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Russian meteorological satellite fails to enter destined orbit

Earlier in the day, Roscosmos announced that Russia had successfully launched a spacecraft carrying 19 satellites from the Vostochny cosmodrome in the country's Far East,

Nov 28, 2017, 17:39 PM IST

China launches three commercial remote sensing satellites

The three satellites -- Jilin-1 04, Jilin-1 05 and Jilin-1 06 -- were launched at 12.50 p.m., from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre in Shanxi province.

Nov 21, 2017, 19:13 PM IST

Asgardia, world's first ever loaf-sized 'space nation' launched

With its launch, Asgardia fulfills the necessary condition for admission to the UN.

Nov 16, 2017, 12:14 PM IST

Mohammed VI-A – Morocco's Earth observation satellite successfully launched

The Mohammed VI-A satellite is an Earth observation satellite built for the Kingdom of Morocco by Thales Alenia Space as system prime contractor and Airbus as co-prime.

Nov 09, 2017, 09:04 AM IST

Morocco ups space game, set to launch Earth observation satellite

The launch will mark the north African country's major breakthrough in mastering space technology, an official statement said.

Nov 02, 2017, 11:52 AM IST

SpaceX Falcon 9 ends mission on a 'toasty' note, catches fire on landing - Watch

As the fire from the rocket's base began to enter the frame, the feed was momentarily cut-off, but came on again, showing the rocket standing on the ship with its bottom part still on fire.

Nov 01, 2017, 18:31 PM IST

SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rocket carrying Korean satellite

This segment of WION brings to you latest news on SpaceX which has launched Falcon 9 rocket into orbit. Watch this clip to know more.

Oct 31, 2017, 13:49 PM IST

SpaceX launches KoreaSat-5A – commercial satellite for South Korea

The satellite was deployed to a geostationary transfer orbit about 36 minutes after liftoff. 

Oct 31, 2017, 09:32 AM IST

ISRO to launch Cartosat-2 with 28 co-passenger satellites in December

The launch will be keenly watched and monitored as it comes after PSLV failed to deploy a spare navigation satellite on August 31.

Oct 31, 2017, 08:42 AM IST

2019 launch for Myanmar's own satellite system-2

The project will cost about $155.7 billion.

Oct 22, 2017, 18:03 PM IST

Europe launches sixth Sentinel Earth observation satellite

Europe launched the sixth of its Sentinel Earth observation satellites on Friday as part of the multi-billion-euro Copernicus program to monitor volcanic ash and ultraviolet radiation.

Oct 17, 2017, 12:13 PM IST

SpaceX launches satellite with third reused rocket

It was the third time SpaceX has used a "flight-proven" first stage on a mission.

Oct 12, 2017, 19:09 PM IST

Japan launches latest satellite of positioning system

The GPS, owned by the US, has a margin of error of about 10 metres in global positioning; the coordination between the GPS and Michibiki will reduce the margin to between 1 metre and about 6 cm.

Oct 10, 2017, 15:23 PM IST

SpaceX celebrates success of 14th Falcon 9 launch, delivers 10 satellites into orbit

The mission marked SpaceX's 14th launch this year and the 17th successful landing of a Falcon 9 first stage.

Oct 10, 2017, 10:27 AM IST

ISRO rocket's heat shield separation failed by malfunctioning pyro elements on August 31? - Read

ISRO officials say they strongly suspect the failure of pyro elements for the non-separation of the heat shield of its rocket PSLV's XL variant on August 31.

Sep 06, 2017, 11:09 AM IST

Heat shield that caused ISRO's latest satellite failure to make return in two months

Satellites are housed atop the rocket and covered by a heat shield or payload fairing, which protects them from getting burnt when the rocket crosses the atmosphere.

Sep 05, 2017, 16:20 PM IST

What was the reason behind ISRO's August 31 launch failure? Officials study PSLV's flight data

The exact cause of the mission's failure can only be determined once the officials conclude their study.

Sep 03, 2017, 13:02 PM IST

Eighth navigation satellite IRNSS-1H launch unsuccessful, confirms ISRO chief AS Kiran Kumar

This satellite will serve as a replacement to the IRNSS-1A, all three of whose atomic clocks have failed.

Aug 31, 2017, 18:24 PM IST

Countdown progresses as ISRO's eighth navigation satellite IRNSS-1H nears launch

The spacecraft was built and tested by ISRO along with a consortium of six small and medium industries.

Aug 31, 2017, 17:37 PM IST

ISRO's eighth navigation satellite launch: Things to know about the IRNSS constellation

Today, the Indian space agency is all set to launch its eighth navigation satellite – the IRNSS-1H – as a spare or back-up for its constellation in the geo-orbit.

Aug 31, 2017, 13:58 PM IST