Airbus to build satellites for OneWeb to beam Internet from space

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 08:12

Bankrolled in part by Richard Branson`s London-based Virgin Group and chipmaker Qualcomm Inc, the project will cost between $1.5 billion and $2 billion.

NASA launches newest communication satellite

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 11:12

NASA`s super-high-flying fleet of communication satellites just got bigger. An unmanned rocket blasted into a chilly, clear sky last night carrying the latest, third-generation Tracking and Data Relay Satellite.

Mini `space cop` satellites to help control traffic in space

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 12:55

A team of scientists from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory are using mini-satellites that work as " space cops" to help control traffic in space.

Iran to launch 3 new satellites: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 16:46

Iran is preparing to send into orbit three new home-made satellites, Executive Affairs Vice President Mohammad Shariatmadari was quoted as saying by a Iran daily Sunday.

New breakthrough could help improve telecommunication technology

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 18:31

Researchers have performed a study that can induce certain improvements to reduce the payload mass as well as to ensure the signal stability in communication and GPS-navigation satellites.

ESA`s Swarm satellites in orbit to help understand earth`s magnetic field

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 27, 2013, 13:30

The Swarm satellites have completed its first critical phase of their new mission, reaching a significant milestone for ESA`s magnetic field mission.

Soon, satellites to be made of recyclable materials

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 11:09

ESA are currently on a look out for new ideas on materials which can be recycled or converted into different, useful resources for other processes.

SES suffers launch delay to satellite ASTRA 5B

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 21:13

SES, one of the world`s largest commercial satellite operators, said on Wednesday that the planned launch of one of its satellites had been delayed until January.

Nobel winner urges EU, US to ban Iran from TV satellites

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 13:51

Nobel Peace laureate Shirin Ebadi on Monday called on the European Union and United States to ban Iran from using U.S. and European satellites to broadcast what she described as the Islamic Republic`s propaganda.

iPhone app tells if spy satellite is watching you!

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 20:33

A new iPhone app provides notifications to a user when spy satellites or unclassified imaging satellites are zooming above their heads and taking pictures.

iPhone app tells if spy satellite is watching you!

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 13:54

A new iPhone app provides notifications to a user when spy satellites or unclassified imaging satellites are zooming above their heads and taking pictures.

Satellites provide view of sinking Venice

Last Updated: Sunday, September 29, 2013, 22:09

Modern satellites are helping scientists monitor how quickly Venice - the "floating city" of romance - is sinking with an unprecedented level of resolution.