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Canadian Space Tech Firm MDA Gets Deal to Build 198 Satellites for Telesat
Satellite operator Telesat has given space tech firm MDA a CAD 2.1 billion (nearly Rs. 12,950 crore) contract to build 198 satellites for its low-earth orbit…
This Startup Wants to Give Farmers a Closer Look at Crops—From Space
Aspia Space is joining the ranks of companies and space agencies working on remote sensing, tracking the physical attributes of things on the ground by using sensors on satellites. The…
Satellites Are Rife With Basic Security Flaws
Hundreds of miles above Earth, thousands of satellites are orbiting the planet to keep the world running smoothly. Timing systems, GPS, and communications technologies are all powered by…
Satellites Keep Photobombing Space Images. Astronomers Need a Fix
Throngs of satellites are streaking across the Hubble Space Telescope’s field of view, leaving what look like scratch marks on space photos and hindering scientists’ work. Teeming swarms of…
The Upper Atmosphere Is Cooling, Prompting New Climate Concerns
This contraction means the upper atmosphere is becoming less dense, which in turn reduces drag on satellites and other objects in low orbit—by around a third by 2070, calculates Ingrid…
This European Satellite Giant Is Coming for Starlink
Eva Berneke describes her first year at the helm of the world’s third-largest satellite company as a “whirlwind.” That’s an understatement. Since she took over the top job at Eutelsat in…
When satellites outshine the stars
Since the launch of Sputnik I, the first artificial satellite, in 1957, the ambit of these has grown to fulfill myriad functions, from communication to weather forecasting, GPS, and…
Why China Wants to Build a Constellation of Relay Satellites
China will start building relay satellites that by 2030 will act as a communication bridge between missions to the moon and beyond, and ground operations on Earth, Chinese state media…
ISRO Successfully Launches PSLV-C55, Places 2 Satellites in Orbit
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday successfully launched the PSLV-C55 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota and placed two Singaporean satellites for Earth…