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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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Topic: satellites

Indian consortium to build 1st ‘Made-in-India’ commercial Earth Observation satellite series

Consortium will invest over Rs 1,200 cr over 5 yrs to launch a constellation of 12 EO satellites in what is being billed as coming of age of India’s private space industry.

ISRO successfully docks SpaDeX satellite, India becomes fourth country to achieve space docking

According to ISRO, the SpaDeX mission is a cost-effective technology demonstrator mission for the demonstration of in-space docking using two small spacecraft that was launched by PSLV.

Pixxel to launch India’s first hyperspectral private satellite network with SpaceX, eyes $19B market

The launch is scheduled to take place at Vandenberg Space Force Base at around 10:45 AM Pacific Time Tuesday - just after midnight the next day in India - subject to final approvals.

Global space economy to be worth $1.8 trillion by 2035, shows World Economic Forum report

Report by WEF & McKinsey & Co outlines how space technologies are going from 'niche to ubiquitous' for reasons like drop in launch costs of satellites, rapid diversification & awareness.

Japan working on 1st ever biodegradable satellite, made of magnolia wood

Kyoto University engineers plan to launch the tiny wooden satellite, LignoSat, to reduce space pollution. It is expected to fly this yr and operate in space for at least 6 months.

India capable of launching more interplanetary missions, says ISRO chairman

Somanath told reporters in Thiruvananthapuram that India is capable of 'travelling to the Moon, Mars & Venus' but will need more confidence and investment.

Chinese balloon over US a reminder time has come to regulate, facilitate espionage from space

Eyeball-to-eyeball in outer space, China, Russia and the United States are engaged in a high-stakes, no-rules struggle for supremacy.

Taking off today, ISRO mission is good news for radio enthusiasts & environment monitoring

The PSLV-C54 mission will carry ISRO's earth observation satellite, a Bhutan collaboration satellite, 4 IoT satellites, a private hyperspectral nanosat and 2 ham radio picosats.

Indian space tech should now build small satellites, forge big global partnerships

As luck would have it, India’s domestic policy matrix as well as the international space regulatory scenario are currently aligned with the geopolitical aims.

Musk’s SpaceX to seek govt permit for Starlink internet services in India, report says

SpaceX will also seek statutory nods for landing rights & market access. However, earlier this year, Modi govt asked Starlink to refund all pre-orders until it received licences to operate.

On Camera

Over five decades, 300 films—Asrani outlasted noise of stardom through character acting

He was the bridge connecting the era of legendary actors like Bachchan and Khanna in the 70s, Govinda and Salman Khan in the 90s, and even later, in films like Malamaal Weekly and Dhamaal.

What’s keeping homegrown consulting firms from taking on Big 4? Here’s what ICAI chief has to say

Institute of Chartered Accountants of India president Charanjot Singh Nanda, a stakeholder in govt's plans to promote home-grown consulting firms, speaks on what is holding back domestic firms.

Precise & proven: The Tomahawk, America’s prized missile wanted by Kyiv & feared by Kremlin

After initially showing interest in supplying the long-range missile to Ukraine, Trump appeared hesitant following his meeting with Zelenskyy, a day after his phone call with Putin.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.