Satellite Current Affairs, GK & News
What is SpaceX-NASA’s upcoming CREW1 mission?
SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft will lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on November 14, 2020. The spacecraft will carry a crew of four people to the International Space Station (ISS) for a 6-month-long mission. Just before the mission, NASA has also provided its first spacecraft certification by certifying SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: crew1 • International Space Station • Kennedy Space Center • NASA • Satellite • SpaceX
NATO to set up new Space Centre in Ramstein, Germany
The North Atlantic Treaty organisation is to setup a new Space Centre in Ramstein, Germany. The centre is to serve as a co-ordination Centre for space observation. Highlights The new Centre will gather information about possible threats to satellites. The centre is to be developed into a command centre of defensive measures in near future. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: China • NATO • North Atlantic • North Atlantic Treaty • North Atlantic Treaty Organization • Russia • Satellite • space • Space force
UAE plans Mars Mission
The United States, India and European Space Agency have sent successful missions to Mars. China is now preparing to launch its first Mars rover in July. Now United Arab Emirates is to join the elite club of sending a probe to Mars. Highlights UAE is the first country in the Arab world to plan a ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: European Space Agency • ISRO • Mars program • Satellite • Space Missions • UAE
China launches Shiyan-6, Gaofen and APStar-6D satellites
On July 9, 2020, China launched APStar-6D communications satellite. In the last week, China has launched three satellites in 2 rockets. This includes the Gaofen remote sensing satellite, Xibaipo and Shiyan-6. The Shiyan-6 satellite will be used to study environment space. China has launched Xibaipo satellite to perform science experiments such as transmitting images and ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: Science & Technology Current Affairs
Topics: Apstar 6C • APStar 6D • Gaofen • India China • Satellite • Shiyan • Space program • Xibaipo
BLUIS: Odisha’s satellite-based technology to prevent encroachment of government land
On July 8, 2020, the Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched BLUIS-Bhubaneswar Land Use Intelligence System. The system will help in preventing encroachments of government lands with the help of satellites. Highlights BLUIS is a web and mobile based solution to monitor changes in government lands in Bhubaneswar. The system uses high resolution satellite images ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: States Current Affairs
Topics: Artificial intelligence • BLUIS • Government Land • land encroachment • Land use • Naveen Patnaik • Odisha • Satellite