05 August 2019
Weaponised satellites to be part of new space force says France
... capacity by 2030. It will be staffed by 220 personnel from the French Air Forces' Joint Space Command, the Satellite Observation Military Center (CMOS) and the Operational Center for Military Surveillance of Space Objects (COSMOS). Operations...
17 November 2021
Debris from destroyed Russian satellite now visible in telescope images
... any hint of a problem. "It is true that we have successfully tested a cutting-edge system of the future. It hit an old satellite with precision worthy of a goldsmith”, said Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu. But, he added, "the remaining debris...
19 July 2017
Mayak satellite set to shine the brightest
... up the night-sky, the people behind Mayak say that the satellite is not just a gimmick to attract attention to space, but ... has been concerns already that the brightness of the satellite could pose a problem for astronomical observation such as ...
13 March 2018
mu Space confirms satellite mission aboard New Glenn
... in late 2020. Commenting on the announcement, mu Space CEO James Yenbamroong says, “mu Space is opening a new era for satellite communications and space technology for Thailand and the Asia-Pacific region.” In 2016, Blue Origin announced...
04 April 2019
TELNET Group and GK Launch Services team up for satellite launch
... for the launch of the first Tunisian Challenge ONE satellite aboard the Russian Soyuz-2.1a integrated with the Fregat upper... the first public in-lab demonstration of the Challenge ONE satellite. An agreement on cooperation in the field of aerospace ...
02 December 2019
Chang'e 4 relay satellite now a radio telescope
... telescope for a novel Dutch/Chinese collaboration. Meaning "magpie bridge" in Chinese, Queqiao, the once communications relay satellite stationed on the far side of the Moon is now the Netherlands-China Low Frequency Explorer (NCLE); a prototype...
