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China Unveils $553M Spaceport with Successful Long March-12 Rocket Launch
China has launched the Long March-12 rocket from its new $553 million Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site on Hainan Island. The rocket, capable of carrying 10 tons to low-Earth orbit, delivered two experimental satellites on November 30, 2024. Designed with advanced fuel systems and lighter materials, the rocket enhances payload capacity. The spa...
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Russia Successfully Launches 53 Satellites into Target Orbit
Russia’s record-breaking launch from the Vostochny spaceport saw 53 satellites sent to orbit, including two Iranian satellites for imaging and communications and a joint satellite with Zimbabwe. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket was used for the mission, which took place on November 4, 2024, at 6:18 p.m. EST. Russia’s Ionosfera-M satellites were part of the ...
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Video: Rocket Engine Explodes During Test Launch at UK's New Spaceport
A rocket engine exploded during a test launch at Britain's new spaceport in northern Scotland, officials said Tuesday, in a setback for the UK's fledgling space sector.
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ISRO's Weather Satellite INSAT-3DS Lifts Off From Andhra's Sriharikota
A Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle carrying a third-generation meteorological satellite lifted off from the spaceport here on Saturday.
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ISRO's Meteorological Satellite Flagged Off To Sriharikota Spaceport For Launch
ISRO on Saturday said its meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS has been flagged off to Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR at Sriharikota for it to be launched onboard GSLV F14.
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Watch: Japan Unveils Rocket Engine Fueled By Cow Dung
The rocket engine, named Zero, was initiated with a 10-second "static fire test" at the Hokkaido Spaceport in Japan.
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After Chandrayaan-3 Success, ISRO Next Plans to Launch Aditya-L1 to Study Sun
On the heels of the success of the Chandrayaan-3 moon landing, India's space agency has set a date for its next mission — this time to study the sun. The Aditya-L1, India's first space observatory for solar research, is getting ready for launch at the country's main spaceport in Sriharikota.
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Luna-25 Spacecraft Made Adjustments While Attempting to Prepare for Landing on Lunar Surface
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft adjusted its orbit on Friday as it prepared to attempt the first landing near the south pole of the moon, space agency Roscosmos said. It said the adjustment went smoothly and the spacecraft's onboard systems and communications were all functioning normally.
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ISRO's Aditya-L1 Space Observatory Satellite Arrives at Sriharikota Spaceport Ahead of Launch
ISRO on Monday said that Aditya-L1, its first observatory from India to study the Sun will be launched soon. The satellite has arrived at the ISRO spaceport in Sriharikota, according to the space agency. Aditya-L1 carries seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun.
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India To Launch 7 Satellites From Singapore On July 30
India would launch PSLV-C56 carrying DS-SAR satellite from Singapore, along with six co-passengers, from the first launchpad of the ISRO's Sriharikota spaceport at 6.30 am on July 30. The DS-SAR satellite is developed under a partnership between Sing
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ISRO Launches Rocket With UK Firm's 36 Satellites In Major Space Op
The Indian space agency this morning launched a rocket carrying 36 satellites from the Sriharikota spaceport near Chennai.
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Top 5 Spectacular Images Captured By NASA's James Webb Telescope In 2022
The next-generation observatory was launched atop the Ariane 5 rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on December 25, 2021.
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ISRO Launches Oceansat, 8 Other Satellites. Details Here
Scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation began the countdown on Friday for the launch of Earth Observation Satellite - Oceansat - and eight other customer satellites on a PSLV-C54 rocket from the spaceport of Sriharikota on Saturday.
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PSLV to Launch Pixxel's Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite Anand on November 26
ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will launch spacetech startup Pixxel’s third hyperspectral satellite – Anand –from the Sriharikota spaceport on Saturday. Anand is a hyperspectral microsatellite weighing less than 15 kg but having more than 150 wavelengths that will enable it to capture images of the earth in greater detail than...
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ISRO to Launch PSLV-C54 With Oceansat-3, 8 Nano Satellites on November 26
ISRO plans to launch PSLV-C54/ EOS-06 mission with Oceansat-3 and eight nano satellites, including one from Bhutan, the space agency said on Sunday. The launch is scheduled at 11:65am on November 26, from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh. Last week, ISRO revealed that the payload capability of India's heaviest LVM3 rocket has been enhanc...
