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TopicSpy satellite

Topic: spy satellite

How a Hyderabad pharma firm built a satellite that can spy on foreign assets in space

Hyderabad firm Azista started out making products such as dehydrated vegetables and medicines. Then it became India’s pioneer of in-orbit snooping.

India will soon have its own satellites to monitor spy satellites. How the technology works

A project undertaken by Defence Ministry, this network of satellites will enhance India’s space domain awareness and also help monitor orbital threats in real-time.

‘North Korea’s first spy satellite Malligyong-1 is alive, can manoeuvre,’ says space expert

By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's first spy satellite is "alive," a Netherlands-based space expert said on Tuesday, after detecting changes in its orbit that suggest Pyongyang is

North Korea determined to launch more spy satellites soon, says news agency KCNA

Satellites will be modeled after Malligyong-1 satellite that Pyongyang launched in November, which govts in US, South Korea and Japan said violated UN Security Council resolutions.

North Korea says its first spy satellite placed in orbit, vows to launch more

U.S. says the launch employed ballistic missile technology which U.N. resolutions ban North Korea from using.

‘No military utility’: South Korea retrieves wreckage of North Korean spy satellite

It is the first time South Korea has secured a satellite launched by North, military experts said, adding that Seoul had ended salvage operations, which began on 31 May.

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.

North Korea will soon launch spy satellites, extend military surveillance, says Kim Yo Jong

In rare admission of North Korean setback, KCNA reported Chollima-1 rocket, carrying military reconnaissance satellite known as ‘Malligyong-1,’ crashed into sea after accident.

North Korea’s first spy satellite plunges into sea after rocket failure

The new 'Chollima-1' satellite launch rocket failed because of instability in the engine and fuel system, state news agency KCNA reported.

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Defence Secretary announces BrahMos deal with Vietnam, secretly signed last fiscal

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2026 is like 1973 Indira-era oil shock plus youth anger. Modi has space, but not immunity

An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.