutes after liftoff, the satellite separated from the rocket and entered an Earth-Moon transfer orbit with the perigee at 200 … Read more
The Gaofen-5 satellite was launched off the back of a Long March 4C rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in northern Shanxi Province. It was the 274th flight mission by a Long March carrier rocket. The satellite, launched as part of its high-resolution Earth observation project, was developed and produced by China Aerospace Science … Read more
SRIHARIKOTA: The Indian Space Research Organisation’s navigation satellite INRSS-1I was on Thursday launched by PSLV-C41 from the spaceport in Sriharikota and successfully placed in the designated orbit. PSLV-C41/IRNSS-1I Mission blasted off at 4.04 am from the first launchpad at the Sathish Dhawan Space Centre. ISRO officials called it a normal lift-off. The PSLV injected the … Read more
Indonesian state-owned telecom firm, Telekomunikasi Indonesia has recently announced its majority stake acquisition in Malaysian satellite operator TS Global Network (TSGN) for MYR 108.5 million (about US$26 million). The deal sees 70 percent of the stake being traded and carried out by Telkom Indonesia’s subsidiary Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) and will be subjected to the … Read more
