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Published on Feb 10, 2025 08:12 AM IST

ByAbhyjith K. Ashokan

ISRO's 100th mission hits a thruster snag, desired orbit not achieved

NVS-02, or Navigation Satellite-02, is part of the Navigation with Indian Constellation (NavIC).

ISRO launches its 100th mission the NVS-02 navigation satellite aboard the launch vehicle GSLV-F15, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota on Wednesday.(ANI )

Updated on Feb 03, 2025 09:22 AM IST

ISRO marks 100th launch; GSLV-F15 succeeds at placing NVS-02 in planned orbit

In their 100th launch from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, ISRO successfully launched their GSLV-F15 carrying the NVS-02

ISRO's 100th launch was successfully carried out(@isro)

Published on Jan 29, 2025 07:09 AM IST

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ISRO to launch US satellite that enables voice calls via smartphones from space

This will also mark the first time that an American company's large-scale communications satellite will be launched from an Indian rocket.

Representative image: ISRO plans to launch a satellite this year that will enable phone calls via smartphone from space(Sukumaran)

Updated on Jan 02, 2025 04:12 PM IST

Satellite spectrum not to be allocated on first come first serve basis: Scindia

Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia also addressed the recent controversy over personal remarks made against him in Parliament by an Opposition MP

Speaking at the Times Network’s India Economic Conclave, Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia emphasised that auctioning spectrum for satellite services was not feasible due to scientific constraints (ANI)

Updated on Dec 14, 2024 06:03 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

ISRO's PSLV-XL to launch Europe's Proba-3 mission for solar studies | Date, time

ISRO's PSLV-XL will launch the Proba-3 mission on December 4, 2024, to study the Sun's corona through two satellites

Sriharikota: The PSLV-C59/PROBA-3 Mission, the 61st flight of PSLV and the 26th using PSLV-XL configuration, is set to carry ESA's Proba-3 satellites into a highly elliptical orbit.(PTI)

Published on Dec 03, 2024 11:34 AM IST

Elon Musk's Starlink has to comply with all rules for licence: Union minister

The security guidelines state that a satellite communications company operating in India must store all data within the country only

Union Minister for Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia during the 25th Meeting of the South Asian Telecommunication Regulators' Council, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024(Shahbaz Khan/PTI)

Published on Nov 12, 2024 02:53 PM IST

Elon Musk's Starlink agrees to India's data rules, license application on track

The security guidelines state a satellite communications company like Elon Musk's Starlink operating in India must store all data within the country

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is launched, carrying 23 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. May 6, 2024.(Joe Skipper/Reuters)

Published on Nov 11, 2024 02:55 PM IST

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches with Eutelsat satellite; first time after merger

France's Eutelsat and Britain's OneWeb together has a constellation of over 600 low earth orbit satellites for broadcasters, telecom cos, and radio stations

Eutelsat, the world's third-biggest satellite operator by revenue, launched 20 satellites for its communications network on Sunday, using Elon Musk's SpaceX in its first move since the merger of two European companies last year.(Reuters)

Published on Oct 20, 2024 01:24 PM IST

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Elon Musk's Starlink and Jeff Bezos' Kuiper push for lower satellite wave prices

Jeff Bezos' Kuiper is cautioning that expensive airwaves will force satellite internet operators to target urban consumers as well instead of remote regions

Elon Musk’s Starlink and Amazon's Kuiper are both pushing for lower satellite spectrum prices in India(Representational Image/Pixabay)

Published on Oct 19, 2024 11:25 AM IST

Jeff Bezos' Project Kuiper to get UK approval, compete with Elon Musk's Starlink

Jeff Bezos' Project Kuiper plans to launch 3,236 satellites, with the US FCC already granting permission and the UK's Ofcom regulator also about to approve it

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying Amazon's two prototype relay stations for a space-based internet service it calls Project Kuiper, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. (Reuters)

Updated on Sep 08, 2024 10:22 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

Wi-Fi on flights is about to get better with low orbit satellite technology

Elon Musk's Starlink offers Wi-Fi on Hawaiian Airlines and small carriers like JSX using low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites less than a thousand miles from earth

Air India may also offer Wi-Fi soon, especially after its merger with Vistara, the only Indian airline offering Wi-Fi. (Representational Image)

Published on Sep 07, 2024 09:11 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Abhyjith K. Ashokan

ISS astronauts take shelter after Russian satellite breaks up in station's orbit

With no fixed date of their rescue in sight, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore face a new scare as a decommissioned satellite breaks up in low-Earth orbit.

In this photo provided by NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams pose for a portrait inside the vestibule between the forward port on the International Space Station's Harmony module and Boeing's Starliner spacecraft on June 13, 2024. (NASA via AP)(AP)

Published on Jun 28, 2024 03:20 PM IST

ByAshima Grover

North Korea fires missile after warning of satellite launch: Japan & South Korea

North Korea had earlier in the day notified Japan that it plans to launch a satellite between May 27 and June 4.

The launch would likely be the nuclear-armed North's attempt to place a second spy satellite into orbit.(File via REUTERS)

Published on May 27, 2024 08:01 PM IST

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Weather Bee | How unusual are forest fires in March and April?

The recent surge in forest fires in Uttarakhand has been attributed to unusually dry weather since winter. However, this phenomenon isn't unique to this year.

