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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 Current Affairs
Topics: israel • Low Earth orbit • military surveillance • Nuclear arms race • Ofek-16 • Ofeq • Small satellites • spy satellite
Nepal launchesits first satellite NepaliSat-1 into space under BIRDS project of Japan
Nepal has successfully launched its first satellite NepaliSat-1 into space from Virginia in the United States. The satellite was developed by the Nepalese scientists. NepaliSat-1 is a low orbit satellite which will be in the 400-km distance from the Earth’s surface. It will be stationed at the International Space Station (ISS) for a month and ..
Topics: CubeSats • In Nepal • NepaliSat-1 • Raavana 1 • Satellite • Satellites • Science and technology in Nepal • Small satellite • Small satellites • Spacecraft • Spaceflight