On 6 August, the U.S. Space Force has announced that it has shipped fourth Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle (GPS III SV04) to Cape Canaveral. The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center successfully delivered the fourth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite to Cape Canaveral Air Force […]
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A new satellite on the Gaofen-9 remote sensing series was orbited by China on Wednesday. A Long March 2D launched the Gaofen-9 (04) at 04:01:54 UTC from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center’s LC43/94 complex. This was also the 50th launch of the Long March-2D launch vehicle and the 342nd launch […]
China said that its BeiDou-3 global satellite navigation system is now fully operational and ready to provide high-precision positioning services across the globe. The system is set to compete with GPS. BeiDou-3 was inaugurated after its final satellite completed in-orbit tests and joined the network earlier this week. This means […]
After another successful launch of consumables and experiments to the International Space Station just days prior, Roscosmos – the Russian Space Agency – is set to launch a Proton-M rocket with two Russian Ekspress communications satellites from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in southern Kazakhstan. The launch, which will take place from […]
_________FARSIran Releases Aerial Images Captured by IRGC Nour-1 Satellite of US “Al Udeid Base” in Qatar TEHRAN (FNA)- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force on Wednesday released images of al-Udeid base in Qatar, which hosts thousands of US forces, taken by Iran’s newly-launched satellite, Nour-1. The images taken […]
The third satellite in the Ziyuan-3 series was orbited by China on Friday at 03:17 UTC using the Long March 4B ‘Chang Zheng-4B’ (Y45) rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center’s LC9 launch platform. The new high-resolution remote sensing geological mapping satellite will be used for civil purposes. On its […]
Until February 2020, when a satellite on orbit ran out of propellant, that was the end of its life. Most major communications and military satellites are designed with prolonged lifetimes and carry enough fuel for a 15 year mission. But the struggle for some satellite operators has been that at […]
Earlier this June, the Department of Defense released the unclassified summary of its 2020 Defense Space Strategy, which openly designates space as a “distinct warfighting domain,” a distinction that only recently gained national policy acceptance. With this document, the DoD now has the authorization to begin preparing to deter potential […]
SpaceX is targeting Monday, July 20 for the launch of a South Korean military communications satellite, ANASIS-II. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket is scheduled within a window from 5:00 PM to 8:55 PM EDT (21:00 to 00:55 UTC). The launch will take place from SLC-40 at the […]
After six years of preparation, the United Arab Emirates is set to launch its first spacecraft to Mars, and what it describes as the red planet’s first weather satellite. The spacecraft, named Hope, is now officially complete and ready to blast off to Mars on July 14, the Emirati engineers […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106968/66/1069686606_17:0:1398:777_1200x675_80_0_0_a118e49fba30d97295f4fda26485eb84.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/science/202007101079851233-biggest-event-in-20-years-satellite-captures-unusual-godzilla-dust-plume/ The Saharan dust storm is an annual phenomenon, which occurs in the desert between late spring and autumn. Dust particles are pulled up into the air by winds near the ground as well as thunderstorms. They then float for days or weeks, depending […]
New Delhi (Sputnik): As military and diplomatic level talks last week have resulted in the withdrawal of troops along the Line of Actual Control in the Galwan Valley of eastern Ladakh, another round of talks between Indian national security adviser Shri Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are […]
The Israeli government and Israel Aerospace Industries conducted a previously-unannounced launch of a reconnaissance satellite Monday, using a Shavit-2 rocket to deploy the Ofek 16 satellite into low Earth orbit. Ofek 16 is a small electro-optical imaging satellite, which will capture high-resolution images of the Earth for Israel’s Ministry of […]
Israel’s Ministry of Defense and Israel Aerospace Industries have successfully launched a rocket carrying a new Ofek 16 electro-optical reconnaissance satellite with advanced capabilities into orbit. Some sources reported that a new spy satellite will be used to monitor Iran’s nuclear activities. Israel is one of a small number of […]
China launched a new remote sensing satellite on Friday from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Launch of the Gaofen multi-mode integrated imaging satellite took place at 03:10 UTC from the LC9 launch Complex using the Long March-4B (Y43) rocket. The new remote sensing satellite was accompanied by the small Xibaipo […]
SpaceX is readying their Falcon 9 rocket to launch the third Block III Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite, named SV03. Block III is the next generation of GPS satellites, replacing the aging Block II series. This will be SpaceX’s second GPS launch, out of the five they have been awarded […]
After a lengthy grounding following a failed launch in July 2019, the closure of the Guiana Space Centre due to the novel coronavirus outbreak, and a further postponement because of high-altitude winds, Arianespace’s small-lift Vega rocket was set to launch its Return To Flight (RTF) mission. However, a scrub was […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107965/27/1079652761_0:206:2000:1331_1200x675_80_0_0_bbb104d7e3b05bb9d9764e2a52327a78.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Tim Korso. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202006271079736882-tehran-blast-took-place-at-missile-production-facility-news-agency-claims-citing-satellite-images/ A large explosion woke up the residents of the Iranian capital with a huge dawn-like blaze seen to the east of the city. The blast, officially attributed to an explosion of a leaky gas tank, shattered windows in some buildings, but […]
Tehran: We took accurate satellite pictures of the American occupation in SyriaTehran revealed today, Monday, that the military satellite, “Noor”, which was launched recently, sends daily accurate pictures of the movements of the American occupation forces in Syria, in addition to pictures from the occupied Palestinian territories and the United […]
Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp has announced that the U.S. Space Force’s new missile defense satellite successfully completed simulated space environmental testing. On June 9, the world’s most advanced missile defense satellite, called the Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (SBIRS GEO-5), successfully completed Thermal Vacuum (TVAC) […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107611/15/1076111510_0:160:3072:1888_1200x675_80_0_0_9134553a2ef1f9869e64597e78e9f7cd.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Oleg Burunov. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/science/202006161079632368-china-reportedly-delays-launch-of-its-final-navigation-network-satellite/ Beijing started to develop the BeiDou navigation system back in the 1990s in an effort to compete with the US-run Global Positioning System (GPS). A spate of “technical problems” in the rocket carrier has prompted China to delay the launch of […]
LONDON – Four international consortia have been shortlisted by Britain’s Ministry of Defence to enter the final stage of bidding to operate ground control facilities for its Skynet satellite communications network. Teams led by Airbus Defence & Space, Babcock Integrated Technology, BT and Serco, have been down-selected for the Skynet […]
Satellite imagery from Google Earth taken last month shows first Egyptian Air Force Su-35 fighter jets at the Gagarin Aircraft Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia. Images have emerged by KAD-GHANI on its Twitter account showing at least four new advanced Su-35 fighter jets that were produced under a contract with Egypt. […]
The Marine Corps Systems Command has announced that service is updating its tactical satellite system that provides increased communication on the battlefield. Based on field user evaluations, the upgraded technology is performing beyond expectations. The Mobile User Objective System is a next-generation, narrowband satellite communication capability that enables Marines to […]