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Tag: Satellites

  • From Choppers to Satellites: India, France Ink Key Security Deals

    ​[[{“value”:”India has entered into an agreement with France to co-produce helicopters, satellites, and other defense hardware for their militaries.
    The post From Choppers to Satellites: India, France Ink Key Security Deals appeared first on The Defense Post.”}]] 

  • Iran launches three satellites into orbit

    ​[[{“value”:”Tehran (AFP) Jan 28, 2024

    Iran on Sunday said it simultaneously launched three satellites into orbit, nearly a week after the launch of a research satellite by the Revolutionary Guards drew Western criticism.

    “Three Iranian satellites have been successfully launched into orbit for the first time,” state TV reported.

    The satellites were carried by the two-stage Simorgh (Phoenix) satellite carrier and were launche”}]] 

  • ISRO’s New Meteorological Satellite INSAT-3DS Sent To Sriharikota For Launch On GSLV-F14

    [[{“value”:”The INSAT-3DS satellite has been flagged off to Satish Dhawan Space Centre
    (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota, for launch on the Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle
    (GSLV-F14).

    The Indian Space Research Organisation’s latest meteorological satellite,
    INSAT-3DS, has been flagged off to Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR,
    Sriharikota, for launch aboard the”}]] 

  • Albedo Secures $35M for Pioneering VLEO Satellite Imagery

    ​Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 24, 2024

    Albedo, a company breaking new ground in satellite technology, has recently closed a $35 million Series A-1 funding round. This round, led by Standard Investments, propels Albedo’s total funding to an impressive $97 million. The investment is a testament to Albedo’s potential in revolutionizing satellite imagery through its pioneering use of Very Low Earth Orbit (VLEO).

    The funding round s 

  • GMV and Astroscale UK spearhead new ESA initiative for improved satellite collision avoidance

    ​Madrid, Spain (SPX) Jan 22, 2024

    In a significant advancement in satellite collision avoidance technology, GMV, in collaboration with Astroscale UK, has been awarded a new activity under the European Space Agency’s (ESA) CREAM (Collision Risk and Automated Mitigation) cornerstone. This initiative, an extension of the CREAM#2 activity, aims to develop an alternative commanding path for late collision avoidance maneuvers (CAM), l 

  • A New Dawn; Era of High-Capacity Small Satellites

    While the early small satellites were mostly one-trick ponies, the modern ones are far more potent, capable of multi-tasking. The modern day multi-tasking small satellites will revolutionise space logisticsAgnikul Cosmos, the Indian start-up, which is building small rockets to launch small satellites, is aiming for 30 launches a year—for starters. Its mentor, Dr Ashok Jhunjhunwala, President 

  • Iran’s Qaem 100 launch vehicle deploys Sorayya satellite into orbit

    ​London, UK (SPX) Jan 22, 2024

    In a significant advancement for Iran’s space program, the country has successfully launched the Sorayya satellite into an orbit approximately 750 kilometers above the Earth’s surface. This achievement was announced by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Isa Zarepour, who highlighted the launch as setting a new record for Iran in terms of the altitude reached by its space 

  • Pixxel To Launch Six Home-Built Hyper-Spectral Satellites From June

    Pixxel raised USD 36 million in Series B funding last year from Google, Lightspeed and other investors. So far, it has raised USD 71 million since its founding in 2018Bangalore-based space start-up Pixxel plans to launch a series of small, home-built satellites — Fireflies — from June that could have a finer look at the Earth with its five-metre resolution hyper-spectral imagery.Pixxel recently 

  • Iran Launches Satellite That Is Part of A Western-Criticized Program As Regional Tensions Spike

    Iran said on Saturday it had conducted a successful satellite launch into its highest orbit yet, the latest for a program the West fears improves Tehran’s ballistic missilesIran successfully launches Soraya satellite into highest orbit yet, according to state-run IRNA news agency. The satellite was placed in an orbit 750 kilometers above Earth’s surface using a three-stage rocket. The launch is 

  • Iran says launches satellite in new aerospace milestone

    ​Tehran (AFP) Jan 20, 2024

    Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched a research satellite Saturday, a minister said, putting it into a higher orbit in a new milestone for its aerospace programme that has faced Western criticism.

    The United States has repeatedly warned Iran against such launches, saying the same technology can be used for ballistic missiles, including ones designed to deliver a nuclear warhead.

    The Isla