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China takes on Elon Musk's Starlink with hundreds of low-orbit satellites
A Chinese company plans to launch the first in a network of 300 very-low-earth-orbit satellites in …
Polly Thompson
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Mission Shakti and anti-satellite weapons: India’s space developments you need to know about
An External Ministry Statement said, "The capability achieved through the A-SAT test provides …
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India enters an elite club after scientists shoot down a low orbit satellite 300 km away in space
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi revealed that country's scientists shot down a low orbit sate…
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India now has an intelligence satellite in space that will watch ‘enemy radars’
About 47 seconds after the launch, the EMISAT was ejected at an altitude of nearly 753 km. A…
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Amazon launches partnership with rival SpaceX to send competing satellites into orbit
Amazon and SpaceX have entered into a contract to conduct three Falcon 9 launches to support Amazon…
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A communications satellite the size of an apartment is so bright it can outshine stars, and astronomers are worried it could interfere with their research
AST SpaceMobile's BlueWalker 3 can shine as bright as the 16th brightest star in the night sky. Hun…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Elon Musk says there is room for 'tens of billions' of satellites, after facing criticism from Europe that SpaceX is blocking out rivals in orbit
Elon Musk said SpaceX's Starlink internet satellites do not hinder the efforts of other satellite c…
Kate Duffy
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Countdown begins for ISRO's historic rocket launch
The 43.5 metre tall and weighing 644 ton LVM3 M2 rocket is scheduled to blast off from the first…
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A dead Russian spacecraft almost collided with a NASA satellite. The crash could have sent 7,500 bits of debris rocketing around Earth.
A dead Russian spacecraft almost crashed into a NASA satellite. The collision would have sent debri…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Ellyn L…
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A company developing Russia's answer to Musk's Starlink says it completed its first tests
Russian company Bureau 1440 said it had completed initial tests of its own laser inter-satellite li…
Thibault Spirlet
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SpaceX responds to NASA's concerns over Starlink collisions in outer space: 'The reliability of the satellite network is currently higher than 99%'
SpaceX plans to create a megaconstellation of over 42,000 Starlink satellites and released 46 more …
Grace Kay
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India's test of its anti-satellite weapon may have weakened its fight against dangerous space debris
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, just announced the successful test of India’s anti-satellite…
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Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet is acquiring a license to provide blanket coverage to Britain, the Telegraph says
SpaceX's space internet venture would reach remote and rural areas in northern Britain, providing f…
Francis Agustin
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China's new space carrier rocket successfully launches five satellites on its maiden flight
The rocket fills the gap in China's launch capability to the sun-synchronous orbit from 3 …
PTI
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Elon Musk has a 2027 deadline to surround Earth with high-speed Starlink internet satellites - but the service would work far sooner than that
SpaceX has until April 2024 to deploy half of its 4,400 low-Earth-orbit satellites, and the rest by…
Dave Mosher
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SpaceX got FCC permission to fly Starlink satellites at a lower orbit. Rivals who previously objected, including Amazon, say they're happy with the decision.
SpaceX rivals are pleased with the conditions FCC imposed on SpaceX, such as that Starlink satellit…
Kate Duffy
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In a first-ever for space junk, Dish Network was fined $150,000 for leaving a retired satellite to orbit indefinitely in the wrong place
Dish left a satellite in the wrong disposal orbit, the FCC said, noting it was the first enforcemen…
Kelsey Vlamis
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Here's why researchers are worried about Elon Musk wanting to launch another 30,000 satellites
Currently, there only 2,100 active satellites in orbit over the planet. Even if inactive satel…