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Topic: Satellite

ISRO set to launch Singaporean DS-SAR Earth observation satellite & six private ones aboard PSLV

Main payload is 352-kg DS-SAR used for govt, military & commercial purposes. Others are National University of Singapore’s Galassia-2, NuLIoN, ORB-12 Strider & three built by students. 

Gulab jamun to ISRO SSLV—space evangelist Srimathy Kesan building satellites with teen girls

Gulab jamuns inspired Srimathy Kesan and her team of seven teenagers to develop tiny satellites the size of delicious round syrupy desserts. They built...

North Korea says its botched military satellite launch was ‘gravest failure,’ reports KCNA

North Korean rocket plunged into the sea ‘after losing thrust due to the abnormal starting of the second-stage engine,’ Pyongyang said after the launch failure.

South Korea recovers part of rocket used in North Korea’s failed military satellite launch

On 31 May, North Korea tried to launch its first spy satellite, but the flight ended in failure with the booster and payload plunging into the sea.

South Korea slaps sanctions on North’s hacking group after failed satellite launch

US and South Korea issued a joint advisory saying the hacking group conducts 'large-scale' cyber attacks at think tanks, academic institutions and news outlets.

North Korea constructing satellite launch pad hit ‘new level of urgency’, says US think tank report

The new launch pad appears to feature a rail-mounted assembly structure, a possible mechanism for lifting a rocket into place, lighting towers, and a tunnel for funneling flames away.

How satellites are helping scientists track the worst emissions offenders

Climate TRACE found that last year the actual emissions from global oil and gas productions were around double that which had been self-reported to the UN.

Britain’s historic satellite launch ends in failure as it fails to reach orbit

The failure deals a further blow to European space ambitions after an Italian-built Vega-C rocket mission failed after lift-off from French Guiana in December.

Secret behind luminous jets at centre of galaxies solved after 40 yrs, shock waves hold key

In a study in the journal Nature, scientists found that particles surrounding blackholes are accelerated by shock waves to nearly the speed of light, that look like luminous jets.

In its commercial debut, India’s largest rocket set to launch 36 satellites for UK-based company

The satellites, meant for global connectivity needs, will be launched Sunday and are OneWeb's first collaboration with ISRO and NSIL in India.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?