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SpaceX successfully launches 64 small satellites using reusable Falcon 9 rocket
Elon Musk-led SpaceX has successfully launched 64 small satellites into low Earth orbit onboard of its reusable and preflown Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. This has set new record in United States of launching satellites ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2018
ISRO successfully launches earth observation satellite HysIS, 30 foreign satellites into orbit
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has successfully launched country’s first advance earth observation satellite Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HysIS) along with 30 other satellites from eight countries. These satellites were launched on board of ISRO’s workhorse PSLV-C43 from Satish Dhawan ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Mohammed VI-B: Morocco launches its second earth observation satellite
Morocco successfully launched its second earth observation satellite named Mohammed VI-B on board of Arianespace Vega rocket from launch pad at Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana in South America. It will be placed at same orbit as its ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
NASA retires Kepler space telescope
NASA has retired Kepler space telescope after it ran out of fuel needed for further science operations. This brings end of nine-and-a-half year mission of Kepler space telescope in which it had discovered over 2,600 intriguing exoplanets from outside our ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
ISRO setting up third launch pad at Sriharikota for Gaganyaan mission
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is setting up third launch pad at Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh to undertake Gaganyaan manned space flight programme. ISRO currently has two launch pads which are already full. Third launch pad is being set up for ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
ISRO launches two satellites NovaSAR and S1-4 using PSLV-C42
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launched two satellites— NovaSAR and S1-4-belonging to United Kingdom (UK) based Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL). Both satellites were injected into Sun Synchronous Orbit (pole-to-pole orbit) at an altitude of 583 km after the ..