Satellite

China plans to explore dark side of moon

China aims to become the first country to land a lunar probe on the dark side of the moon to study the geological conditions of the invisible part of Earth's only natural satellite, a top scientist has said.

Sep 10, 2015, 18:17 PM IST

Google aboard as Musk`s SpaceX gets $1 bn in funding

The private space exploration firm SpaceX said on Tuesday it had secured a $1 billion investment that could help founder Elon Musk`s plan to build a satellite Internet network.

Jan 21, 2015, 08:04 AM IST

Inmarsat keen on offering high-tech services to India

In India, satellite based communication can be used for real time monitoring of environment, pollution levels, operations of smart power grids.

Jul 20, 2014, 12:25 PM IST

Google to buy satellite company Skybox Imaging for $500 mn

Google Inc said on Tuesday that it is acquiring satellite company Skybox Imaging for USD 500 million in cash.

Jun 10, 2014, 23:39 PM IST