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Japan’s Smallest-Ever Rocket Launch Mission Fails Due to Communication Error
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)’s attempt to launch the smallest-ever rockets over this weekend ended up with a ruinous failure, leaving the Japanese space agency upset. Japan’s experimental rocket called ‘SS-520-4 rocket’, which was scheduled to take wings on 15th January, Sunday falls flat due to communication malfunction. The rocket which was intended to […]
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 with 10 Communication Satellites Successfully Soared into Sky
After months of setback, clusters of mishaps, and of course, million dollar forfeitures, America-based space startup – SpaceX successfully took its first unmanned rocket, Flacon 9 to the air on Saturday. On 14th January 2017, SpaceX successfully dispatched and landed its ambitious rocket, alongside 10 high-end communication satellites into the orbit. After the complicated launch-pad […]
SpaceX Gears Up For Falcon 9 Launch on Saturday, Aims To Recoup Momentum
SpaceX, the America-based space agency is gearing up for the launch of its most-awaited Falcon 9 rocket, on Saturday, January 14, 2017. With the aim to recoup its momentum after the disastrous launch pad failure in September 2016, the Elon Musk-owned firm is all set to mark its re-debut in the commercial space industry. The […]
Researchers Suggest a New In-Orbit Datasets That Can Enhance Weather Satellite Calibration
We have come a long way in witnessing many weather satellites and the most recent one is Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R, developed and operated by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA). All such satellites are intended to give a better understanding of climatic changes and weather forecast. But how do the scientists verify the data […]
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Gets FAA Approval, Launch Set For 9th January
The rescheduled launch of Falcon 9, powered by SpaceX gets the green light from FAA for Monday launch. On Friday, SpaceX received ‘go ahead’ license from The Federal Aviation Administration and with this, the launch of a fresh rocket into space confirmed. Just a few days before it is programmed blast off from California’s Vandenberg […]
ISRO to create new milestone by launching 103 satellites simultaneously in February
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) has left no stone unturned for enrooting India’s position in global space exploration industry and this time is no different. The India-based space agency is gearing for conducting a record rocket launch, under which it will head out 103 satellites to space on one go. The collective mission is scheduled […]
NASA’s Suomi NPP observatory clicks the startling infrared snaps of Northern Lights
The US-based space agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared a series of eye-catching pictures of northern lights captured by one of its earth observatory satellite. Just a few hours after the occurrence of the winter solstice, a bunch of active particles from the Sun bumped into the magnetic ground of Earth, which […]
China’s Long March 2D Rocket Places Duet of Superview-1 Satellite into Wrong Orbit
China’s duo of high-resolution Multi-Sensor Remote Sensing Satellite Superview-1 took off from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Centre, Shanxi Province. The duet of satellites called ‘SuperView-1 01’ and ‘SuperView-1 02’ were blasted off on 28th December, at 03:23 UTC (11:23 am) from the LC9 launch complex on a Long March 2D rocket. Initially, the mission was declared […]
ISRO to mark world record by placing 83 satellites into orbit simultaneously in January 2017
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) is going to create a world record by putting 83 satellites into orbit simultaneously in the early of 2017. On a single PSLV-C37 rocket, ISRO will launch total 83 satellites – 80 foreign and 3 Indian satellites – in January 2017. The launch of foreign satellites will be held Foreign […]