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China Unveils $553M Spaceport with Successful Long March-12 Rocket Launch
China has launched the Long March-12 rocket from its new $553 million Wenchang Commercial Space Launch Site on Hainan Island. The rocket, capable of carrying 10 tons to low-Earth orbit, delivered two experimental satellites on November 30, 2024. Designed with advanced fuel systems and lighter materials, the rocket enhances payload capacity. The spa...
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Russia Successfully Launches 53 Satellites into Target Orbit
Russia’s record-breaking launch from the Vostochny spaceport saw 53 satellites sent to orbit, including two Iranian satellites for imaging and communications and a joint satellite with Zimbabwe. A Soyuz-2.1b rocket was used for the mission, which took place on November 4, 2024, at 6:18 p.m. EST. Russia’s Ionosfera-M satellites were part of the ...
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Video: Rocket Engine Explodes During Test Launch at UK's New Spaceport
A rocket engine exploded during a test launch at Britain's new spaceport in northern Scotland, officials said Tuesday, in a setback for the UK's fledgling space sector.
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ISRO's Weather Satellite INSAT-3DS Lifts Off From Andhra's Sriharikota
A Geosynchronous Launch Vehicle carrying a third-generation meteorological satellite lifted off from the spaceport here on Saturday.
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ISRO's Meteorological Satellite Flagged Off To Sriharikota Spaceport For Launch
ISRO on Saturday said its meteorological satellite INSAT-3DS has been flagged off to Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR at Sriharikota for it to be launched onboard GSLV F14.
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Watch: Japan Unveils Rocket Engine Fueled By Cow Dung
The rocket engine, named Zero, was initiated with a 10-second "static fire test" at the Hokkaido Spaceport in Japan.
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After Chandrayaan-3 Success, ISRO Next Plans to Launch Aditya-L1 to Study Sun
On the heels of the success of the Chandrayaan-3 moon landing, India's space agency has set a date for its next mission — this time to study the sun. The Aditya-L1, India's first space observatory for solar research, is getting ready for launch at the country's main spaceport in Sriharikota.
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Luna-25 Spacecraft Made Adjustments While Attempting to Prepare for Landing on Lunar Surface
Russia's Luna-25 spacecraft adjusted its orbit on Friday as it prepared to attempt the first landing near the south pole of the moon, space agency Roscosmos said. It said the adjustment went smoothly and the spacecraft's onboard systems and communications were all functioning normally.
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ISRO's Aditya-L1 Space Observatory Satellite Arrives at Sriharikota Spaceport Ahead of Launch
ISRO on Monday said that Aditya-L1, its first observatory from India to study the Sun will be launched soon. The satellite has arrived at the ISRO spaceport in Sriharikota, according to the space agency. Aditya-L1 carries seven payloads to observe the photosphere, chromosphere and the outermost layers of the Sun.
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India To Launch 7 Satellites From Singapore On July 30
India would launch PSLV-C56 carrying DS-SAR satellite from Singapore, along with six co-passengers, from the first launchpad of the ISRO's Sriharikota spaceport at 6.30 am on July 30. The DS-SAR satellite is developed under a partnership between Sing
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ISRO Launches Rocket With UK Firm's 36 Satellites In Major Space Op
The Indian space agency this morning launched a rocket carrying 36 satellites from the Sriharikota spaceport near Chennai.
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Top 5 Spectacular Images Captured By NASA's James Webb Telescope In 2022
The next-generation observatory was launched atop the Ariane 5 rocket from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana on December 25, 2021.
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ISRO Launches Oceansat, 8 Other Satellites. Details Here
Scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation began the countdown on Friday for the launch of Earth Observation Satellite - Oceansat - and eight other customer satellites on a PSLV-C54 rocket from the spaceport of Sriharikota on Saturday.
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PSLV to Launch Pixxel's Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite Anand on November 26
ISRO’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) will launch spacetech startup Pixxel’s third hyperspectral satellite – Anand –from the Sriharikota spaceport on Saturday. Anand is a hyperspectral microsatellite weighing less than 15 kg but having more than 150 wavelengths that will enable it to capture images of the earth in greater detail than...
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ISRO to Launch PSLV-C54 With Oceansat-3, 8 Nano Satellites on November 26
ISRO plans to launch PSLV-C54/ EOS-06 mission with Oceansat-3 and eight nano satellites, including one from Bhutan, the space agency said on Sunday. The launch is scheduled at 11:65am on November 26, from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh. Last week, ISRO revealed that the payload capability of India's heaviest LVM3 rocket has been enhanc...