A fire tears through a forest near Saterakhal village in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand. (PTI)(HT_PRINT)

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Published on May 01, 2024 11:08 PM IST

ByAbhishek Jha

NASA shares before and after pics of Dubai floods from space

Dubai flood: One of the pictures taken by NASA satellite shows flooding in Jabel Ali, while another shows flooded areas in Abu Dhabi, the capital of UAE.

Satellite images capture Abu Dhabi before (left) and after (right) historic flooding in several parts of the UAE.
(NASA)

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Published on Apr 23, 2024 06:22 PM IST

ByArfa Javaid

NOAA satellite captures lunar shadow racing across America during solar eclipse

On Monday, Americans witness the awe-inspiring total solar eclipse.

The moon passes in front of the sun during a solar eclipse on April 08, 2024 in Martin Ohio. Millions of people have flocked to areas across North America that are in the

Published on Apr 09, 2024 02:13 PM IST

ByTuhin Das Mahapatra

Another failure? SpaceX loses contact with Starship on reentry over Indian Ocean

Soon after Elon Musk's SpaceX launched a Starship rocket from its launch site in Texas, the team said it has lost contact with the Ship.

Spectators gather on South Padre Island to watch the planned launch of SpaceX's next-generation Starship spacecraft from the company's Boca Chica launchpad, near Brownsville, Texas, U.S. March 14, 2024. (REUTERS)

Updated on Mar 14, 2024 09:26 PM IST

ByShweta Kukreti

Isro launches INSAT-3DS satellite to improve weather forecast

The mission carried satellite for the India Meteorological Department as part of its series of climate observatory satellites.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully launched the INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite onboard a GSLV-F14 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Saturday. (ANI)

Updated on Feb 18, 2024 02:56 AM IST

BySoumya Pillai, New Delhi

China launches nine satellites into orbit on Jielong-3 rocket

Developed by China Rocket Co, a commercial offshoot of a state-owned launch vehicle manufacturer, Jielong-3 made its first flight in December 2022.

People walk past sounding rockets displayed at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, in Zhuhai.(Reuters File)

Updated on Feb 03, 2024 08:59 PM IST

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India, Nepal ink 4 key pacts to boost trade ties and improve connectivity

India and Nepal on Thursday signed four agreements, including on long-term power trade and the launch of a satellite

External affairs minister S Jaishankar during a meeting with Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' on Thursday. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 05, 2024 06:06 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, New Delhi

XPoSat: Why did ISRO launch X-Ray polarimetre satellite? What's the objective?

ISRO XPoSat launch: ISRO's PSLV-C58 mission placed the primary X-Ray Polarimeter satellite or XPoSat into a 650 Km Low Earth Orbit after lifting off at 9.10am.

ISRO's PSLV-C58 carrying an X-Ray polarimeter satellite and 10 other satellites lifts off from the spaceport of Sriharikota on January 1, 2024. (PTI)

Updated on Jan 01, 2024 12:49 PM IST

Bharti-backed OneWeb gets approval for satellite broadband services in India

Bharti-backed OneWeb India gets green light for satellite broadband service in India, first in the country.

File photo: ISRO in its LVM3 mission launched 36 OneWeb satellites in a single mission.(PTI )

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Published on Nov 21, 2023 09:34 PM IST

North Korea plans to launch satellite rocket between Nov 22-Dec 1: Japan

The country sought to accomplish the mission on August 24 but failed again after the rocket booster experienced a problem with its third stage.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un(via REUTERS)

Published on Nov 21, 2023 12:45 AM IST

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Rain halts stubble burning, just one case reported in Punjab

As per the Ludhiana-based Punjab Remote Sensing Centre (PRSC), only one farm fire was reported on Tuesday in Punjab from Mansa district, while the satellite did not spot any incident of stubble burning on October 16

Labourers at the grain market in Bathinda. (HT File)

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Updated on Oct 18, 2023 09:02 AM IST

ByVishal Joshi, Bathinda

US Space Force rocket launch may have caused a hole in Earth's ionosphere

Rocket launch may have disrupted Earth's upper atmosphere, puncturing the ionosphere and causing a faint red glow.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off on August 3, 2023.(Representative Image/AP)

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Published on Sep 25, 2023 01:52 PM IST

BySingh Rahul Sunilkumar

India is a technological superpower: Shashi Tharoor at special Parliament session

Tharoor also showered praise on the India’s research programme which is focused on rural development, weather forecasting among other things

Tharoor was speaking during the special session of Parliament. (ANI Photo)

Published on Sep 21, 2023 04:18 PM IST

ByHarshita Grover

Aditya L1 launched: What are ISRO's key objectives? FAQs on Sun mission

Aditya-L1 carrying scientific instruments to observe the Sun's outermost layers, blasted off at 11:50am from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota.

ISRO's PSLV-C57 carrying 'Aditya-L1' spacecraft sits at the launch pad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Friday. (PTI)

Updated on Sep 02, 2023 12:22 PM IST

ByAniruddha Dhar

The man who built a satellite in a shed

Let us shift our attention away from the lander to Chandrayaan-3, the satellite that carried it there, and to the story of India’s satellite dream, which began in 1972 in six rough industrial sheds outside Bengaluru

When UR Rao took over the satellite program, he was the only one on the team to have ever seen a satellite. (Photo credti: Isro)