Low Earth orbit Current Affairs, GK & News
Chinese Rocket falls into Indian Ocean
The remains of Chinese rocket have crashed into the Indian Ocean. It is said to have been hurtling towards the earth. Hurtling is moving in a high speed, especially in a wildly uncontrolled manner. What happened? On April 28, 2021, China launched the Long March 5B rocket. The rocket carried the Tianhe core module of ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: China Space Station • Kalpana Chawla • Low Earth orbit • Salyut 7 • Space exploration • Space Shuttle Columbia disaster • Space station • Tianhe
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched 60 Starlink satellites
The SpaceX recently launched sixty Starlink Internet Satellites. The satellites were carried by Falcon 9 rocket. It was launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station located in Florida. SpaceX The company has done twelve launches in 2021 alone. The majority of those launches have been its own Starlink satellites. SpaceX has permission to launch ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Falcon 9 • Florida • Internet • Low Earth orbit • SpaceX • Starlink Project
LauncherOne launched by Virgin Orbit
Virgin Orbit recently launched its LauncherOne rocket to the orbit. This is the first successful flight of the rocket. Earlier an unsuccessful launch attempt was made in May 2020. LauncherOne LauncherOne is a two-stage orbital launch vehicle. It is an air-launched rocket. It is capable of carrying small satellite payloads up to 300 kilograms. The ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: 104 Satellites • CubeSats • launcherone • Low Earth orbit • Virgin Group
Gaganyaan Mission: L&T delivers Booster Segment, the first launch hardware to ISRO
On November 17, 2020, Larsen and Toubro delivered a Booster Segment, the first hardware for the Gaganyaan Mission to ISRO. The company has delivered the module ahead of schedule. What is a Booster segment in a rocket? It is an engine or can also be a booster rocket. It is either the first stage of ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Booster Segment • Chandrayaan • Gaganyaan • Gaganyaan Mission • Gaganyaan programme • GSLV Mk III rocket • Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) • ISRO • Larsen and Toubro • Low Earth orbit • Mangalyaan
Israel launches Military Surveillance Satellite
On July 6, 2020, Israel launched a new military surveillance satellite called Ofek-16 or Ofeq-16. Highlights The satellite has provided Israel technological superiority. Ofek-16 is to provide high-quality surveillance to its military through electro-optical reconnaissance technology. The satellite was launched using a locally developed “Shavit” launcher. The satellite is to revolve the earth in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: International / World Current Affairs
Topics: israel • Low Earth orbit • military surveillance • Nuclear arms race • Ofek-16 • Ofeq • Small satellites • spy satellite
Debris from Mission Shakti
In March 2019 India had successfully test-fired an anti-satellite missile by shooting down a live satellite. The project named as Mission Shakti led by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was aimed at strengthening India’s overall security. Mission Shakti DRDO-developed anti-satellite system (A-SAT) successfully destroyed a live satellite in the Low Earth Orbit. India ..
Topics: Anti-satellite weapon • Defence Research and Development Organisation • Geocentric orbit • Indian anti-satellite missile test • Litter • Low Earth orbit • Mission Shakti • Outer space • Satellite • Satellites • Space Debris • Spacecraft • Spaceflight